22nd Punjabis

22nd Punjabis
Active1857 - 1922
CountryBritish India
BranchArmy
TypeInfantry
Size2 Battalions
UniformRed; faced blue
EngagementsIndian Mutiny 1857-58
Second Anglo-China War 1860-62
Lushai Expedition 1871
Second Afghan War 1878-80
First World War 1914-18
Third Afghan War 1919

The 22nd Punjabis was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was raised in 1857, as the 11th Regiment of Punjab Infantry. It was designated as the 22nd Punjabis in 1903 and became 3rd Battalion 14th Punjab Regiment in 1922. In 1947, it was allocated to the Pakistan Army, where it continues to exist as 7th Battalion The Punjab Regiment.[1]

  1. ^ Rizvi, Brig SHA. (1984). Veteran Campaigners – A History of the Punjab Regiment 1759-1981. Lahore: Wajidalis.