26th Punjabis

26th Punjabis
Active1857 - todate
CountryBritish India now in Pakistan
BranchArmy
TypeInfantry
Size2 Battalion of 15 Punjab Regiment Group
Motto(s)SARBAKAF
Regimental ColoursRed and Buff
Anniversaries15 June
EngagementsIndian Mutiny 1857–58
Bhutan War 1864–66
Second Afghan War 1878–80
Third Anglo-Burmese War 1885–87
Chinese Revolution of 1911
First World War 1914–18 Second World 1941-45
Commanders
Colonel of
the Regiment
Col (R) Malik Naeem Ullah Khan

The 26th Punjabis was an infantry Regiment of the British Indian Army. It was raised on 15 June 1857 at Peshawar, as the 18th Regiment of Punjab Infantry. It was designated as the 26th Punjabis in 1903 and became 2nd Battalion of 15th Punjab Regiment Group in 1922. In 1947, it was allocated to the Pakistan Army, where it continues to exist as 10th Battalion The Punjab Regiment.