82nd Punjabis The 82nd Punjabis was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army . It was raised in 1788 , as the 29th Madras Battalion . It was designated as the 82nd Punjabis in 1903 and became the 5th Battalion 1st Punjab Regiment in 1922 . In 1947 , it was allocated to the Pakistan Army , where it continues to exist as 4th Battalion The Punjab Regiment . Early History . The regiment had its antecedents in the old Madras Army of the British East India Company , which was largely responsible for the British conquest of south and central India . Captain James Dalrymple at Ellore in November 1788 , as the 29th Madras Battalion . Next year , it took part in the Third Mysore War . In 1799 , it took part in the Seringapatam . Four years later , it was engaged in the Second Mahratta War , while in 1824 , it moved to Burma to take part in the First Burma War . It returned to Burma in 1890 , and was engaged in the pacification of Upper Burma following the Third Anglo - Burmese War . In 1903 , the regiment , now designated as the 22nd Madras Infantry , was reconstituted with Punjabi Muslims , Sikhs and Hindu Jat s . As a result of the reforms brought about in the Indian Army by Lord Kitchener , all Madras units had 60 added to their numbers , and the regiment ' s designation was changed to 82nd Punjabis . On the outbreak of the First World War in 1914 , the 82nd Punjabis were serving on the North West Frontier of India . In January 1916 , they were dispatched to Mesopotamia , where they were engaged in the desperate British efforts to relieve the besieged garrison at Kut al Amara . The regiment suffered 223 casualties in the Battle of Dujaila Redoubt . In January 1917 , it fought in the Battle of the Hai Salient and then took part in the British advance towards Baghdad . In the fierce fighting at Shumran , while crossing the River Tigris , the regiment again suffered heavy casualties . After capture of Baghdad on 15 March , the 82nd Punjabis remained employed on guard duties , first at Baghdad , and then on the Persian frontier . They returned home in February 1919 , and later that year , participated in the Third Afghan War . Subsequent History . After the First World War , the 82nd Punjabis were grouped with the 62nd , 66th , 76th and 84th Punjabis , and the 1st Brahmans to form the 1st Punjab Regiment in 1922 . The battalion was redesignated as 5th Battalion 1st Punjab Regiment . During the Second World War , 5 / 1st Punjab fought in the Burmese Campaign . After the Japanese invasion of Burma , the battalion fought in a number of rear - guard actions , as the British retreated a thousand miles to India . In 1944 , it fought in the Second Arakan Campaign , and then took part in the Reconquest of Burma . After the war , the battalion was sent to Japan as part of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force . In 1947 , the 1st Punjab Regiment was allocated to Pakistan Army . In 1956 , it was merged with the 14th , 15th and 16th Punjab Regiment s to form one large Punjab Regiment , and 5 / 1st Punjab was redesignated as 4 Punjab . During the 1965 Indo - Pakistan War , the battalion fought at Suleimanki , while in the 1971 war , it again distinguished itself in the Battle of Chhamb .