126th Baluchistan Infantry

126th Baluchistan Infantry
Active1903–1922
Country India
Branch British Indian Army
TypeInfantry
Size1 Battalion
UniformRed; faced light buff; yellow in 1884
Drab; faced red with red trousers in 1892
EngagementsAnglo-Persian War 1856-57
Boxer Rebellion
First World War (Aden, Mesopotamia, Egypt)

The 126th Baluchistan Infantry was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army raised in 1825 as the 2nd Extra Battalion of Bombay Native Infantry. It was designated as the 126th Baluchistan Infantry in 1903 and became 2nd Battalion 10th Baluch Regiment in 1922. In 1947, it was allocated to the Pakistan Army, where it continues to exist as 7th Battalion of The Baloch Regiment.[1]

  1. ^ Ahmad, Lt Col RN. (2010). Battle Honours of the Baloch Regiment. Abbottabad: The Baloch Regimental Centre.