The PBG fought in all the main battles of the First Sikh War and earned four Battle Honours. During the 1857 Great Mutiny, Lord Canning asked the Indian officers and other ranks to serve without arms as a precautionary measure, which they did in good faith. With their loyalty established, the Bodyguard later escorted Lord Canning to the grand Durbar at Allahabad where on 1 Nov 1858, it was proclaimed that India would be governed by the British Crown, and the title of Viceroy was conferred on the Governor General.