 It is the first post Independence battle honour and the 22nd won by the 2 Maratha Light Infantry since its inception in 1768.At the outbreak of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, the 2nd Maratha Light Infantry (Kali Panchwin) was based in Mathura when it's deployed a small unit to Hussainiwala in the Firozpur sector of Punjab.During 1965 war, the Kali Panchwin successfully repulsed Pak attack on Hussainiwala headworks in Ferozepur sector.