A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE 3RD BATTALION 1ST PUNJAB REGIMENT A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE 3RD BATTALION 1ST PUNJAB REGIMENT _formerly_ 76th Punjabis 16th Madras Infantry 16th Regiment, Madras Native Infantry 2nd Battalion, 5th Madras Native Infantry 16th Madras Battalion 16th Carnatic Battalion, or Lane’s Battalion PRINTED BY GALE & POLDEN LIMITED WELLINGTON WORKS, ALDERSHOT 1927 DEDICATION. THIS HISTORY IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF OUR COMRADES OF ALL RANKS OF THE 76TH PUNJABIS WHO WERE KILLED OR DIED DURING THE GREAT WAR FOREWORD This brief history has been compiled and published to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the Raising of the 16th Carnatic Battalion and its continuous service from 1776 to this date. _December 10th, 1926._ CONTENTS PAGE CHAPTER I. “SHOLINGHUR”—“CARNATIC” 1 ” II. “MYSORE”—“SERINGAPATAM” 8 ” III. “AVA” 11 ” IV. “BURMA”—76TH PUNJABIS 14 ” V. THE GREAT WAR: EGYPT—SHAIBA—KHAFAJIYEH—EUPHRATES—NASIRIYEH—FIRST BATTLE OF KUT 17 ” VI. CTESIPHON AND THE RETIREMENT TO KUT 25 ” VII. KUT 31 ” VIII. END OF THE GREAT WAR—THIRD AFGHAN WAR 38 ” IX. PALESTINE—3RD BATTALION 1ST PUNJAB REGIMENT—WAZIRISTAN 42 APPENDIX I. DECORATIONS AWARDED TO OFFICERS AND MEN: (1) PRIOR TO THE GREAT WAR; (2) DURING THE GREAT WAR 49 ” II. MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES 52 ” III. THE THIRD AFGHAN WAR: DECORATIONS AND MENTIONS 54 ” IV. BRITISH OFFICERS KILLED AND WOUNDED 55 ” V. GREAT WAR CASUALTIES 56 ” VI. LIST OF COMMANDANTS, 1903-1926 56 A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE THIRD BATTALION, FIRST PUNJAB REGIMENT CHAPTER I “SHOLINGHUR,” “CARNATIC” [Sidenote: December 10th, 1776: Formation.]