33rd Punjab Regiment of Infantry: Difference between revisions

From FIBIwiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Add chronology & external links
Add image. Amend external link
Line 1: Line 1:
Known as '''33rd Punjabis'''
Known as '''33rd Punjabis'''
 
[[Image:33rd_Punjabis.jpg|right|thumb|350px|'33rd Punjabi's' from a painting by Major A. C. Lovett]]
== Chronology ==
== Chronology ==
*'''1857''' raised as Allahabad Levy
*'''1857''' raised as Allahabad Levy
Line 13: Line 13:


== External Links ==
== External Links ==
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/33rdpunjabis.htm 33rd Punjabis] Wikipedia
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/33rdpunjabis.htm 33rd Punjabis] British Empire website


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

Revision as of 09:32, 6 May 2009

Known as 33rd Punjabis

'33rd Punjabi's' from a painting by Major A. C. Lovett

Chronology

  • 1857 raised as Allahabad Levy
  • 1861 became 33rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1864 became 33rd (Allahabad) Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1885 became 33rd Bengal Infantry
  • 1890 became 33rd (Punjabi Mahomedan) Bengal Infantry
  • 1901 became 33rd Punjab Infantry
  • 1903 became 33rd Punjabis
  • 1922 became 3rd/16th Punjab Regiment
  • 1947 allocated to Pakistan on Partition

External Links

33rd Punjabis British Empire website