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The '''26th Jacob's Mountain Battery''' was an artillery battery of the [[British Indian Army]]. To honour the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Indian they took part in the [[Rawalpindi Parade 1905]]. It served in [[World War I]]. Guns of the 26th were the first British Empire artillery to open fire in the Middle East in World War I, on 26 January 1915, Qantara (Kantara), against the Turkish advance towards the [[Suez Canal]] during the [[First Suez Offensive]].<ref>Farndale 1988</ref>
The '''26th Jacob's Mountain Battery''' was an artillery unit of the [[British Indian Army]]. The battery can trace its origins back to Golandauze Battalion (1826). In 1843 it became the 10th Company Golandauze<ref>Also spelled as Golandaz. Literally, a ball thrower in Urdu; an artilleryman or a gunner.</ref> Battalion of Bombay Foot Artillery, and became the 26th Jacob's Mountain Battery in 1903. In 1947, it was transferred to the [[Pakistan Army]], where it exists as the 1st Jacob's Battery (Baloch) of The First (SP) Medium Regiment Artillery (Frontier Force).<ref name="Ahmad 2010">Ahmad, Lt Col RN. (2010). ''Battle Honours of the Baloch Regiment''. Abbottabad: The Baloch Regimental Centre.</ref>
In the [[Gallipoli Campaign]] as part of the [[Indian Expeditionary Force G]]. Together with the [[21st Kohat Mountain Battery (Frontier Force)]] in the [[7th Indian Mountain Brigade]]. They later served in the [[Mesopotamia Campaign]], with the [[13th (Western) Division]].


==Previous names==
==History==
The battery was raised in 1826 and renamed as the 10th Company Golandauze Battalion Bombay Foot Artillery in 1843. The Golandauze Battalion was the first native artillery unit of the [[Bombay Army]]. The gunners were dressed in blue uniforms with red facings. The manpower consisted of Muslims, [[Maratha]]s and Purbeeas.<ref> "Men of the east": from United Provinces and Bihar.</ref> In 1846, the Golandauze Battalion was split into two, and the battery was re-designated as the 3rd Company 4th Battalion Bombay Foot Artillery. During the Great [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]], the battery mutinied at [[Shikarpur, Pakistan|Shikarpur]] and was disbanded. In 1862, it was re-raised and in 1864, it was re-designated as No. 2 Company Bombay Native Artillery. Meanwhile, in 1858, General [[John Jacob (British army officer)|John Jacob]] raised a unit of mountain artillery in [[Jacobabad]], [[Sindh]], called the Jacobabad Mountain Train for service on the Sindh frontier. The Jacobabad Mountain Train was manned by men of [[130th Baluchis|Jacob's Rifles]]. In 1876, the guns of Jacobabad Mountain Train were taken over by No. 2 Company Bombay Native Artillery, which was re-designated as the No. 2 Bombay Mountain Battery.<ref name="Cadell, Sir Patrick 1938">Cadell, Sir Patrick. (1938). ''History of the Bombay Army''. Longmans & Green.</ref><ref>Ahmed, Maj Gen Rafiuddin. (2000). ''History of the Baloch Regiment 1939–1956''. Abbottabad: The Baloch Regimental Centre.</ref>
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*10th Company of the Golandaz Battalion, Bombay Foot Artillery - 1843

*3rd Company, 4th Battalion, Bombay Foot Artillery - 1846
The Jacob's Battery saw service on the [[Military history of the North-West Frontier|Northwest Frontier of India]] and fought in the [[Second Afghan War]] of 1878–80. It also took part in the [[Lushai Expedition#Aftermath|Lushai Expedition]] of 1889 and served in [[Burma]] from 1889 to 1893 where it took part in operations against the [[Shan people|Shans]] and [[Kachin people|Kachins]]. In 1890, the battery was designated as No. 6 (Bombay) Mountain Battery, becoming Jullundur Mountain Battery in 1901 and 26th Jacob's Mountain Battery in 1903.<ref name="Cadell, Sir Patrick 1938"/>
*No. 3 Company, Bombay Golandaz Battalion - 1862

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*No. 2 Company, Bombay Native Artillery - 1863
During the [[First World War]], the 26th Jacob's Mountain Battery fought with great distinction at [[Gallipoli Campaign|Gallipoli]], [[First Suez Offensive|Egypt]], [[Mesopotamian Campaign|Mesopotamia]] and [[Persian campaign (World War I)|Persia]]. After the war, it again saw service on the Northwest Frontier. During the [[Second World War]], it fought in the [[Burma Campaign]] as part of the [[17th Infantry Division (India)|17th Indian Division]]. In 1944, it became an exclusively Punjabi Muslim unit. In 1947, it was transferred to the Pakistan Army, where it became the senior battery of 1 Mountain Regiment, Royal Pakistan Artillery. The battery fought in the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Kashmir War]] of 1948.<ref>Graham, Brig Gen CAL. (1957). ''The History of the Indian Mountain Artillery''. Aldershot: Gale & Polden.</ref>
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*No. 2 Bombay Mountain Battery - 1876

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*No. 6 (Bombay) Mountain Battery - 1889
In 1954, Jacob's Battery was affiliated with the [[Baloch Regiment|Baluch Regiment]] due to its old links and common origins with the Jacob's Rifles.<ref name="Ahmad 2010"/> In 1957, the battery was equipped with 105 mm Self Propelled Field guns and the 1st Mountain Regiment was re-designated as the 1 (SP) Field Regiment, Artillery. The regiment fought gallantly in the [[Battle of Chawinda]] during the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]]. In the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]], the regiment served in the Zafarwal Sector.<ref>Refaqat, Lt Col Syed. (1968). ''The First in Peace & War: An Account of the Actions of 1 (SP) Field Regiment, Artillery During 1965 War with India''. Islamabad: Printing Corporation of Pakistan.</ref><ref>Riza, Maj Gen Shaukat. (1980). ''Izzat O Iqbal: History of Pakistan Artillery (1947–1971)''. Nowshera: School of Artillery.</ref> In 1980, it was re-equipped with M109A2 self-propelled medium guns.<ref name="Ahmad 2010"/>
*the Jullundur Mountain Battery - 1901<ref>''Quarterly Indian Army List'', p.975</ref>

==Battle honours==
Afghanistan 1878–80, Suez Canal, Egypt 1915–16, Mesopotamia 1916–18, Persia 1918, Anzac, Landing at Anzac, Defence of Anzac, Suvla, Sari Bair, Gallipoli 1915.<ref name="Ahmad 2010"/><ref>Rodger, Alexander. (2003). ''Battle Honours of the British Empire and Commonwealth Land Forces 1662–1991''. Ramsbury: The Crowood Press.</ref>

==Genealogy==
*1843 – 10th Company Golandauze Battalion Bombay Foot Artillery[[File:The Bombay Artillery 1890.jpg|thumb|right|The Bombay Artillery. Chromolithograph by H Bunnett, c. 1890.|210px]]
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*1846 – 3rd Company 4th Battalion Bombay Foot Artillery
*1857 – Mutinied at Shikarpur and disbanded
*1862 – Re-raised
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*1864 – No. 2 Company Bombay Native Artillery
*1876 – No. 2 Mountain Battery, Bombay Artillery (amalgamation of No. 2 Company Bombay Native Artillery & Jacobabad Mountain Train – raised 1858)
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*1876 – No. 2 Bombay Mountain Battery
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*1890 – No. 6 (Bombay) Mountain Battery
*1901 – Jullundur Mountain Battery
*1903 – 26th Jacob's Mountain Battery
*1920 – 26th Jacob's Pack Battery
*1921 – 106th (Jacob's) Pack Battery
*1922 – 106th (Jacob's) Pack Battery (How)<ref>Howitzer</ref>
*1924 – 106th (Jacob's) Pack Battery, Royal Artillery (How)
*1927 – 6th (Jacob's) Indian Mountain Battery, Royal Artillery (How)
*1928 – 6th (Jacob's) Mountain Battery, Royal Artillery (How)
*1939 – 6th (Jacob's) Mountain Battery, Indian Artillery
*1942 – 6th (Jacob's) Indian Mountain Battery, Indian Artillery
*1945 – 6th (Jacob's) Indian Mountain Battery, Royal Indian Artillery
*1947 – 1st (Jacob's) Mountain Battery, Royal Pakistan Artillery
*1954 – 1st (Jacob's) Mountain Battery, Royal Pakistan Artillery (Baluch)
*1956 – 1st (Jacob's) Mountain Battery, Artillery (Baluch)
*1957 – 1st Jacob's (SP) Field Battery, Artillery (Baluch)
*1980 – 1st Jacob's (SP) Medium Battery, Artillery (Baluch)
*1991 – 1st Jacob's (SP) Medium Battery, [[Pakistan Army Artillery Corps|Artillery (Baloch)]]<ref name="Ahmad 2010"/>

==Affiliations and alliances==
* {{flag icon|Pakistan}} The [[Baloch Regiment]]


==References==
==References==
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*Army Headquarters, India. (1919). ''Quarterly Indian Army List January 1919''. Calcutta
*General Sir Martin Farndale, [http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1870114051 "History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery. The Forgotten Fronts and the Home Base, 1914-18". London : The Royal Artillery Institution, 1988] ISBN 1-870114-05-1
*{{cite book|last=Rinaldi|first=Richard A|year=2008|title=Order of Battle British Army 1914|publisher=Ravi Rikhye|isbn=0-9776072-8-3}}
*{{cite book|last=Sharma|first=Gautam|year=1990|title=Valour and sacrifice: famous regiments of the Indian Army|publisher=Allied Publishers|isbn=81-7023-140-X}}
*{{cite book|last=Sumner|first=Ian||title=The Indian Army 1914-1947|year=2001|publisher=Osprey Publishing|isbn=1-84176-196-6}}
*Moberly, F.J. (1923). ''Official History of the War: Mesopotamia Campaign'', Imperial War Museum. ISBN 1-870423-30-5

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Latest revision as of 01:12, 6 July 2024

26th Jacob's Mountain Battery
Active1826 – Present
CountryUnited Kingdom British India (1826–1947)
Pakistan Pakistan (1947 – Present)
BranchBritish Raj British Indian Army
 Pakistan Army
SizeBattery
Part ofPakistan Army Artillery Corps
UniformBlue; faced red
EngagementsSecond Afghan War 1878–80
Pacification of Upper Burma 1889–93
First World War (Egypt, Gallipoli, Mesopotamia, Persia) 1914–18
Second World War (Burma) 1939–45
Kashmir War 1948
Indo-Pakistan War 1965
Indo-Pakistan War 1971

The 26th Jacob's Mountain Battery was an artillery unit of the British Indian Army. The battery can trace its origins back to Golandauze Battalion (1826). In 1843 it became the 10th Company Golandauze[1] Battalion of Bombay Foot Artillery, and became the 26th Jacob's Mountain Battery in 1903. In 1947, it was transferred to the Pakistan Army, where it exists as the 1st Jacob's Battery (Baloch) of The First (SP) Medium Regiment Artillery (Frontier Force).[2]

History

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The battery was raised in 1826 and renamed as the 10th Company Golandauze Battalion Bombay Foot Artillery in 1843. The Golandauze Battalion was the first native artillery unit of the Bombay Army. The gunners were dressed in blue uniforms with red facings. The manpower consisted of Muslims, Marathas and Purbeeas.[3] In 1846, the Golandauze Battalion was split into two, and the battery was re-designated as the 3rd Company 4th Battalion Bombay Foot Artillery. During the Great Indian Rebellion of 1857, the battery mutinied at Shikarpur and was disbanded. In 1862, it was re-raised and in 1864, it was re-designated as No. 2 Company Bombay Native Artillery. Meanwhile, in 1858, General John Jacob raised a unit of mountain artillery in Jacobabad, Sindh, called the Jacobabad Mountain Train for service on the Sindh frontier. The Jacobabad Mountain Train was manned by men of Jacob's Rifles. In 1876, the guns of Jacobabad Mountain Train were taken over by No. 2 Company Bombay Native Artillery, which was re-designated as the No. 2 Bombay Mountain Battery.[4][5]

The Jacob's Battery saw service on the Northwest Frontier of India and fought in the Second Afghan War of 1878–80. It also took part in the Lushai Expedition of 1889 and served in Burma from 1889 to 1893 where it took part in operations against the Shans and Kachins. In 1890, the battery was designated as No. 6 (Bombay) Mountain Battery, becoming Jullundur Mountain Battery in 1901 and 26th Jacob's Mountain Battery in 1903.[4]

During the First World War, the 26th Jacob's Mountain Battery fought with great distinction at Gallipoli, Egypt, Mesopotamia and Persia. After the war, it again saw service on the Northwest Frontier. During the Second World War, it fought in the Burma Campaign as part of the 17th Indian Division. In 1944, it became an exclusively Punjabi Muslim unit. In 1947, it was transferred to the Pakistan Army, where it became the senior battery of 1 Mountain Regiment, Royal Pakistan Artillery. The battery fought in the Kashmir War of 1948.[6]

In 1954, Jacob's Battery was affiliated with the Baluch Regiment due to its old links and common origins with the Jacob's Rifles.[2] In 1957, the battery was equipped with 105 mm Self Propelled Field guns and the 1st Mountain Regiment was re-designated as the 1 (SP) Field Regiment, Artillery. The regiment fought gallantly in the Battle of Chawinda during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. In the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, the regiment served in the Zafarwal Sector.[7][8] In 1980, it was re-equipped with M109A2 self-propelled medium guns.[2]

Battle honours

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Afghanistan 1878–80, Suez Canal, Egypt 1915–16, Mesopotamia 1916–18, Persia 1918, Anzac, Landing at Anzac, Defence of Anzac, Suvla, Sari Bair, Gallipoli 1915.[2][9]

Genealogy

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  • 1843 – 10th Company Golandauze Battalion Bombay Foot Artillery
    The Bombay Artillery. Chromolithograph by H Bunnett, c. 1890.
  • 1846 – 3rd Company 4th Battalion Bombay Foot Artillery
  • 1857 – Mutinied at Shikarpur and disbanded
  • 1862 – Re-raised
  • 1864 – No. 2 Company Bombay Native Artillery
  • 1876 – No. 2 Mountain Battery, Bombay Artillery (amalgamation of No. 2 Company Bombay Native Artillery & Jacobabad Mountain Train – raised 1858)
  • 1876 – No. 2 Bombay Mountain Battery
  • 1890 – No. 6 (Bombay) Mountain Battery
  • 1901 – Jullundur Mountain Battery
  • 1903 – 26th Jacob's Mountain Battery
  • 1920 – 26th Jacob's Pack Battery
  • 1921 – 106th (Jacob's) Pack Battery
  • 1922 – 106th (Jacob's) Pack Battery (How)[10]
  • 1924 – 106th (Jacob's) Pack Battery, Royal Artillery (How)
  • 1927 – 6th (Jacob's) Indian Mountain Battery, Royal Artillery (How)
  • 1928 – 6th (Jacob's) Mountain Battery, Royal Artillery (How)
  • 1939 – 6th (Jacob's) Mountain Battery, Indian Artillery
  • 1942 – 6th (Jacob's) Indian Mountain Battery, Indian Artillery
  • 1945 – 6th (Jacob's) Indian Mountain Battery, Royal Indian Artillery
  • 1947 – 1st (Jacob's) Mountain Battery, Royal Pakistan Artillery
  • 1954 – 1st (Jacob's) Mountain Battery, Royal Pakistan Artillery (Baluch)
  • 1956 – 1st (Jacob's) Mountain Battery, Artillery (Baluch)
  • 1957 – 1st Jacob's (SP) Field Battery, Artillery (Baluch)
  • 1980 – 1st Jacob's (SP) Medium Battery, Artillery (Baluch)
  • 1991 – 1st Jacob's (SP) Medium Battery, Artillery (Baloch)[2]

Affiliations and alliances

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References

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  1. ^ Also spelled as Golandaz. Literally, a ball thrower in Urdu; an artilleryman or a gunner.
  2. ^ a b c d e Ahmad, Lt Col RN. (2010). Battle Honours of the Baloch Regiment. Abbottabad: The Baloch Regimental Centre.
  3. ^ "Men of the east": from United Provinces and Bihar.
  4. ^ a b Cadell, Sir Patrick. (1938). History of the Bombay Army. Longmans & Green.
  5. ^ Ahmed, Maj Gen Rafiuddin. (2000). History of the Baloch Regiment 1939–1956. Abbottabad: The Baloch Regimental Centre.
  6. ^ Graham, Brig Gen CAL. (1957). The History of the Indian Mountain Artillery. Aldershot: Gale & Polden.
  7. ^ Refaqat, Lt Col Syed. (1968). The First in Peace & War: An Account of the Actions of 1 (SP) Field Regiment, Artillery During 1965 War with India. Islamabad: Printing Corporation of Pakistan.
  8. ^ Riza, Maj Gen Shaukat. (1980). Izzat O Iqbal: History of Pakistan Artillery (1947–1971). Nowshera: School of Artillery.
  9. ^ Rodger, Alexander. (2003). Battle Honours of the British Empire and Commonwealth Land Forces 1662–1991. Ramsbury: The Crowood Press.
  10. ^ Howitzer
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