1st Brahmans

April 2025 April 2025 1st Brahmans 1776-1931 British India Army Infantry 1 battalion (2 battalions during World War I) Neelwar ki Paltan Second Anglo-Maratha War 1803-05Anglo-Nepalese War 1814-16First Anglo-Burmese War 1824-26Siege of Bhurtpore 1826First Afghan War 1839Third Anglo-Burmese War 1885-87First World War 1914-18 Laswari 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.India Army Headquarters https://books.google.com/books?id=RVi-BAAAQBAJ&dq=1st+Brahmans&pg=RA1-PA61 Indian Army List January 1919 — Volume 2 3 February 2012 Andrews UK Limited 978-1-78150-257-0 en Designations Over the years the regiment was known by a number of different designations: 1776 Nawab Wazir's Brahaman Regiment 1777 30th Battalion of Bengal Sepoys 1781 23rd Regiment of Bengal Sepoys 1784 29th Regiment of Bengal Sepoys 1786 29th Bengal Sepoy Battalion 1796 2nd Battalion 9th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry 1824 21st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry 1861 1st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry 1885 1st Regiment of Bengal Infantry 1901 1st Brahman Infantry 1903 1st Brahmans 1917 2nd Battalion raisedAuthority Of The Council http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.285012 Indian Army List For July I -1918 July 1918 469bthumb|right|British and Indian officers of the 1st Brahmans, 1912.|340px 1922 4th Battalion, 1st Punjab Regiment History East India Company service The EIC recruited Brahmins who were designed as a martial race. The 1st Brahmins was one of the earliest EIC regiments categorised solely on racial homogeneity. The Nawab Regiment was previously raised at Oudh by Captain T Naylor of the EIC in 1776 to bolster the army of Nawab Wazir who was planted by the EIC. The regiment was later differentiated by the company along its ethnic composition when it was incorporated to the East India Company in 1777. In 1922, it was designated as the 4th Battalion 1st Punjab Regiment. 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 First War of Independence 1857 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.Lt. Gen. Sir George Macmunn, page 106 "The Armies of India", 0-947554-02-5 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 of the Indian Army, when the names of the presidencies were dropped, the regiment became the 1st Brahman Infantry in 1901.Barthorp p.15 World War I In 1914, the regimental centre of the 1st Brahmans was located at Allahabad (now Prayagraj) and it was linked with the 3rd Brahmans. The regiment recruited mostly from the Gaur, Kanyakubja and Saryuparin Brahmin communities.John Gaylor 130 Sons of John Company. The Indian & Pakistan Armies 1903-1991 1992 Spellmount 0-946771-98-7 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.Barthorp p.15Wendell Schollander 339 Glory of the Empires 1880-1914 9 July 2018 History Press Limited 978-0-7524-8634-5 The regiment spent part of World War I in India before being posted to Aden, then under threat from Ottoman forces. A second battalion raised in 1917 saw service in the Persian Gulf. Post-war service and disbandment After the war, a major reorganisation 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.Qureshi. The First Punjabis.Sumner, p.15 Deployments -1888 Upper BurmaMilitary Department http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.278913 The Quarterly Indian Army List For July I 1890 July 1890 276 1888-1891 Nowgong 1891-1895 JabalpurMilitary Department http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.278920 The Quarterly Indian Army List For Oct I 1891 October 1891 284 1895-1896 PeshawarAuthority Of The Council http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.285004 Indian Army List For July I -1895 July 1895 297 1896-1898 JhansiAuthority Of The Council http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.284968 Indian Army List For April I - 1896 April 1896 338 May 1898 – 1901 MauritiusMilitary Department http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.278897 The Quarterly Indian Army List For April I 1899 April 1899 338 1901-1905 AllahabadMilitary Department http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.278898 The Quarterly Indian Army List For April I 1901 April 1901 339 1905-1910 Jabalpur 1910-1914 BolarumMilitary Department http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.278915 The Quarterly Indian Army List For July I 1910 July 1910 311 1920-1921 AdenArmy Headquarter India http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.278912 The Quarterly Indian Army List For January I -1920 January 1920 1016–1019 1921-1922 FatehgarhAuthority Of The Council http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.284991 Indian Army List For July -1921 July 1921 1016–1019 1922-1923 DelhiArmy Department Government of India http://archive.org/details/indian-army-list-1922-april The Indian Army List 1922 April April 1922 April 1922 1050 1923-1926 WaziristanAuthority Of The Council http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.285030 Indian Army List For Oct - 1924 October 1924 1050 1926-1927 Jhansi 1927-1928 OverseasGovernment Of India http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.278902 Indian Army List For April -1927 April 1927 552 1928- Jhansi 1929-1930 Fort Sandeman (Zhob)Authority Of The Council http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.284996 Indian Army List For July -1930 July 1930 552 1930-1931 LoralaiAuthority Of The Council http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.284974 Indian Army List For Jan -1931 January 1931 552 2nd Battalion 1920-1921 Overseas Uniform 1890-1894 Uniform Red, Facings White. 1894-1925 Uniform Scarlet, Facings White, Lace Gold, Turban Khaki with Red fall. 1925-1931 Uniform Scarlet, Facings Grass Green.Authority Of The Council http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.285027 Indian Army List For Oct -1925 October 1925 803 Regimental Centre 1890-1922 Allahabad 1922-1931 Jhelum Class composition 1895-1916 8 companies Brahmins. 1917-1921 4 companies Brahmins.Authority Of The Council http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.285011 Indian Army List For July I -1917 July 1917 469 1921-1922 2 companies Brahmins from United Provinces, 1 company Jats from United Provinces, 1 company Hindustani Muslims 1922-1923 2 companies Brahmins from United Provinces, 1 company Garhwali Brahmins, 1 company Punjabi MuslimsAuthority Of The Council http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.284971 Indian Army List For Jan -1922 January 1922 1016 1923 1 company Brahmins from United Provinces, 2 companies Garhwali Brahmins, 1 company Punjabi Muslims 1923-1925 Brahmins from United Provinces, Garhwali Brahmins, Punjabi MuslimsAuthority Of The Council http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.285029 Indian Army List For Oct - 1923 October 1923 1050 1925-1928 1 company Brahmins from United Provinces, 2 companies Garhwali Brahmins, 1 company Punjabi MuslimsAuthority Of The Council http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.284992 Indian Army List For July -1925 July 1925 803 1928-1929 3 companies Garhwali Brahmins, 1 company Punjabi MuslimsGovernment Of India http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.278903 Indian Army List For April -1928 April 1928 548–49 1929-1931 Garhwali Brahmins, Punjabi Muslims 2nd Battalion 1917-1921 1 company Kanaujia Brahmins, 1 company Gaur Brahmins, 1 company Sarwariya Brahmins, 1 company Sanadhya Brahmins. See also 1st Punjab Regiment Bengal Native Infantry References Sources Barthorp Michael Burn Jeffrey 1979 Indian Infantry Regiments 1860–1914 Osprey Publishing 0-85045-307-0 Sumner Ian The Indian Army 1914–1947 2001 Osprey Publishing 1-84176-196-6 Qureshi, Maj MI. (1958). The First Punjabis: History of the First Punjab Regiment, 1759-1956. Aldershot: Gale & Polden. Category:British Indian Army infantry regiments Category:Military units and formations established in 1776 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1922