They were raised as the 25th Punjab Infantry or Hazara Gurkha Battalion in 1858. Their base was Abbottabad and remained so until 1947. This town was founded in 1853 by Major James Abbott, the first British deputy commissioner of Hazara District. It is a hill station situated northeast of Rawalpindi at a height of 4,120 ft. It is still the regimental centre for the Frontier Force of Pakistan.
In 1860 they were at the Palesina camp when it was attacked by 3000 Mahsud tribesmen. The fight only lasted 15 minutes but it was ferocious and caused heavy casualties on both sides. But the kukri prevailed and the tribesmen retreated.
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