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==Designations== | ==Designations== | ||
Over the years the regiment was known by a number of different designations: | Over the years the regiment was known by a number of different designations: | ||
*1776 Nawab Wazir's | *1776 Nawab Wazir's Regiment | ||
*1777 30th Battalion of Bengal Sepoys | *1777 30th Battalion of Bengal Sepoys | ||
*1781 23rd Regiment of Bengal Sepoys | *1781 23rd Regiment of Bengal Sepoys | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
===East India Company service=== | ===East India Company service=== | ||
While in the service of the East India Company the regiment was awarded [[battle honours]] for service in the [[Second Maratha War]] 1803-05, the [[Anglo-Nepalese War]] 1814-16, the [[Second Anglo-Burmese War]] 1824-26 and the [[Bhurtpore]] Campaign 1826. | While in the service of the East India Company the regiment was awarded [[battle honours]] for service in the [[Second Maratha War]] 1803-05, the [[Anglo-Nepalese War]] 1814-16, the [[Second Anglo-Burmese War]] 1824-26 and the [[Bhurtpore]] Campaign 1826. | ||
===Post | ===Post Mutiny=== | ||
The regiment was the senior-most among the twelve [[Bengal Native Infantry]] regiments that survived the Great [[Indian Rebellion]] of 1857-58. It was accordingly one of the small number of Bengal regular infantry regiments to retain the traditions of East India Company service in the new post-Mutiny army.<ref>Lt. Gen. Sir George Macmunn, page 106 "The Armies of India", {{ISBN|0-947554-02-5}}</ref> Renumbered as the 1st of the Bengal line, it subsequently saw active service in the [[Third Anglo-Burmese War]] of 1885-87. Following the [[Kitchener Reforms|Kitchener reforms]] of the Indian Army, when the names of the presidencies were dropped, the regiment became the 1st Brahman Infantry in 1901.<ref name=ba15>Barthorp p.15</ref> | The regiment was the senior-most among the twelve [[Bengal Native Infantry]] regiments that survived the Great [[Indian Rebellion]] of 1857-58. It was accordingly one of the small number of Bengal regular infantry regiments to retain the traditions of East India Company service in the new post-Mutiny army.<ref>Lt. Gen. Sir George Macmunn, page 106 "The Armies of India", {{ISBN|0-947554-02-5}}</ref> Renumbered as the 1st of the Bengal line, it subsequently saw active service in the [[Third Anglo-Burmese War]] of 1885-87. Following the [[Kitchener Reforms|Kitchener reforms]] of the Indian Army, when the names of the presidencies were dropped, the regiment became the 1st Brahman Infantry in 1901.<ref name=ba15>Barthorp p.15</ref> | ||
===World War I=== | ===World War I=== | ||
In 1914, the regimental centre of the 1st Brahmans was located at [[Allahabad]] and it was linked with the | In 1914, the regimental centre of the 1st Brahmans was located at [[Allahabad]] and it was linked with the 3rd Brahmans. The regiment was recruited from United Provinces [[Bhumihar Brahmin]]s, Garhwali Brahmins and some Punjabi Mussalmans.<ref>{{cite book|first=John|last=Gaylor|page=130|title=Sons of John Company. The Indian & Pakistan Armies 1903-1991|ISBN=0-946771-98-7}}</ref> | ||
Full dress uniform of the sepoys included a high khaki turban with red fringe, a scarlet kurta (long coat) with white [[facings]], white waist-sash, dark blue trousers and white leggings.<ref name=ba15>Barthorp p.15</ref><ref>{{cite book|first=Wendell|last=Schollander|page=339|title=Glory of the Empires 1880-1914|ISBN=978-0-7524-8634-5}}</ref> | Full dress uniform of the sepoys included a high khaki turban with red fringe, a scarlet kurta (long coat) with white [[facings]], white waist-sash, dark blue trousers and white leggings.<ref name=ba15>Barthorp p.15</ref><ref>{{cite book|first=Wendell|last=Schollander|page=339|title=Glory of the Empires 1880-1914|ISBN=978-0-7524-8634-5}}</ref> | ||
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===Post-war service and disbandment=== | ===Post-war service and disbandment=== | ||
After the war, a major reorganization was undertaken in the Indian Army and the various single-battalion infantry regiments were grouped together to form larger regiments of four to six battalions each. The 1st Brahmans became the 4th Battalion of the 1st Punjab Regiment in 1922. It was disbanded in 1931 due to retrenchment in the Indian Army.<ref name=ba15/><ref>Qureshi. ''The First Punjabis''.</ref><ref>Sumner, p.15</ref> | After the war, a major reorganization was undertaken in the Indian Army and the various single-battalion infantry regiments were grouped together to form larger regiments of four to six battalions each. The 1st Brahmans became the 4th Battalion of the 1st Punjab Regiment in 1922. It was disbanded in 1931 due to retrenchment in the Indian Army.<ref name=ba15/><ref>Qureshi. ''The First Punjabis''.</ref><ref>Sumner, p.15</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[1st Punjab Regiment]] | *[[1st Punjab Regiment]] | ||
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*{{cite book|last=Sumner|first=Ian|title=The Indian Army 1914–1947|year=2001|publisher=Osprey Publishing|isbn=1-84176-196-6}} | *{{cite book|last=Sumner|first=Ian|title=The Indian Army 1914–1947|year=2001|publisher=Osprey Publishing|isbn=1-84176-196-6}} | ||
*Qureshi, Maj MI. (1958). ''The First Punjabis: History of the First Punjab Regiment, 1759-1956''. Aldershot: Gale & Polden. | *Qureshi, Maj MI. (1958). ''The First Punjabis: History of the First Punjab Regiment, 1759-1956''. Aldershot: Gale & Polden. | ||
==External links== | |||
[[Category:British Indian Army infantry regiments]] | [[Category:British Indian Army infantry regiments]] | ||
[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1776]] | [[Category:Military units and formations established in 1776]] | ||
[[Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1922]] | [[Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1922]] | ||