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| − | [[Image:30th & 20th Infantry.jpg|right|thumb|350px|'30th & 20th Infantry' from a painting by Major A. C. Lovett]] | + | [[Link title]][[Image:30th & 20th Infantry.jpg|right|thumb|350px|'30th & 20th Infantry' from a painting by Major A. C. Lovett]] |
'''Known as 20th Brownlow's Punjabis''' | '''Known as 20th Brownlow's Punjabis''' | ||
== Chronology == | == Chronology == | ||
| − | *'''1857''' formed as 8th Regiment of Punjab Infantry by Charles Brownlow from loyal elements of the 4th and 5th Punjab Infantry | + | *'''1857''' formed as 8th Regiment of Punjab Infantry by [[Charles Brownlow]] from loyal elements of the 4th and 5th Punjab Infantry |
*'''1861''' Brought into Bengal Army replacing 24th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry which had mutinied | *'''1861''' Brought into Bengal Army replacing 24th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry which had mutinied | ||
*'''1861''' renumbered 20th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry | *'''1861''' renumbered 20th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry | ||
Revision as of 13:25, 15 October 2011
Known as 20th Brownlow's Punjabis
Chronology
- 1857 formed as 8th Regiment of Punjab Infantry by Charles Brownlow from loyal elements of the 4th and 5th Punjab Infantry
- 1861 Brought into Bengal Army replacing 24th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry which had mutinied
- 1861 renumbered 20th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1864 became 20th (Punjab) Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1883 became 20th (Duke of Cambridge's Own Punjab) Bengal Infantry
- 1901 became 20th (Duke of Cambridge's Own) Punjab Infantry
- 1904 became 20th Duke of Cambridge's Own Infantry (Brownlow's Punjabis)
- 1922 amalgamated with five other regiments to form the 6-battalion 14th Punjab Regiment (2nd Battalion)
- 1947 allocated to Pakistan on Partition
- 1956 amalgamated into The Punjab Regiment
Battle Honours
- Punjab Frontier
- China 1900
External Links
Brownlow's Punjabis Wikipedia
20th Brownlow's Punjabis British Empire Website
14th Punjab Regiment Wikipedia
The Punjab Regiment Wikipedia
