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'''Known as 59th Scinde Rifles''' | '''Known as 59th Scinde Rifles''' | ||
== Chronology == | == Chronology == | ||
*'''1843''' raised as Scinde Camel Corps | *'''1843''' raised in Karachi by Lt Robert FitzGerald as Scinde Camel Corps | ||
*'''1851''' retitled as the Scinde Rifle Corps, Punjab Irregular Force | *'''1851''' retitled as the Scinde Rifle Corps, Punjab Irregular Force | ||
*'''1865''' became 6th Punjab Infantry Regiment | *'''1865''' became 6th Punjab Infantry Regiment | ||
Revision as of 16:19, 2 June 2009
Known as 59th Scinde Rifles
Chronology
- 1843 raised in Karachi by Lt Robert FitzGerald as Scinde Camel Corps
- 1851 retitled as the Scinde Rifle Corps, Punjab Irregular Force
- 1865 became 6th Punjab Infantry Regiment
- 1903 became 59th Scinde Rifles (Frontier Force)
- 1921 became 59th Royal Scinde Rifles (Frontier Force)
- 1922 became 6th Battalion 13th Frontier Force Rifles
- 1945 became 1st Battalion The Frontier Force Rifles
- 1947 allocated to Pakistan on partition
- 1957 became 1st battalion Frontier Force Regiment
External Links
13th Frontier Force Rifles Wikipedia
Frontier Force Regiment Wikipedia