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|unit_name=91 Field Regiment (Asal Uttar)
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|dates= 1963 – present
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'''91 Field Regiment (Asal Uttar)''' is part of the [[Regiment of Artillery (India)|Regiment of Artillery]] of the [[Indian Army]].

== Formation ==
91 Field Regiment was raised as '''91 Mountain Composite (Towed) Regiment''' on 15 April 1963 at [[Ambala Cantonment]] under the command of Lieutenant Colonel (later Colonel) PR Jesus, SM.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.thequint.com/news/india/battle-of-asal-uttar-indo-pak-war-65-how-jesus-fought-for-india#read-more|title= Battle of Asal Uttar, Indo-Pak War ’65: How Jesus Fought for India|date=2019-08-27|access-date=2021-06-16}}</ref> It was equipped with three batteries of [[QF 3.7-inch mountain howitzer|3.7-inch mountain howitzers]] and one battery of [[120 Krh/40|120 mm Tampella mortars]].<ref name="Khullar 2017">{{cite book|last=Khullar|first=Darshan |title= Themes of Glory: Indian Artillery in War|date=2017|publisher= VIJ Books (India) Pty Ltd|isbn= 978-9385563973|page=}}</ref> The regiment was later converted to a ‘medium regiment’ and is presently a ‘field regiment’.
==Class composition==
The unit is a ‘Single Class’ regiment composed entirely of [[Rajput]] gunners.
==Operations==
[[File:91 Field 1971 Swarnim Vijay Varsh Celebration.jpg|thumb|A ceremony held in May 2021 to mark the Golden Jubilee of the 1971 Indo Pakistan War. The ‘war trophy’ can be seen in the foreground.]]
;[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]]:

The regiment took part in Operation Ablaze and Operation Riddle during the 1965 war. The regiment was deployed near Manawala village in [[Khemkaran|Khem Karan]] Sector. It was part of the 4 Mountain Artillery Brigade (under Brigadier Jhanda Singh Sandhu) of [[4th Infantry Division (India)|4 Mountain Division]] (under Major General Gurbaksh Singh).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/a-quiet-general-goes-to-war/story-iUXKWFDHdthIetv51rxo5J.html|title=A quiet General goes to war|date=2012-09-18|access-date=2021-06-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Singh|first=Jogindar|title=Behind the Scene: An Analysis of India's Military Operations, 1947-1971|year=1993|publisher=Lancer Publishers|isbn=978-1897829202|page=152}}</ref> On the night of 07 September 1965, the gun position of the regiment was raided by the enemy. In spite of being heavily outnumbered, the regiment held its ground and the raid was repulsed after a deadly fight lasting two hours. On 08 September, the gun position was heavily shelled by the [[Pakistan Army Artillery Corps|Pakistani artillery]] and later rocketed, bombed and [[Strafing|strafed]] by the [[North American F-86 Sabre|Sabre]] jets of the [[Pakistan Air Force|Pakistani Air Force]]. On the night of 09 September, the regiment faced an infantry attack supported by a squadron each of [[M24 Chaffee|Chaffee]] and [[Patton tank|Patton]] tanks. In this action, the guns were pulled out from their gun pits and the enemy tanks were engaged by direct firing, leading to destruction / damage to 14 tanks. The regiment lost one [[Junior commissioned officer|JCO]] and three [[Other ranks (UK)|ORs]] in the action. The regiment joined the main battle in the sector on 10 September. It fired more than 2000 rounds in one night in support of the infantry. On 13 September, Captain VN Bhatia captured a Pakistani [[armoured personnel carrier]] and bought it back intact.<ref name="Khullar 2017"/><ref name="91MedAPOcover">{{cite web|url=https://samsshopping.com/product/91-medium-regiment/|title=91 Field Regiment Golden Jubilee Cover|date=2013-09-07|access-date=2021-06-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiastrategic.in/topstories4047_Khem_Karan_What_a_Victory.htm|title=Khem Karan: What a Victory!|date=2015-09-01|access-date=2021-06-17}}</ref>

For its gallant efforts, the regiment was awarded the [[Battle honour|Honour Title]] of “[[Battle of Asal Uttar|Asal Uttar]]”. In commemoration of the valiant action, the regiment was awarded a 3.7 inch howitzer as a ‘[[war trophy]]’ on 28 September 1989 by the then General Officer Commanding (GOC) of 24 Infantry Division – Major General Surinder Singh, AVSM. The war trophy has since been kept in the regimental [[quarter guard]] and symbolises the heroic heritage of the regiment.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sainiksamachar.nic.in/englisharchives/2015/dec01-15/h9.htm|title=Prime Minister Visits Vajra Corps|date=2015-12-01|access-date=2021-06-17}}</ref><ref name="Mukherjee">{{cite web|url=https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/203255/5/chapter%203.pdf|title=Anjan Mukherjee in Evolution of Indian Artillery and its Impact on India's Comprehensive Military Power, chapter II, Page 106|access-date=2021-06-17}}</ref>
;Other operations
The regiment has also taken part in the following operations -<ref name="91MedAPOcover"/>
* [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]: Operation Cactus Lily
* [[Operation Brasstacks|Operation Trident]]
* Operation Rakshak
* Operation Kasba
* [[2001–02 India–Pakistan standoff|Operation Parakram]]
* [[Operation Meghdoot]]
==Honours and Awards==
The regiment has the won the following honours -<ref name="91MedAPOcover"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=JQ6iFXNiraFSAEnZVwZZIw==&ParentID=Ono+Oq6fBA1WZAhKFXqO/A==|title=COAS Commendation Card|date=|access-date=2021-06-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://static.pib.gov.in/WriteReadData/userfiles/FINAL%20COAS%20CC%20as%20on%2014%20Aug%2019%20(3).pdf|title=List of personnel being awarded Chief Of Army Staff Commendation on the occasion of Independence Day-2019|date=2019-08-01|access-date=2021-06-17}}</ref>
* Honour title – Asal Uttar
* [[Sena Medal]] – 2
* [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|Param Vishisht Seva Medal (PVSM)]] – 1
* COAS Commendation Card – 7
* VCOAS Commendation Card – 3
* GOC-in-C Commendation Card – 7
==See also==
[[List of regiments of the Indian Army#Artillery|List of artillery regiments of Indian Army]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1963]]
[[Category:Artillery regiments of the Indian Army after 1947]]

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