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Revision as of 16:55, 18 March 2010
Known as 40th Pathans
Chronology
- 1858 raised as the Shahjehanpur 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