They were then used in the punitive expedition in the Beni Boo Ali campaign in 1821, against the pirates in Eastern Arabia and the Persian Gulf.

The regiment was involved in the Siege of Kahun next during the First Afghan War.

In World War I the regiment was attached to the 6th (Poona) Division in the Mesopotamian campaign.

After a string of earlier successes, the 6th Division was delivered a setback at the Battle of Ctesiphon and forced to withdraw back to Kut.

After independence they were one of the regiments allocated to the Indian Army.