Jacob’s Rifles

E811909

infantry regiment regiment of the British Indian Army

Jacob’s Rifles was a distinguished regiment of the British Indian Army, renowned for its service on the North-West Frontier and its role in key 19th-century campaigns in Afghanistan.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	infantry regiment ⓘ regiment of the British Indian Army ⓘ
activeInConflict	19th-century frontier campaigns ⓘ Afghan campaigns ⓘ North-West Frontier campaigns NERFINISHED ⓘ
allegiance	British Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	British Empire in India NERFINISHED ⓘ Sind Frontier Force NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	British India ⓘ
duty	campaign service in Afghanistan ⓘ frontier policing ⓘ
era	19th century ⓘ
ethnicComposition	largely local recruits from frontier regions ⓘ
garrison	Sindh NERFINISHED ⓘ
militaryBranch	British Indian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
militaryTradition	frontier warfare ⓘ
namedAfter	John Jacob NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableCommander	John Jacob NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	operations along the North-West Frontier ⓘ service in key 19th-century campaigns in Afghanistan ⓘ
partOf	Bombay Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
reputation	distinguished service on the North-West Frontier ⓘ highly regarded frontier regiment ⓘ
role	expeditionary operations in Afghanistan ⓘ frontier defense ⓘ
serviceBranchType	light infantry ⓘ
theatreOfOperations	Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ North-West Frontier NERFINISHED ⓘ
uniformType	rifle regiment uniform ⓘ
weaponType	rifles ⓘ

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Battle of Maiwand → notableUnit → Jacob’s Rifles ⓘ