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Founded | 1980[1] |
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Branch |
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Role | Armoured |
Size | Regiment |
Part of | Pakistan Armoured Corps |
Regimental centre | Nowshera, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
Anniversaries | 10 September |
Battle honours | Asal Uttar (Khem Karan)[2][3] |
The 4th Cavalry is an armoured regiment of the Pakistan Army. It was previously a regular cavalry regiment of the British Indian Army. The regiment suffered heavy losses as part of the 1st Armoured Division in the Battle of Asal Uttar during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.[4] It was raised again in 1980.
The unit is equipped with T-80UD tanks.[5]
Battles[]
See also[]
- 4th Cavalry (India), a former regiment of the British Indian Army
- 4th Horse (Hodson's Horse), an armoured regiment of the Indian Army
References[]
- ↑ "Regiments and Corps of the Pakistan Army 1999". 17 July 2006. http://regiments.org/regiments/southasia/lists/pa1999.htm.
- ↑ "Armoured Corps:History". Pakistan Army. https://www.pakistanarmy.gov.pk/Armoured-corps.php.
- ↑ Longer, V. (1981). Forefront for Ever: The History of the Mahar Regiment. Mahar Regimental Centre. p. 147. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Forefront_for_Ever/gAceAAAAMAAJ.
- ↑ Verghese, B. G. (1965). India Answers Pakistan. Times of India. https://www.google.com/books/edition/India_Answers_Pakistan/oGpXAAAAMAAJ.
- ↑ Tariq, Sardar Muhammad; Raja, Asif Jehangir. "Spirits Rekindled – Joint Staff Pakistan Day Parade - 2015". https://www.hilal.gov.pk/eng-article/detail/MTI3OQ==.html.
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