1st Brahmans

1st Brahmans
Active1776-1931
CountryBritish India
BranchArmy
RoleInfantry
Size1 battalion (2 battalions during World War I)
NicknameNeelwar ki Paltan
EngagementsSecond Anglo-Maratha War 1803-05
Anglo-Nepalese War 1814-16
First Anglo-Burmese War 1824-26
Siege of Bhurtpore 1826
First Afghan War 1839
Third Anglo-Burmese War 1885-87
First World War 1914-18
Battle honoursLaswari

Bharatpur

Burma 1885-1887

The 1st Brahmans was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. The regiment fought in numerous conflict as part of Presidency armies of the East India Company as well as the British Indian Army. It was later incorporated into the 1st Punjab Regiment and was ultimately disbanded in 1931.

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