Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment

Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment
ශ්‍රී ලංකා සිංහ රෙජිමේන්තුව
Active1 October 1956 – present
Country Sri Lanka
Branch Sri Lanka Army
TypeInfantry
Size17 battalions
Regimental CentreAmbepussa Camp
Motto(s)නිර්භීත වේගවත්
(Sinhala: Swift and Bold)
Colors     
Mascot(s)Cougar the lion[1]
Anniversaries1 October (regimental day)
EngagementsSri Lankan Civil War
United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti
Insurrection 1987-89
1971 Insurrection
Decorations5 Parama Weera Vibhushanayas,
2 Weerodara Vibhushanayas
Websitealt.army.lk/slsr/
Commanders
Centre CommandantBrigadier CS Thibbotuge
Colonel of
the Regiment
Major General WPADW Nanayakkara RSP VSV USP ndu
Insignia
Flag

The Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment (SLSR) (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා සිංහ රෙජිමේන්තුව Śrī Laṃkā Sinha Rejimēnthuva) is an infantry regiment of the Sri Lanka Army; it is the second oldest infantry regiment in the army.

  1. ^ "Sinha Regiment's 3rd Mascot 'Cougar' Welcomed at Ambepussa". army.lk. Sri Lanka Army. Retrieved 5 November 2017.