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== Chronology == | == Chronology == | ||
*'''1878''' raised as the Khyber Jezailchis by Capt | *'''1878''' raised as the Khyber Jezailchis by Capt Gilbert Gaisford<ref>later as Lt-Col Gaisford he was political agent in Baluchistan where he was assassinated in 1898 aged 48 years [http://glosters.tripod.com/offzdiedg.htm Officers Died website]</ref> | ||
*'''1881''' command taken by Sardar Mohammad Aslam Khan (first Muslim commander) | |||
*'''1887''' renamed Khyber Rifles | *'''1887''' renamed Khyber Rifles | ||
*'''1919''' disbanded | *'''1919''' disbanded | ||
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==== Historical books on-line ==== | ==== Historical books on-line ==== | ||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924020369108#page/n12/mode/1up '' Eighteen years in the Khyber, 1879-1898''] by Colonel Sir Robert Warburton KCIE CSI 1900 | [http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924020369108#page/n12/mode/1up '' Eighteen years in the Khyber, 1879-1898''] by Colonel Sir Robert Warburton KCIE CSI 1900 | ||
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Revision as of 07:26, 9 June 2012
Chronology
- 1878 raised as the Khyber Jezailchis by Capt Gilbert Gaisford[1]
- 1881 command taken by Sardar Mohammad Aslam Khan (first Muslim commander)
- 1887 renamed Khyber Rifles
- 1919 disbanded
- 1946 reconstituted from Afridi veterans
- 1947 allocated to Pakistan
External Links
Khyber Rifles Wikipedia
The Khyber Rifles Khyber.org
Colonel Sir Robert Warburton KCIE CSI Wikipedia
Historical books on-line
Eighteen years in the Khyber, 1879-1898 by Colonel Sir Robert Warburton KCIE CSI 1900
Footnote
- ↑ later as Lt-Col Gaisford he was political agent in Baluchistan where he was assassinated in 1898 aged 48 years Officers Died website