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[[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''' | |||
== Chronology == | == Chronology == | ||
*'''1857''' formed as 8th Regiment of Punjab Infantry by Charles Brownlow | *'''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 | ||
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*'''1901''' became 20th (Duke of Cambridge's Own) Punjab Infantry | *'''1901''' became 20th (Duke of Cambridge's Own) Punjab Infantry | ||
*'''1904''' became 20th Duke of Cambridge's Own Infantry (Brownlow's Punjabis) | *'''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) | *'''1922''' amalgamated with five other regiments to form the 6-battalion [[14th Punjab Regiment]] (2nd Battalion) | ||
*'''1947''' allocated to Pakistan on Partition | *'''1947''' allocated to Pakistan on Partition | ||
*'''1956''' amalgamated into The Punjab Regiment | *'''1956''' amalgamated into The Punjab Regiment | ||
== External | == Battle Honours == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_Duke_of_Cambridge's_Own_Infantry_(Brownlow's_Punjabis) Brownlow's Punjabis] Wikipedia<br>[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/20thpunjabis.htm 20th Brownlow's Punjabis] British Empire Website<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Punjab_Regiment 14th Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab_Regiment_(Pakistan) The Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia | *[[Battle of Taku Forts 1859|Taku Forts]] | ||
*[[Battle of Peking|Pekin]] | |||
*[[:Category:2nd Afghan War|Afghanistan 1878-80]] | |||
:*[[Battle of Ali Masjid Fort 1878|Ali Masjid]] | |||
*[[Battle of Sobraon|Sobraon]] | |||
*[[Egyptian Campaign|Egypt 1882]] | |||
:*[[Battle of Tel el-Kebir|Tel-el-Kebir]] | |||
*Punjab Frontier | |||
*China 1900 | |||
== External links == | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_Duke_of_Cambridge's_Own_Infantry_(Brownlow's_Punjabis) Brownlow's Punjabis] Wikipedia<br> | |||
*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/20thpunjabis.htm 20th Brownlow's Punjabis] British Empire Website<br> | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Punjab_Regiment 14th Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia<br> | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab_Regiment_(Pakistan) The Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia | |||
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20171108094028/http://www.defencejournal.com/aug99/14th-punjab.htm 14th Punjab Regiment], an extract from John Gaylor's book ''Sons Of John Company''. ''Defence Journal'' Karachi August 1999, now archived. | |||
*[http://www.burmastar.org.uk/14punjab.htm 14th Punjab Regiment] Burma Star Association | |||
*[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://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:230858/ Drawing: "Man in Brownlow's Corps at Peshawar" (1858)]. Brown Digital Repository, Brown University Library, Providence, RI, USA. | |||
===Historical books online=== | |||
*[http://hdl.handle.net/2027/wu.89005643499?urlappend=%3Bseq=13 ''History of the 20th (Duke of Cambridge's Own) Infantry, Brownlow's Punjabis ; from its formation, in 1857, to 1907''], published c 1909. Hathi Trust Digital Library. Also available [https://archive.org/details/brownlowspunjabis1909/page/n13/mode/2up Archive.org]. | |||
:''Volume 2, 1909 to 1922'' is available in a reprint edition,<ref>[https://www.naval-military-press.com/product/historical-records-of-the-20th-duke-of-cambridges-own-infantry-brownlows-punjabis-1909-1922/ ''Historical Records of the 20th (Duke Of Cambridge’s Own) Infantry Brownlow’s Punjabis 1909-1922''] Naval & Military Press.</ref> which in turn is available as an [https://www.fold3.com/browse/251/hTGb85NZ8EamDdOvsOIOMb3m2 online book on the Ancestry owned pay website fold3], located in International/Military Books/India. | |||
==References== | |||
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Latest revision as of 11:20, 17 May 2024
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
- 14th Punjab Regiment, an extract from John Gaylor's book Sons Of John Company. Defence Journal Karachi August 1999, now archived.
- 14th Punjab Regiment Burma Star Association
- Pakistan: The Punjab Regiment to 1957 by Babur Mahmood September 1, 2002 orbat.com, now archived.
- Drawing: "Man in Brownlow's Corps at Peshawar" (1858). Brown Digital Repository, Brown University Library, Providence, RI, USA.
Historical books online
- History of the 20th (Duke of Cambridge's Own) Infantry, Brownlow's Punjabis ; from its formation, in 1857, to 1907, published c 1909. Hathi Trust Digital Library. Also available Archive.org.
- Volume 2, 1909 to 1922 is available in a reprint edition,[1] which in turn is available as an online book on the Ancestry owned pay website fold3, located in International/Military Books/India.
References
- ↑ Historical Records of the 20th (Duke Of Cambridge’s Own) Infantry Brownlow’s Punjabis 1909-1922 Naval & Military Press.