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Jat Regiment
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The Jat Regiment also known as The Royal Jats is an infantry regiment 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, including 3 Ashok Chakra, 2 Victoria Cross, 2 George Cross, 13 Kirti Chakra, 8 Mahavir Chakra, 3 Military Medal, 53 Shaurya Chakras, 39 Vir Chakras and 343 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]

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History

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The Jat Regiment Insignia during British India (Pre-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 Class Regiment(The Jats) 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 9th Jat Regiment 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.[citation needed]

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A World War I (1914–1918) Jat Army Officer's Brass Button
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14th Murray's Jat Lancers (Risaldar Major) by AC Lovett (1862–1919)
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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!).[7]

Composition and recruitment

Soldiers of the Jat Regiment are recruited 89% from the Hindu Jat community of Northern India and rest from Sikh Jats and now under Agnipath Scheme all other castes of India are recruited .[8][9][10]

Battalions

Jat Regiment having a size of 27 Battalions in Indian Army. Numerous battalions of the Jat Regiment, including the 14th Murray's Jat Lancers, fought in the First World War.

Regimental battalions

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Commemorative stamp celebrating the Jat Regiment in uniforms of the regiment, past and present

The Jat regiment has 25 regular battalions, 4 Rastriya Rifles battalions and 2 territorial army battalions, as of August 2020.[11][12]

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Gallantry awards

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Battle honours

Pre-1947

Post-1947

[13]

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

George Cross

Maha Vir Chakra

Vir Chakra

  • Brig. Umesh Singh Bawa, 17 Jat, Kargil 1999
  • Lt. Col Raj Kumar Suri, 4 Jat, 1971 war[20]
  • Maj. Sukhpal Singh, 4 Jat, 1971 war [21]
  • Maj. Harish Chandra Sharma, 4 Jat 1971 war[22]
  • Maj. Narain Singh, 4 Jat 1971 war[23]
  • Maj. Deepak Rampal, 17 Jat, Kargil 1999
  • Havildar Kumar Singh Sogarwal, 17 Jat, Kargil 1999
  • Havildar Shish Ram Gill, 8 Jat, Kargil 1999
  • Lance Havildar Ganga Dhar, 4 JAT, 1971 [24]
  • Sep Dharajit Singh Chahar, 4 Jat, 1988
  • Sub (later Capt.) Pahlad Singh, 2 Jat, 1971 war

[25]

  • Sub Brijendra Singh, 4 Jat, 1971 war[26]

Ashok Chakra

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Others

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The Jat Regiment marching contingent passes through the Rajpath. The Ragiment contingent was adjudged as " Best Marching Contingent " in the year of 1974, 2007 & 2021 in New Delhi
  • The Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar – 2010 (Organisation Category) was awarded to 21st Battalion, the Jat Regiment.[29]
  • The launch of the 'Maujiram helpline' by the Jat Regiment Centre in June 2013.[30]

Battles fought

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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 Somnath Gates, which had been looted from India by the Afghans and hung at the tomb of Sultan Mahmud II.[31] 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.[citation needed]

In 1965 India-Pakistan War, 3 soldiers from Jat regiment under Lt Col (now Brig Retd) Desmond Hayde on 1 September and then again on 21–22 September, crossed the Ichhogil Canal and in the Battle of Dograi captured Dograi right up to Batapore-Attocke Awan, 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][33]

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