| Jat Regiment | |
|---|---|
 Regimental Insignia of The Jat Regiment | |
| Active | 1795 – present[1] |
| Country |  British India (1795–1947) India (1947–present) |
| Allegiance | India |
| Branch |  British Indian Army (1795–1947) Indian Army (1947–present) |
| Type | Line Infantry |
| Role | Infantry |
| Size | 31 Battalions 25 Regular Infantry Battalions 4 Rashtriya Rifles Battalions (5 RR, 34 RR, 45 RR and 61 RR) and 2 Territorial Army Battalions (114 TA Bns and 151 TA Bns) |
| Regimental Centre | Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh |
| Motto(s) | Sangathan Va Veerta (Unity And Valour) |
| War Cry | जाट बलवान, जय भगवान (IAST:Jāt Balwān, Jai Bhagwān) (The Jat is powerful, Victory to the Lord!) |
| Anniversaries | 20 Nov |
| Decorations | 3  Ashoka Chakra2  Victoria cross 2  George Cross24 (19 Battle Honours between 1839 and 1947)  13  Kirti Chakra8  Maha Vir Chakra3  Military Medal53  Shaurya Chakra39  Vir Chakra343  Sena Medal |
| Commanders | |
| Colonel of the Regiment | Major General Rajesh Sethi, SM, VSM |
| Insignia | |
| Regimental Insignia | The insignia has a bugle indicating the Light Infantry antecedents of two of its battalions. |
The Jat Regiment also known as The Royal Jats is an infantry regiment of the Indian Army, of which it is one of the longest-serving and most decorated regiments.[2] The regiment has won 19 Battle Honours between 1839 and 1947,[3] and post-independence it has won Five Battle Honours, including 3 Ashok Chakra, 2 Victoria Cross, 2 George Cross, 13 Kirti Chakra, 8 Mahavir Chakra, 3 Military Medal, 53 Shaurya Chakras, 39 Vir Chakras and 343 Sena Medals.[2][4] During its 200-year service history, the regiment has participated in various actions and operations in India and abroad, including the First and the Second World Wars. Numerous battalions of the Jat Regiment, including the 14th Murray's Jat Lancers, fought in the First World War.[5]
- ^ Army's Jat Regiment Best Marching Contingent in Republic Day 2007 and 2021 Parade | India Defence Archived 2 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Army's Jat Regiment Best Marching Contingent in Republic Day 2007 Parade | India Defence http://www.dsalert.org/gallantry-awards/shaurya-chakra
- ^ "BHARAT RAKSHAK MONITOR: Volume 3(4)". Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2011..
- ^ Cornwell, Richard (28 February 2012). "2 Anti-Tank Regiment, Saa -Tank and Anti-Tank in the Western Desert, 1940-1942 (Part Iv)". Scientia Militaria: South African Journal of Military Studies. 6 (4). doi:10.5787/6-4-845. ISSN 2224-0020.
- ^ The Times History of the War: The Battlefield of Europe. Woodward & Van Slyke