The Sikh Regiment is an

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of the

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. It is the most highly decorated regiment of the Indian Army and in 1979, the 1st

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was the

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's most decorated battalion, with 245 pre-independence and 82 post-independence gallantry awards, when it was transformed into the 4th battalion,

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. The first battalion of the regiment was officially raised just before the partial annexation of the

Sikh Empire The Sikh Empire was a regional power based in the Punjab, Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent. It existed from 1799, when Maharaja Ranjit Singh captured Lahore, to 1849, when it was defeated and conquered by the East India Company, Br ...

on 1 August 1846, by the British

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. Currently, the Sikh Regimental Centre is located in Ramgarh Cantonment,

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. The Centre was earlier located in

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. The modern Sikh Regiment traces its roots directly from the 11th Sikh Regiment of the

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. When transferred to the Indian Army like its sister regiments, the numeral prefix (in the case of the Sikh Regiment, 11) was removed and extra battalions were raised, transferred or disbanded to meet army needs. With a humble beginning of two battalions, today the fraternity has grown to a regiment of 19 regular infantry and two reserve battalions strong. The 6th battalion takes over as ceremonial battalion of President's palace of India.

History

After the

First Anglo-Sikh War The First Anglo-Sikh War was fought between the Sikh Empire and the British East India Company in 1845 and 1846 around the Firozpur district of Punjab. It resulted in the defeat and partial subjugation of the Sikh empire and cession of Jammu ...

(1845-1846),

Sikhs Sikhs (singular Sikh: or ; , ) are an ethnoreligious group who adhere to Sikhism, a religion that originated in the late 15th century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, based on the revelation of Guru Nanak. The term ''Sikh'' ...

who lived in the territory ruled by the

(the

Punjab Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...

region) began to be recruited into the Bengal Army of the

British East India Company The East India Company (EIC) was an English, and later British, joint-stock company that was founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874. It was formed to Indian Ocean trade, trade in the Indian Ocean region, initially with the East Indies (South A ...

. Among the earliest entirely Sikh units of the Bengal Army were the Regiment of Ferozepore (raised in 1846) which later became the 14th King George's Own Ferozepore Sikhs, and the Regiment of Ludhiana (also raised in 1846) which later became the 15th Ludhiana Sikhs. After the

Second Anglo-Sikh War The Second Anglo-Sikh War was a military conflict between the Sikh Empire and the East India Company which took place from 1848 to 1849. It resulted in the fall of the Sikh Empire, and the annexation of the Punjab region, Punjab and what sub ...

(1848-1849) more

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began to be recruited into the Bengal Army, forming regiments such as the 1st Bengal Military Police Battalion, which later became the 45th Rattray's Sikhs. Sikh units generally remained loyal to the British during the

Indian Rebellion of 1857 The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major uprising in India in 1857–58 against Company rule in India, the rule of the East India Company, British East India Company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the The Crown, British ...

, in which many regiments of the Bengal Army (which mainly recruited from

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Bihar Bihar ( ) is a states and union territories of India, state in Eastern India. It is the list of states and union territories of India by population, second largest state by population, the List of states and union territories of India by are ...

and

Awadh Awadh (), known in British Raj historical texts as Avadh or Oudh, is a historical region in northern India and southern Nepal, now constituting the North-central portion of Uttar Pradesh. It is roughly synonymous with the ancient Kosala Regio ...

) mutinied against their British officers. After the rebellion, troops from Bihar and Awadh were recruited less as they had led the mutiny; the centre of recruitment then shifted to the Punjab and the North-West Frontier, resulting in more Sikhs being recruited into the Bengal Army. A number of new Sikh regiments were raised, such as the 36th Sikhs and 35th Sikhs, both raised in 1887. 21 soldiers of the 36th Sikhs fought in the Battle of Saragarhi against 6,000-10,000 Pashtun tribesmen in 1897 during campaigns in the North-West Frontier, in what is considered by some military historians as one of history's greatest last stands. In 1922 the Indian government reformed the

by amalgamating single battalion regiments into multi-battalion regiments; this led to the formation of the 11th Sikh Regiment from the 14th King George's Own Ferozepore Sikhs, the 15th Ludhiana Sikhs, the 45th Rattray's Sikhs, the 36th Sikhs, the 47th Sikhs, and the 35th Sikhs. The 11th Sikh Regiment served during

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and on the

partition of India The partition of India in 1947 was the division of British India into two independent dominion states, the Dominion of India, Union of India and Dominion of Pakistan. The Union of India is today the Republic of India, and the Dominion of Paki ...

, the regiment was allotted to the newly formed

, becoming the Sikh Regiment. As part of the British Indian Army, Sikh regiments fought in numerous wars all over the world, such as the

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, the Second Anglo-Afghan War, many campaigns on the North-West Frontier, the Western Front,

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and

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campaigns of the

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, the

Third Anglo-Afghan War The Third Anglo-Afghan War was a short war which began on 3 May and ended on 8 August 1919. The new Amir of the Emirate of Afghanistan Amanullah Khan declared a Jihad against the British in the hope to proclaim full independence, as well as ...

, and the North African, Italian and

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campaigns of the

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, earning many gallantry awards and battle honours in the process. During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947-1948, the 1st battalion of the Sikh Regiment was the first unit to be airlifted to

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to aid in the defence of the Kashmir Valley against Pakistani irregular forces. Battalions of the Sikh Regiment also fought in the Sino-Indian War in 1962, the Indo-Pakistani wars of

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and

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, and the Kargil War in 1999.

Recruitment

Sikh regiment is a "single class" regiment. Its soldiers are solely recruited from Jat Sikhs and its officers are non-Jat Sikhs. They are trained at the Sikh Regimental Centre, currently located in Ramgarh Cantonment,

. The war cry of the regiment, taken from Sikh scriptures, is ''Jo Bole So Nihal, Sat Sri Akal''.

Units

Stamp of India - 1996 - Colnect 163312 - Sikh Regiment - 150 Years

* 2nd Battalion * 3rd Battalion * 4th Battalion * 5th Battalion * 6th Battalion * 7th Battalion * 8th Battalion * 10th Battalion * 11th Battalion * 13th Battalion * 14th Battalion * 16th Battalion * 17th Battalion * 18th Battalion * 19th Battalion * 20th Battalion * 21st Battalion * 22nd Battalion * 23rd Battalion * 24th Battalion Territorial Army (TA) Units- * 124 Infantry Battalion (TA) (Sikh) located at

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* 152 Infantry Battalion (TA) (Sikh) located at

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* 157 Infantry Battalion (TA) (Sikh) (Home and Hearth) BD Bari, Jammu and Kashmir Others: * 1st Battalion is now 4th Battalion,

* 9th Battalion was disbanded in 1984

Battle honours and theatre honours

Battle honours

Stamp of India - 2006 - Colnect 158952 - 150 Years of Third Battalion The Sikh Regiment

;Pre-Independence *

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1857-58, 1 Sikh *

Arrah Arrah (also transliterated as Ara) is a city and a municipal corporation in Bhojpur district, India, Bhojpur district (formerly known as Shahabad district) in the Indian state of Bihar. It is the headquarters of Bhojpur district, India, Bhojpur ...

1857, 3 Sikh *

1860-62, 2 Sikh * Ali Masjid 1878, 1 & 3 Sikh * Ahmed Khel 1880, 2 Sikh *

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1878-79, 1 Sikh * Afghanistan 1878-80, 2 & 3 Sikh * Kandahar 1880, 2 Sikh * Suakin 1885, 2 Sikh * Tofrek 1885, 2 Sikh *

Manipur Manipur () is a state in northeastern India with Imphal as its capital. It borders the Indian states of Assam to the west, Mizoram to the south, and Nagaland to the north and shares the international border with Myanmar, specifically t ...

1891, 4 Sikh *

Chitral Chitral () is a city situated on the Kunar River, Chitral River in northern area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It serves as the capital of the Lower Chitral District, and was previously the capital of Chitral District, and before ...

1895, 1 & 2 Sikh * Samana 1897, 4 Sikh * Saragarhi/Gulistan 1897, 36 Sikh * Punjab Frontier 1897, 2, 3, 4 & 35 Sikh (SRC) * Malakand 1897, 3 & 35 Sikh (SRC) * Tirah 1897-98, 2 & 4 Sikh *

1900, 1 Sikh * North-West Frontier 1908, 3 Sikh ;World War I SikhsInFrancePostcard

* La Bassée 1914, 2 & 5 Sikh * St-Julien 1914, 2 & 5 Sikh *

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1914-15, 5 Sikh * 1914, 2 & 5 Sikh * Givens 1914, 4 Sikh * Tsingtao 1914, 4 & 5 Sikh * Neuve Chapelle 1914-15, 2, 3 & 5 Sikh * France and Flanders 1914-15, 2 & 5 Sikh *

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1914-15, 1 Sikh * Festubert 1915, 2 Sikh * Tigris 1916, 3 & 5 Sikh * Pyres 1915, 2 & 4 Sikh * Sari Bair 1915, 1 Sikh *

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1915, 1 Sikh * Krishna 1915, 1 Sikh *

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1915, 1 Sikh *

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1915, 1 Sikh *

1916-18, 1, 3 & 4 Sikh *

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1918, 2 & 5 Sikh *

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1918, 5 Sikh *

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1916-18, 5 Sikh * Kut 1917, 1, 3 & 5 Sikh * Hai 1917, 3 & 4 Sikh *

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1918, 5 Sikh *

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1918, 4 Sikh *

1918, 2 & 3 Sikh ;Inter-War years * North-West Frontier 1918-19, 5 Sikh *

1919, 2 Sikh * Palestine 1921, 5 Sikh ;Second World War Operation Crusader

Sikh soldier with captured Swastika flag

* Agordat 1940-41, 4 Sikh * Keren 1941, 4 Sikh * El Alamein 1940-43, 4 Sikh * Omars 1941, 4 Sikh *

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1941-42, 5 Sikh * Niyor Kluang 1941-42, 5 Sikh *

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1941-42, 2 Sikh *

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1942, 5 Sikh * North Arakan 1942-45, 1 Sikh * Buthidaung 1942-45, 1 Sikh * Coriano 1943-45, 2 Sikh *

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1943-45, 2 Sikh * Poggio San Giovanni 1943-45, 2 Sikh * Monte Calvo 1943-45, 4 Sikh * Kangla Tongbi 1944, 1 Sikh *

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1943-45, 4 Sikh * Nyaung U Bridgehead 1945, 1 Sikh *

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1945, 1 Sikh * Shandatgyi 1945, 1 Sikh * Kama 1945, 1 Sikh * Sittang 1945, 1 Sikh ;Post-Independence *

1947, 1 Sikh * Tithwal 1948, 1 Sikh * Raja Picquet 1965, 2 Sikh * Burki 1965, 4 Sikh * Op Hill 1965, 7 Sikh * Siramani 1971, 4 Sikh * Poonch 1971, 6 Sikh * Purbat Ali 1971, 10 Sikh * Tiger Hill 1999, 8 Sikh

Theatre honours

; Pre-Independence * North Africa 1940-43, 2 & 4 Sikh * Abyssinia 1940-41, 4 Sikh *

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1941, 3 Sikh * North Africa 1941-42, 3 Sikh * Malaya 1941-42, 5 Sikh *

1942-45, 1 Sikh * Italy 1943-45, 2 & 4 Sikh * Greece 1944-45, 2 Sikh ;Post-Independence 1965 war

* Jammu & Kashmir 1947-48, 1, 5, 7 & 16 Sikh * Jammu & Kashmir 1965, 2, 3 & 7 Sikh *

1965, 4 Sikh *

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1971, 10 Sikh * Punjab 1971, 2 Sikh *

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1971, 4 Sikh * Jammu & Kashmir 1971, 5 & 6 Sikh * Kargil 1999, 8 Sikh

Operation Blue Star

About 5000 Sikh soldiers, some belonging to the regiment, mutinied after the storming of the

Golden Temple The Golden Temple is a gurdwara located in Amritsar, Punjab, India. It is the pre-eminent spiritual site of Sikhism. It is one of the Holy place, holiest sites in Sikhism, alongside the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur in Kartarpur, Pakistan, ...

by the Indian Army as part of

Operation Blue Star Operation Blue Star was a military operation by the Indian Armed Forces conducted between 1 and 10 June 1984 to remove Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and other Sikh militants from the Golden Temple (Harmandir Sahib), a holy site of Sikhism, and i ...

in 1984. The Sikh Regiment's 9th battalion was disbanded after a large number of its troops mutinied.

Gallantry awards

Sikh marching contingent jointly won award for the best marching contingent among the two services in Republic Day Parade-2015

The museum of the Sikh Regimental Centre displays a record of the Sikh Regiment in four halls viz., * The Religious/Motivational Hall * The Hall of Heritage * The Regimental Glory Hall * The Peripheral Gallery In all, the regiment has to its credit 1652 gallantry awards and honours including: * 2

Param Vir Chakra The Param Vir Chakra (PVC) is India's highest Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces, military decoration, awarded for displaying distinguished acts of valour during wartime. Param Vir Chakra translates roughly as the "Wheel of Supre ...

s * 8 Maha Vir Chakras * 64 Vir Chakras * 4

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s * 14

Victoria Cross The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious decoration of the Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom, British decorations system. It is awarded for valour "in the presence of the enemy" to members of the British ...

es * 21

Indian Order of Merit The Indian Order of Merit (IOM) was a military and civilian decoration of British India. It was established in 1837, (General Order of the Governor-General of India, No. 94 of 1 May 1837) although following the Partition of India The pa ...

s In addition it has also earned: * 75 battle honours * 38 theatre honours besides five COAS Unit Citations

Indian Order of Merit

21 soldiers of the 36th Sikhs were posthumously awarded the Indian Order of Merit for their actions in the Battle of Saragarhi in 1897: * Hav. Ishar Singh * Nk. Lal Singh * L/Nk. Chanda Singh * Sep. Sundar Singh * Sep. Ram Singh * Sep. Uttar Singh * Sep. Sahib Singh * Sep. Hira Singh * Sep. Daya Singh * Sep. Jivan Singh * Sep. Bhola Singh * Sep. Narayan Singh * Sep. Gurmukh Singh * Sep. Jivan Singh * Sep. Gurmukh Singh * Sep. Ram Singh * Sep. Bhagwan Singh * Sep. Bhagwan Singh * Sep. Buta Singh * Sep. Jivan Singh * Sep. Nand Singh

Victoria Cross

* Nk. Gian Singh, 11th Sikh Regiment (while serving in 15th Punjab Regiment) * Nk. Nand Singh, 11th Sikh Regiment

Param Vir Chakra

* Lance Naik Karam Singh, 1 Sikh Regiment * Subedar Joginder Singh, 1 Sikh Regiment

Ashok Chakra

* Subedar Surinder Singh * Havildar Bachittar Singh * Havildar Joginder Singh

Maha Vir Chakra

* Major Ajit Singh * Sub. Ajit Singh * Sep. Amar Singh * Brigadier Joginder Singh Bakshi * Major Amarjit Singh Bal * Lieutenant Colonel Inderbal Singh Bawa * Sub. Nand Singh * Lieutenant Colonel Dewan Ranjit Rai * Shanghara Singh

Vir Chakra

* Lieutenant General Harbaksh Singh * Subedar Nirmal Singh (Posthumously) * Subedar Karnail Singh (Posthumously) * Sepoy Satpal Singh * 2nd Lieutenant R S Nagar (16 Sikh Regiment) * L/Nk Mohinder Singh (16 Sikh Regt)

Padma Vibhushan

* Lieutenant General Harbaksh Singh

Padma Bhushan

* Lieutenant General Harbaksh Singh

Padma Shri

* Subedar Kaur Singh (10 Sikh) Boxing

Alliances

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References

NotesCitationsBibliography
1st King George V's own battalion,: The Sikh Regiment

A Legacy of Valour - An Illustrated History of the Sikh Regiment (1846-2010). Ramgarh: The Sikh Regiment Officers' Association, 2011
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External links

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