Hindoostan was a battle honour awarded to the following regiments of the British Army for their service during the conquest of British India between 1780 and 1823:
- 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars
- 17th (Leicestershire) Regiment of Foot, later the Royal Leicestershire Regiment
- 36th (Herefordshire) Regiment of Foot, later 2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment
- 52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot, later 2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
- 71st (Highland) Regiment of Foot, later 1st Battalion, Highland Light Infantry
- 72nd (Highland) Regiment of Foot, later 1st Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders
- 76th (Hindoostan) Regiment of Foot, later 2nd Battalion, The Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding)
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Allama zameer Akhtar: Imam Hussain(a.s) and Indians{Hindus}
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Norman, C.B.: Battle Honours Of The British Army, From Tangier, 1662, To The Commencement Of The Reign Of King Edward VII. John Murray 1911.
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