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Punjab Frontier Force

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Following the Sikh Wars the British annexed the frontier territory which was to become the [[North West Frontier Province]] in 1901. To maintain the peace of the border a special force was raised which consisted of 5 regiments of cavalry, the Corps of Guides, 5 regiments of infantry, 3 light field batteries, 2 garrison batteries, 2 companies of Sappers and Miners, and the Sind Camel Corps.
== Chronology ==
*'''1846''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corps_of_Guides_(British_India) Corps of Guides] raised by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Burnett_Lumsden Lt Harry Lumsden ] with one troop of Cavalry and two companies of infantry
*'''1846-7''' The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North-West_Frontier_(military_history)#Frontier_Brigade Frontier Brigade] formed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Montgomery_Lawrence Lt Col Henry Lawrence] with 1st-4th Sikh Infantry Regiments
*'''1849''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North-West_Frontier_(military_history)#Transfrontier_Brigade The Transfrontier Brigade] formed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Montgomery_Lawrence Lt Col Henry Lawrence] with five infantry and five cavalry regiments
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/87/mode/1up/search/Coke John Coke (1806-1897)]<br>
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/246/mode/1up Henry Lawrence (1806-1857)]<br>
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/254/mode/2up Harry Lumsden (1821-1896)]<br>
== External Links ==
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=HvE_Pa_ZlfsC&pg=PA268&lpg=PA268&dq=Punjab+Frontier+Force&source=bl&ots=8BC29qez7u&sig=RN7Niolakxc-X2FEZ2e2EepSSwg&hl=en&ei=7eO_SYXXJdSzjAf7xKw5&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=10&ct=result Punjab Frontier Force] Victorians at War<br>

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