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35th Sikhs

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Active
  
1887-1922

Branch
  
Army

Uniform
  
Red; faced yellow

Country
  
Indian Empire

Type
  
Infantry

35th Sikhs

Part of
  
Bengal Army (to 1895) Bengal Command

The 35th Sikhs were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. They could trace their origins to 1887, when they were raised as the 35th (Sikh) Bengal Infantry.

The regiment took part in the Siege of Malakand in 1897 AND World War I. During World War I the regiment was part of the 2nd (Rawalpindi) Division stationed on the North West Frontier dealing with numerous incursions by Afghan tribes. In 1919, they took part in the Third Afghan War

After World War I the Indian government reformed the army moving from single battalion regiments to multi battalion regiments. In 1922, the 35th Sikhs now became the 10th Training Battalion, 11th Sikh Regiment. The regiment was allocated to the new Indian Army on independence.

Predecessor names

  • 35th (Sikh) Bengal Infantry - 1887
  • 35th Sikh Infantry - 1901
  • 35th Sikhs - 1903
  • References

    35th Sikhs Wikipedia