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==Regimental history==
==Regimental history==
*''Solah Punjab: The History of the 16th Punjab Regiment''. Edited by  J. P. Lawford and  W. E. Catto 1967. Available at the [[British Library]]
*''Solah Punjab: The History of the 16th Punjab Regiment''. Edited by  J. P. Lawford and  W. E. Catto 1967. Available at the [[British Library]]
*''History of Dosolah 14th Battalion the Punjab Regiment 1857-1985''  compiled by Colonel H U Qureishi. Published in Pakistan, circa 1985 but no publisher name or date. 275 pages containing black and white illustrations, photographs and colour maps. (More details.<ref> [https://www.facebook.com/groups/1710907582401074/posts/2306921252799701/?_rdr Facebook Group:Pakistan non fiction history military book group] scroll to post dated 15 November 2020.</ref>) It appears that 14th Battalion the Punjab Regiment in the Pakistan Army was previously the 2nd Battalion 16th Punjab Regiment, and the prior 31st Punjabis.


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Punjab_Regiment 16th Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Punjab_Regiment 16th Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia
*[http://www.defencejournal.com/may99/16th-punjab.htm 16th Punjab Regiment] from John Gaylor's book ''Sons Of John Company''. Defence Journal Karachi May 1999
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20170725125910/http://www.defencejournal.com:80/may99/16th-punjab.htm 16th Punjab Regiment], an extract from John Gaylor's book ''Sons of John Company''. ''Defence Journal'' Karachi May 1999, now archived.
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140502032950/http://orbat.com/site/history/open1/pakistan_punjabregt.html  Pakistan: The Punjab Regiment to 1957] by Babur Mahmood September 1, 2002
 orbat.com, now archived.
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140502032950/http://orbat.com/site/history/open1/pakistan_punjabregt.html  Pakistan: The Punjab Regiment to 1957] by Babur Mahmood September 1, 2002
 orbat.com, now archived.


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[[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]]
[[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]]

Latest revision as of 03:21, 11 July 2024

Known as 31st Punjabis

Chronology

  • 1857 raised as 31st Regiment of Punjab Infantry in Ferozepore and known as Bloomfield's Sikhs
  • 1861 became 31st Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1864 became 31st (Punjab) Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1885 became 31st (Punjab) Bengal Infantry
  • 1901 became 31st Punjab Infantry
  • 1903 became 31st Punjabis
  • 1922 became 2nd Battalion 16th Punjab Regiment
  • 1947 allocated to Pakistan on Partition

Regimental history

  • Solah Punjab: The History of the 16th Punjab Regiment. Edited by J. P. Lawford and W. E. Catto 1967. Available at the British Library
  • History of Dosolah 14th Battalion the Punjab Regiment 1857-1985 compiled by Colonel H U Qureishi. Published in Pakistan, circa 1985 but no publisher name or date. 275 pages containing black and white illustrations, photographs and colour maps. (More details.[1]) It appears that 14th Battalion the Punjab Regiment in the Pakistan Army was previously the 2nd Battalion 16th Punjab Regiment, and the prior 31st Punjabis.

External links

References