124th Duchess of Connaught ' s Own Baluchistan Infantry The 124th Duchess of Connaught ' s Own Baluchistan Infantry was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army raised in 1820 as the 2nd ( Marine ) Battalion 12th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry . It was designated as the 124th Duchess of Connaught ' s Own Baluchistan Infantry in 1903 and became 1st Battalion 10th Baluch Regiment in 1922 . In 1947 , it was allocated to Pakistan Army , where it continues to exist as 6th Battalion of The Baloch Regiment . Early History . The regiment was raised in June 1820 at Bombay as the 2nd ( Marine ) Battalion 12th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry by Captain Deschamps . In 1824 , it was designated as the 24th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry . On 19 January 1839 , it stormed and captured the city of Aden as part of a punitive expedition sent to rid the area of pirates . During the Indian Rebellion of 1857 - 58 , the regiment , under the command of Major WG Duncan , operated in Central India against the Marathas led by Tatya Tope and the Rani of Jhansi . In December 1857 , it joined the Central India Field Force and during the next six months , fought in several major engagements , including the storming of the fortress of Rahatgarh , the Relief of Saugor , the capture of Jhansi and the Battle of Kalpi , where the Mahratta Army was decisively defeated . It remained employed in mopping up operations till 15 December 1858 . During the campaign , it suffered a total of 52 casualties . In 1879 - 80 , it participated in the Second Afghan War , where it was deployed on the line of communication . In 1891 , the regiment was localized to the Province of Baluchistan and reconstituted with Balochis , Brahuis , Pathans and Punjabi Muslims . It adopted uniform of drab colour with red trousers and its designation was changed to 24th ( Baluchistan ) Regiment of Bombay Infantry . In 1895 , the Duchess of Connaught was appointed the Colonel - in - Chief of the regiment . In 1896 , it was dispatched to British East Africa under the command of Lieutenant Colonel AA Pearson to suppress a rebellion in areas now forming Kenya . In 1901 , the regiment ' s designation was changed to 24th ( Duchess of Connaught ' s Own ) Baluchistan Infantry . Subsequent to the reforms brought about in the Indian Army by Lord Kitchener in 1903 , all former Bombay Army units had 100 added to their numbers . Consequently , the regiment ' s designation was changed to 124th Duchess of Connaught ' s Own Baluchistan Infantry and it was delocalized from Baluchistan . On the outbreak of the First World War , the regiment was sent to Persia in 1916 , where it raised a second battalion later that year . The 2nd Battalion served with great gallantry in the Mesopotamian Campaign , where it fought in the Battles of Khudaira Bend , Jebel Hamrin and Tikrit . In 1918 , it proceeded to Palestine and took part in the Battle of Megiddo , which led to the annihilation of Turkish Army in Palestine . In the meantime , a third battalion was raised in 1917 , which served in South Persia and later , in the Third Afghan War of 1919 and during the Arab uprising in Iraq in 1920 . The 1st Battalion also served in the Third Afghan War . During the First World War , the three battalions of 124th DCO Baluchistan Infantry suffered a total of 1179 casualties including 459 killed or died of disease . Subsequent History . In 1921 , the 3 / 124th DCO Baluchistan Infantry was disbanded , while the remaining two battalions were grouped with four other Baluch battalions : 126th Baluchistan Infantry , 127th Queen Mary ' s Own Baluch Light Infantry , 129th Duke of Connaught ' s Own Baluchis and the 130th King George ' s Own Baluchis ( Jacob ' s Rifles ) , to form the 10th Baluch Regiment in 1922 . The 1 / 124th DCO Baluchistan Infantry became the 1st Battalion and 2 / 124th DCO Baluchistan Infantry the 10th ( Training ) Battalion of the new regiment . During the Second World War , 1 / 10th Baluch ( DCO ) served in Iran , Iraq , Syria and Lebanon . In 1943 , the 10th Battalion became the 10th Baluch Regimental Centre . In 1945 , the 10th Baluch Regiment lost its number and became The Baluch Regiment . On the Partition of India in 1947 , it was allocated to Pakistan Army . In 1956 , on the merger of 8th Punjab and Bahawalpur Regiment s with the Baluch Regiment , 1 Baluch was redesignated as 6 Baluch ( now 6 Baloch ) . During the Indo - Pakistan War of 1965 , the battalion served in the Rann of Kutch and Kasur Sectors .