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''' | Known as '''31st Punjabis''' | ||
== Chronology == | == Chronology == | ||
*'''1857''' raised as 31st Regiment of Punjab Infantry in Ferozepore and known as Bloomfield's Sikhs | *'''1857''' raised as 31st Regiment of Punjab Infantry in [[Ferozepore]] and known as Bloomfield's Sikhs | ||
*'''1861''' became 31st Bengal Native Infantry | *'''1861''' became 31st Bengal Native Infantry | ||
*'''1864''' became 31st (Punjab) Bengal Native Infantry | *'''1864''' became 31st (Punjab) Bengal Native Infantry | ||
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*'''1901''' became 31st Punjab Infantry | *'''1901''' became 31st Punjab Infantry | ||
*'''1903''' became 31st Punjabis | *'''1903''' became 31st Punjabis | ||
*'''1922''' became 2nd Battalion 16th Punjab Regiment | *'''1922''' became 2nd Battalion [[16th Punjab Regiment]] | ||
*'''1947''' allocated to Pakistan on Partition | *'''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.<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== | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Punjab_Regiment 16th Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia | |||
*[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. | |||
==References== | |||
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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
- 16th Punjab Regiment Wikipedia
- 16th Punjab Regiment, an extract from John Gaylor's book Sons of John Company. Defence Journal Karachi May 1999, now archived.
- Pakistan: The Punjab Regiment to 1957 by Babur Mahmood September 1, 2002 orbat.com, now archived.
References
- ↑ Facebook Group:Pakistan non fiction history military book group scroll to post dated 15 November 2020.