4th Cavalry (Pakistan) explained

Unit Name:4th Cavalry
Start Date:1980[1]
Country: Pakistan
Role:Armoured
Size:Regiment
Command Structure:Pakistan Armoured Corps
Garrison:Nowshera, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Garrison Label:Regimental centre
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.The regiment is famous for its old history and war achievements.[4] It was raised again in 1980.

The unit is equipped with T-80UD tanks.[5]

Battles

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Regiments and Corps of the Pakistan Army 1999 . 17 July 2006 . Regiments.org . https://web.archive.org/web/20070816200957/http://regiments.org/regiments/southasia/lists/pa1999.htm . 16 August 2007.
  2. Web site: Armoured Corps:History . 2 December 2022 . Pakistan Army . https://web.archive.org/web/20221202164654/https://www.pakistanarmy.gov.pk/Armoured-corps.php . 2 December 2022.
  3. Book: Longer, V. . Forefront for Ever: The History of the Mahar Regiment . 147 . 1981 . Mahar Regimental Centre.
  4. Book: Verghese, B. G. . India Answers Pakistan . 1965 . Times of India.
  5. Web site: Spirits Rekindled – Joint Staff Pakistan Day Parade - 2015 . Tariq . Sardar Muhammad . Asif Jehangir . Raja . Hilal: The Pakistan Armed Forces Magazine . 9 December 2022.