90 Field Regiment (India)
military unit
90 Field Regiment is part of the Regiment of Artillery of the Indian Army.
Formation and history
The regiment was raised as 90 Mountain (Composite) Regiment on 15 April 1965 at Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. Its three batteries were 901, 902 and 903 mountain batteries. The first commanding officer was Lieutenant Colonel Rana Pratap Singh. The regiment was equipped with 3.7 inch mountain howitzers and 25 pounders. It is presently equipped with the 105 mm Indian field gun. The regiment was for a short period converted to a medium regiment, before returning back as a field regiment.
Shortly after its raising, the regiment moved to Deolali after the 1965 war. It was here, where it was converted to 75/24 pack howitzers. The unit then moved to Lohitpur, Arunachal Pradesh under 2 Mountain Artillery Brigade, but was operationally under 82 Mountain Brigade of 2 Mountain Division.
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