The 76th Punjabi Regiment ( English 76th Punjabis ) is an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army .
| 76th punjabis 76th Punjabi Regiment | |
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 Emblem of the 76th Punjab Regiment | |
| Years of existence | 1776-1903-1922, as the 16th Carnatic Battalion |
| A country |  Great Britain  |
| Included in | British indian army |
| Type of | infantry |
| Number | regiment |
| Part | 2 battalions |
| Nicknames | Lane ki paltan |
| Colors | Red tunic with emerald green accents |
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It was founded by Captain Thomas Lane in Tiruchirappalli on December 16, 1776, as the 16th Carnatic Battalion .
In 1903, it was named the 76th Punjabi Regiment. In 1922, reorganized into the 3rd battalion of the 1st Punjab regiment.
In 1947, it was transferred to the Pakistan Army , where it continues to exist today, as the 3rd battalion of the Punjab regiment.
History
The regiment's baptism of fire took place in 1778, when he took part in the capture of the French enclave of Pondicherry . Over the next twenty years, the regiment constantly fought against the Mysore sultans. In the 19th century, he fought in the First and Third Anglo-Burmese Wars.
In 1903, the regiment was replenished with Punjabi Muslims, Sikhs and Hindu jats . At the beginning of World War I in 1914, the 76th Punjabi regiment was sent to Egypt to defend the Suez Canal . In March 1915, the regiment arrived in Mesopotamia to join the 12th Indian Division. He participated in operations in Persian Arabistan . In June and July 1915, the 76th Punjabi regiment took part in operations along the Euphrates River, which led to the capture of Nasiria . In August, a regiment of the 6th Indian Division, under the command of Major General Charles Townsend , advanced in the direction of Baghdad . He participated in the battle of Ctesiphon , and then moved towards El Kut , where he was besieged by the Turks with the rest of the 6th Indian division. The regiment fiercely resisted all Turkish attempts to break through the defense of El Kut , resulting in 171 deaths during the 150-day siege. But after the British failed to free them, the fasting garrison of El Kut was forced to surrender on April 29, 1916. The servicemen of the 76th Punjabi regiment were in prolonged captivity. Of the 341 officers who were in the regiment at the beginning of the siege in December 1915, 72 died during the siege, another 101 died in captivity. On January 1, 1917, the regiment was reorganized, replenished, and sent to the northwestern border. In December 1918, after being released from Turkish captivity, 208 El Kut soldiers and officers returned to him. The 1st battalion of the 76th Punjabi regiment took part in the Third Anglo-Afghan War of 1919 , and the 2nd battalion served in Waziristan in 1919-1920.
In September 1939, he was sent to North Africa as part of the 1st Punjabi Regiment. He took part in the Libyan operation . He fought with the Italian army. Then to Eritrea and Syria . From March 1944 until the end of World War II - in Italy.
Literature
- Qureshi, Maj MI. (1958). The First Punjabis: History of the First Punjab Regiment 1759-1956. Aldershot: Gale & Polden.
- A Brief History of the 3rd Battalion 1st Punjab Regiment. (1927). Aldershot: Gale & Polden.
- Wilson, Lt Col WJ. (1882–88). History of the Madras Army. Madras: The Government Press.