89th Punjabis

89th Punjabis
Active	1903–1922
Country	British India
Branch	British Indian Army
Type	Infantry
Size	2 Battalions
Uniform	Drab; faced blue. Red; faced white before 1897
Engagements	Third Kandy War 1818 Naning War 1831–32 Rampa Rebellion 1879 Third Anglo-Burmese War 1885–87 Pacification of Upper Burma 1890–96 First World War 1914–18 (Aden, France, Egypt, Gallipoli, Mesopotamia, North West Frontier of India, Salonika, Russia) Third Afghan War 1919 Iraqi Revolt 1920
Commanders
Colonel of the Regiment	Brig Gen LWY Campbell, CMG

The 89th Punjabis was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army raised in 1798 as a battalion of Madras Native Infantry. It was designated as the 89th Punjabis in 1903 and became 1st Battalion 8th Punjab Regiment in 1922. In 1947, it was allocated to Pakistan Army, where it continues to exist as 1st Battalion, The Baloch Regiment.^[1]