26th Jacob ' s Mountain Battery The 26th Jacob ' s Mountain Battery was an artillery unit of the British Indian Army . It was raised in 1843 as the 10th Company Golandauze 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 1st ( SP ) Medium Regiment , Artillery . History . The battery was raised in 1843 as the 10th Company Golandauze Battalion Bombay Foot Artillery . The Golandauze Battalion had been raised in 1826 and 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 . 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 . 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 . 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 1st Mountain Regiment , Royal Pakistan Artillery . The battery fought in the Kashmir War of 1948 . In 1954 , Jacob ’ s Battery was affiliated with the Baluch Regiment due to its old links and common origins with the Jacob ’ s Rifles . In 1957 , the battery was equipped with 105 mm Self Propelled Field guns and the 1st Mountain Regiment was re - designated as the 1st ( 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 . In 1980 , it was re - equipped with medium guns . 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 .