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89th Punjabis
Active1903–1922
Country89th Punjabis British India
Branch89th Punjabis British Indian Army
TypeInfantry
Size2 Battalions
UniformDrab; faced blue. Red; faced white before 1897
EngagementsThird Kandy War 1818
Naning War 1831–32
Rampa Rebellion 1879
Third Anglo-Burmese War 1885–87
Pacification of Upper Burma 1890–96
First World War 1914–18 (Aden, France, Egypt, Gallipoli, Mesopotamia, North West Frontier of India, Salonika, Russia)
Third Afghan War 1919
Iraqi Revolt 1920
Commanders
Colonel of
the Regiment
Brig Gen LWY Campbell, CMG

The 89th Punjabis was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army raised in 1798 as a battalion of Madras Native Infantry. It was designated as the 89th Punjabis in 1903 and became 1st Battalion 8th Punjab Regiment in 1922. In 1947, it was allocated to Pakistan Army, where it continues to exist as 1st Battalion, The Baloch Regiment.[1]

  1. ^ Ahmad, Lt Col Rifat Nadeem. (2012). The Gallant One: War Services of First Battalion The Baloch Regiment. Rawalpindi: The Battalion.

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