Jat Regiment
Jat Regiment | |
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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 | 24 Battalions |
Regimental Centre | Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh |
Motto(s) | Sangathan Va Veerta (Unity And Valour) |
War Cry | Jat Balwan, Jai Bhagwan (The Jat is powerful, Victory to god!) |
Anniversaries | July |
Commanders | |
Colonel of the Regiment | Lt Gen B S Raju , UYSM, AVSM, YSM |
Insignia | |
Regimental Insignia | The Roman numeral nine representing its ninth position in the regimental hierarchy of the Indian Army of the 1920s. The insignia also has a bugle indicating the Light Infantry antecedents of two of its battalions. |
The Jat Regiment is part of the infantry 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, eight Mahavir Chakra, eight Kirti Chakra, 32 Shaurya Chakras, 39 Vir Chakras and 170 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]
History[]
British Indian Army: 1795 to 1947[]
The Regiment claims its origins from the Calcutta Native Militia that was raised in 1795,[6] which later became an infantry battalion of the Bengal Army. The 14th Murray's Jat Lancers was formed in 1857.[6] After 1860, there was a substantial increase in the recruitment of Jats into the British Indian Army. The , was initially created in 1897 as infantry units from old battalions of the Bengal Army. In January 1922, at the time of the grouping of the Class Regiments of the Indian Army, the was formed by merging four active battalions and one training battalion into a single regiment.[citation needed]
The 1st Battalion was raised as the 22nd Bengal Native Infantry in 1803.[citation needed] The 2nd and 3rd Battalions were raised in 1817 and 1823 respectively. All three battalions had distinguished records of service, including the winning of many honours during World War I. The 1st Battalion served with great distinction in France and Iraq (then Mesopotamia) and was conferred the of being declared "Royal" in addition to being made Light Infantry.[citation needed]
The Regiment saw a great deal of fighting in North Africa, Ethiopia, Burma, Malaya, Singapore, and Java-Sumatra. A large number of gallantry awards including a Victoria Cross and two George Crosses were won. At the end of the war, the Regiment removed the numeral 9 from its title and became the Jat Regiment.[citation needed]
Gates of Somnath temple[]
After the Battle of Kabul (1842), Governor General Lord Ellenborough had ordered Major General William Nott, who was commanding British-Indian forces, to recover a set of ornate gates known as the , which had been looted from India by the Afghans and hung at the tomb of Sultan Mahmud II.[7] A whole sepoy regiment, the 43rd Bengal Native Infantry—which later became the 6th Jat Light Infantry after the Indian Rebellion of 1857—was tasked with carrying the gates back to India.[8]
Post-independence[]
Following Indian independence from the UK in 1947, the Jat Regiment served in Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948, the 1962 Sino-Indian War, the conflicts with Pakistan in 1965 and 1971, and in Sri Lanka and Siachen. In 1965, 3 Jat under Lt Col (now Brig Retd) Desmond Hayde on 1 September and then again on 21–22 September, crossed the Ichhogil Canal and captured right up to , advancing towards Lahore. In the 1999 Kargil War, five of the regiment's battalions took part. The regiment has also contributed battalions to UN missions in Korea and Congo. It was also involved in counter-insurgency operations that have kept the Indian Army busy ever since independence.[citation needed][9]
Battle cry[]
The battle cry, adopted in 1955, in Hindi, is जाट बलवान, जय भगवान (IAST: Jāt Balwān, Jai Bhagwān) (The Jat is Powerful, Victory Be to God!).[citation needed]
Recruitment[]
Jat Regiment is a single class regiment.[10] Soldiers of the Jat Regiment are Recruited from the Jat community of Haryana and surrounding states.[11][12] Officers may be from any part of country.
Regimental battalions[]
The Jat regiment has 21 regular battalions, 4 Rastriya Rifles battalions and 2 territorial army battalions, as of August 2020.[13][14]
Unit | Raising location | Raising date | Remarks |
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Jat Regimental Centre | Calcutta | 1795 | Erstwhile The Calcutta Native Militia |
1 Jat (LI) | Fatehgarh | 1803 | Now converted to 2 Mechanised Infantry Regiment |
2 Jat | Bombay | 29 Oct 1817 | former 15th Jat |
3 Jat | Dinapur | 23 Jun 1823 | Former 10th Jats; Battle of Dograi |
4 Jat | Bareilly | 15 Jan 1962 | Re-raising; Saviours of Fazilka |
5 Jat | Varanasi | 1 Feb 1941 | Phillora Captors |
6 Jat | Bareilly | 1 Feb 1941 | |
7 Jat | Bareilly | 15 Nov 1962 | Re-raising, former 11th Jat |
8 Jat | Jabalpur | 14 Dec 1941 | |
9 Jat | Bareilly | 1 Jan 1963 | Re-raising |
11 Jat | Bareilly | 1 Apr 1964 | |
12 Jat | Bareilly | 6 Feb 1970 | |
14 Jat | Bareilly | 1 Oct 1963 | |
15 Jat | Bareilly | 15 May 1976 | Re-raising |
16 Jat | Bareilly | 1 Oct 1964 | |
17 Jat | Jabalpur | 1 Jun 1966 | Kargil |
18 Jat | Secunderabad | 1 Oct 1966 | |
19 Jat | Bareilly | 1 Aug 1980 | |
20 Jat | Bareilly | 27 Feb 1985 | |
21 Jat | Bareilly | 1 Nov 1987 | |
22 Jat | Bareilly | 1 Dec 2013 | Jaguars |
23 Jat | Bareilly | 1 Jul 2016 | |
24 Jat | Bareilly | 1 Sep 2020 | |
5 Rashtriya Rifles | Ranikhet | 15 Oct 1990 | |
34 Rashtriya Rifles | Bareilly | 1 Sep 1994 | Bravest of the Brave |
45 Rashtriya Rifles | Bareilly | 1 Aug 2001 | |
61 Rashtriya Rifles | Bareilly | 30 Jun 2004 | |
114 Infantry Battalion (Territorial Army) | Dehradun | 1 Oct 1960 | |
151 Infantry Battalion (Territorial Army) | Muzaffarpur | 18 Jan 2002 |
Gallantry awards[]
Battle honours[]
Pre-1947[]
- Nagpur & Afghanistan, 1839
- Ghuznee (Ghazni, Ali Masjid & Kandahar), 1842
- Cabool (Kabul), 1842
- Maharajpore, Sobraon, Mooltan, Goojrat (Gujarat), Punjab & China, 1858–59
- Kandahar 1880
- Burma 1885–87
- Afghanistan 1879–80
- China 1900
- La Bassée 1914
- Festubert 1914–15
- Shaiba, Ctesiphon, Khan al Baghdadi & Kut al Amara, 1915
- Neuve-Chapelle, France & Flanders, 1914–15
- Kut al Amara 1916
- Mesopotamia 1914–18
- North-West Frontier Province 1914–15 & 1917
- Afghanistan 1919
- Razabil & Burma, 1942–45
- Jitra, Kanglatongbi & Malaya, 1941–42
- Ninshigum, the Muars & North Africa, 1940–43
Post-1947[]
- Zoji La & Rajauri, 1947
- Jammu and Kashmir 1947–48
- Phillora & Dograi 1965
- Jammu and Kashmir & East Pakistan 1971
Unit citations[]
When a unit is decorated for counter-insurgency operations, unit citations are given instead of battle or theatre honours.
- 4th battalion, Nagaland 1995
- 7th battalion, J&K 1997, J&K 2003 & Operation Rhino 2016
- 11th battalion, Operation Rakshak 2011
- 34th battalion Rashtriya Rifles, J&K 1997
- 17th battalion, Operation Vijay 1999
- 16th battalion, Operation Rakshak 2005 & 2011
- 21st battalion, Operation Rhino 2009
- 22nd Battalion (JAGUARS), Operation Rakshak 2018
Victoria Cross[]
- Risaldar Badlu Singh, 14th Murray's Jat Lancers attached to 29th Lancers (Deccan Horse), Palestine 1918.[16][17]
- Havildar Abdul Hafiz, 9th Jat Regiment, Imphal 1944.[16]
Maha Vir Chakra[]
- Brig. (later Lt. Gen.) Joginder Singh Bakshi, 16 Jat, 1971[18]
- Lt. Col. (later Brig.) Desmond Hayde, 3 Jat, Dograi 1965
- Maj. Asaram Tyagi, 3 Jat, 1965
- Capt. Anuj Nayyar, 17 Jat, Kargil 1999
- Capt. , 3 Jat, 1965[19]
Vir Chakra[]
- Brig. Umesh Singh Bawa, 17 Jat, Kargil 1999
- Lt. Col Raj Kumar Suri, 4 Jat, 1971 war[20]
- Maj. Harish Chandra Sharma, 4 Jat 1971 war[21]
- Maj. Narain Singh, 4 Jat 1971 war[22]
- Maj. Deepak Rampal, 17 Jat, Kargil 1999
- Havildar Kumar Singh Sogarwal, 17 Jat, Kargil 1999
- Havildar Shish Ram Gill, 8 Jat, Kargil 1999
- Sep Dharajit Singh Chahar, 4 Jat, 1988
- Sub (later Capt.) Pahlad Singh, 2 Jat, 1971 war
- Sub Brijendra Singh, 4 Jat, 1971 war[24]
Ashok Chakra[]
- Maj Sudhir Kumar Walia, 4 Jat (parent unit), 9 Para (Special Forces)[25]
- Col Jojan Thomas, 45 Rashtriya Rifles[26]
- Maj Dinesh Raghu Raman, 34 Rashtriya Rifles, PU 19 Jat,[27]
Others[]
- The Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar – 2010 (Organisation Category) was awarded to 21st Battalion, the Jat Regiment.[28]
- The launch of the 'Maujiram helpline' by the Jat Regiment Centre in June 2013.[29]
List of battles fought[]
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- WW1
- WW2
- 1947 Indo-Pakistani War
- 1962 Sino-Indian War
- 1965 India-Pakistan War
- 1971 India-Pakistan War
- Kargil War
See also[]
- Dev Samhita
- Origin of Jat people from Shiva's Locks
- Jat reservation agitation
- 20th Lancers
- 9th Jat Regiment
References[]
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- ^ The Times History of the War: The Battlefield of Europe. Woodward & Van Slyke
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- ^ Dalrymple (2013), pp.444–445
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- ^ "India Military Guide".
- ^ Pandit, Rajat (30 January 2013). "Army rejects calls to raise new units based on caste or religion". Times of India. Archived from the original on 30 January 2013.
But it’s the existence of this system, with a preponderance of "single-class" regiments like the Sikh, Gorkha, Dogra, Garhwal, Jat and the like ...
- ^ Sachdeva, Sujata Dutta (6 November 2005). "SUNDAY DEBATE: Should there be reservation in the Indian Army?". Times of India. Archived from the original on 17 February 2017.
It recruits under two broad categories. The first comprises of various regiments such as the Jat, Sikh, Garhwal and Kumaon Regiment. These are made up of soldiers with a similar background. For example, the Jat Regiment recruits only Jats, the Garhwal Regiment recruits only Garhwalis and so on.
- ^ Mohan, Vijay (6 July 2016). "Jat Regiment raises new battalion". The Tribune. Archived from the original on 6 May 2020.
The Jat Regiment, which draws its manpower primarily from the state of Haryana and its adjoining areas, ...
- ^ "REGIMENTAL HISTORY". Retrieved 2021-08-20.
- ^ "24th battalion of Jat Regiment to be raised in Bareilly". 2020-08-31. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
- ^ "Official Website of Indian Army". Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "We Were There – Medals and Awards – Victoria Cross Winners". Archived from the original on 2008-10-02. Retrieved 2008-03-13.
- ^ Risaldar Badlu Singh, VC Archived July 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "The Official Home Page of the Indian Army".
- ^ "Captain Kapil Singh Thapa MVC | Honourpoint".
- ^ http://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/raj-kumar-suri
- ^ http://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/harish-chandra-sharma
- ^ http://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/narain-singh
- ^ http://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/dharajit-singh-chahar
- ^ "1971 war veteran felicitated".
- ^ "Major Sudhir Kumar Walia AC, SM (Bar) | Honourpoint".
- ^ http://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/jojan-thomas
- ^ http://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/dinesh-raghu-raman
- ^ Press Trust of India (19 February 2014). "Jat Regiment's battalion gets environment award". Business Standard India. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ "National helpline for soldiers, Army widows | India News - Times of India".
Further reading[]
- War Services of the 9th Jat Regiment by Lieutenant Colonel W. L. Hailes details the military history of the Jat Regiment and of the Jat people between 1893 and 1937.
External links[]
- Infantry regiments of the Indian Army from 1947
- British Indian Army infantry regiments
- Military units and formations established in 1795