27th Punjabis

27th Punjabis
Active	1857 – 1922
Country	British India
Branch	Army
Type	Infantry
Size	2 Battalions
Uniform	Drab; faced scarlet
Engagements	Indian Mutiny 1857–58 Second Anglo-China War 1860–62 Second Afghan War 1878–80 Third Burma War 1885–87 Somaliland Campaign 1901–04 First World War 1914–18

The 27th Punjabis were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was raised in 1857, as the 19th Regiment of Punjab Infantry. It was designated as the 27th Punjabis in 1903 and became 3rd Battalion 15th Punjab Regiment in 1922. In 1947, it was allocated to the Pakistan Army, where it continues to exist as 11th Battalion The Punjab Regiment.^[1] (AL BATTAR) (البَتَّار)