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28th Punjabis
Active1857 - 1922
CountryBritish India
BranchArmy
TypeInfantry
Size2 Battalions
UniformRed; faced emerald green
EngagementsIndian Mutiny 1857-58
Assam 1862-63
Second Afghan War 1878-80
First World War 1914-18

The 28th Punjabis were an infantry regiment in the British Indian Army. It was raised in 1857, as the 20th Regiment of Punjab Infantry. It was designated as the 28th Punjabis in 1903 and became 4th Battalion 15th Punjab Regiment in 1922. In 1947, it was allocated to the Pakistan Army, where it continues to exist as 12th Battalion The Punjab Regiment.[1]

  1. ^ Rizvi, Brig SHA. (1984). Veteran Campaigners – A History of the Punjab Regiment 1759-1981. Lahore: Wajidalis.

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