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*'''1901''' became the 40th Pathan Infantry | *'''1901''' became the 40th Pathan Infantry | ||
*'''1903''' became the '''40th Pathans''' | *'''1903''' became the '''40th Pathans''' | ||
*'''1922''' 5th | *'''1922''' amalgamated with the 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd and 24th Punjabis to become 5th Battalion 14th Punjab Regiment | ||
*'''1947''' allocated to Pakistan on Partition and renamed the Punjab Regiment | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/40thpathans.htm 40th Pathans] British Empire website | [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/40thpathans.htm 40th Pathans] British Empire website<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Punjab_Regiment 14th Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia | ||
[[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]] | ||
Revision as of 10:40, 18 May 2009
Known as 40th Pathans
Chronology
- 1858 raised as the Shahjahanpur Levy
- 1861 became the 40th Bengal Native Infantry
- 1864 became the 40th (Shahjehanpur) Bengal Native Infantry
- 1885 became the 40th (Shahjehanpur) Bengal Infantry
- 1890 became the 40th (Baluch) Bengal Infantry
- 1892 became the 40th (Pathan) Bengal Infantry
- 1901 became the 40th Pathan Infantry
- 1903 became the 40th Pathans
- 1922 amalgamated with the 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd and 24th Punjabis to become 5th Battalion 14th Punjab Regiment
- 1947 allocated to Pakistan on Partition and renamed the Punjab Regiment
External Links
40th Pathans British Empire website
14th Punjab Regiment Wikipedia