In 1845, the unrest, which had begun in Afghanistan spread to the Punjab, to the north-west of the Indian empire. This led to the two Sikh wars of 1845–46 and 1848–49 and the eventual British annexation of the North-West Frontier region.
The Battle of Sobraon was fought between the British and the Khalsa, the Sikh army of the Punjab. The British were victorious and this

became the decisive battle of the 1st Sikh War. Battle Honours were subsequently awarded to the Royal Lincolnshire Regiment (10th Foot), now 2nd Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment (The Poachers).

The Royal Lincolnshire & Royal Anglian Regimental Association
BritishBattles.com: Battle of Sobraon

Next stop, Peterborough. Following on from the success of their homecoming parades in Norwich, Bury St Edmonds and most recently in Great Yarmouth, 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment, The Vikings will soon be marching through the streets of Peterborough. The parade will be followed by a

Remembrance Service in Peterborough Cathedral in honour of the nine members of the Battalion who lost their lives serving their country in Afghanistan.
Lance Corporal Warren Murphy said: "It is a great idea. When crowds of people have turned out in other parades, it has given us a sense that what we were doing in Afghanistan was respected." Too right it was, Warren!
A date for the parade has yet to be set.

Peterborogh Today: Royal Anglians to get a parade fit for heroes

Having already stood a 230 pint round to the guys of the Royal Anglian Regiment when they visited Bury St Edmonds last November, staff at the local brewery have now raised £1,000 for the Regiment's Afghanistan Fund.
Greene King managing director David Elliott said: "This is our way of saying well done to the guys in the Regiment. They have a tough job to do but still managed to visit the brewery on their return and we wanted to help with their vital fundraising."
Cheers, Greene King!

The Publican: Greene King's £1,000 payout to Afghanistan fund...

Soldiers of the 1st Battalion the Royal Anglian Regiment were given a hero's welcome today when they marched through the streets of Great Yarmouth. This was the latest of a series of homecoming parades by the Royal Anglians which have taken place across East Anglia. Just as in Norwich and Bury St Edmonds, thousands lined the streets of Yarmouth to cheer the guys and show their support and respect.
Sgt Chris Holmes said: “We thought there might be a few hundred people but the turnout has been huge. I feel proud that so many came out to see the

boys and show their appreciation for what we have done.”
The Mayor of Great Yarmouth said: "I was filled with immense pride to see the Regiment march through the streets of Great Yarmouth. This was a pride I shared with all the other residents of the Borough, who turned out in such numbers to celebrate the return of our heroes.”
Well done Yarmouth! Well done The Vikings!

BBC:Royal Anglians march

Nominating Captain David Hicks of the Royal Anglian Regiment as his Person of the Year 2007 shows that Gordon Brown can get something right.
"Captain David Hicks, from Wokingham, died in Afghanistan this year, while serving with the Royal Anglian Regiment. Aged just 26, he was already a veteran of Bosnia and Iraq. Through the spring and summer, he commanded fighting patrols deep into enemy territory, always leading from the front. On August 11, as an acting company commander, he was in charge of 50 men in a patrol base near Sangin when it came under Taliban attack. When a rocket-propelled grenade exploded above the patrol base, he received multiple shrapnel wounds. Though five others with wounds were taken out by a Chinook helicopter, he declined and carried on in command of the outpost, even refusing a morphine injection on the grounds that it might cloud his judgement. He died later that day, and now lies in Brookwood Cemetery, near Woking, where he was buried with full military honours. For me, the story of Captain Hicks, his dedication and sacrifice, is at one with a great tradition long embodied in Britain’s Armed Forces. That is why he is my Person of the Year."

The Telegraph: Person of the Year

Peter Iddon, the managing director of First Eastern Counties, has offered free bus travel to the soldiers of the Royal Anglian Regiment recently returned from Afghanistan. He said: “In thinking about what these soldiers give to our country, I wondered if we could give something back. It is only a modest

gesture but I hope it will be part of a broader public expression of our appreciation for a difficult and dangerous job well done.”

Well done, Peter!

Norwich Evening News: Soldiers to get free bus travel