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The '''Frontier Constabulary''', or F C, was established in 1913 by the amalgamation of the '''Border Military Police''' and the '''Samana Rifles''' | The '''Frontier Constabulary''', or F C, was established in 1913 by the amalgamation of the '''Border Military Police''' and the '''Samana Rifles''' | ||
In 1922 another temporary War Corps of Mohmand Militia in the Shabqadar area was merged with the F C | In 1922 another temporary War Corps of [[Frontier Corps|Mohmand Militia]] in the Shabqadar area was merged with the F C | ||
[[Shabqadar Fort]] became F C’s headquarters in 1921-22. It now serves as its District HQ. <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=418584861607732&set=vb.173386152794272&type=3&theater Video: Frontier Constabulary and Fort Shabqadar by Ali Jan] Qissa Khwani on Facebook.</ref> | [[Shabqadar Fort]] became F C’s headquarters in 1921-22. It now serves as its District HQ. <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=418584861607732&set=vb.173386152794272&type=3&theater Video: Frontier Constabulary and Fort Shabqadar by Ali Jan] Qissa Khwani on Facebook.</ref> | ||
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It was similar in structure to the [[Khyber Rifles]], in that it was not a “regiment” of the Indian Army, rather it was an armed police or para-military unit paid for by the civil purse and under the control of the local Political Agent. | It was similar in structure to the [[Khyber Rifles]], in that it was not a “regiment” of the Indian Army, rather it was an armed police or para-military unit paid for by the civil purse and under the control of the local Political Agent. | ||
Note, the Frontier Constabulary is a different organisation to the similarly named Frontier Force | The FC was tasked with sweeping for gangs, handling situations until troops were required, and importantly, providing early intelligence of frontier happening and movements.<ref>[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=Z8zn9lW40_QC&pg=PA144 Page 144] ''Edge of Empire: The British Political Officer and Tribal Administration on the North-West Frontier, 1877-1947'' by Christian Tripodi Google Books</ref> | ||
Note, the Frontier Constabulary is a different organisation to the similarly named Frontier Force, or [[Frontier Corps]] | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Revision as of 06:46, 9 June 2014
The Frontier Constabulary, or F C, was established in 1913 by the amalgamation of the Border Military Police and the Samana Rifles
In 1922 another temporary War Corps of Mohmand Militia in the Shabqadar area was merged with the F C
Shabqadar Fort became F C’s headquarters in 1921-22. It now serves as its District HQ. [1]
It was similar in structure to the Khyber Rifles, in that it was not a “regiment” of the Indian Army, rather it was an armed police or para-military unit paid for by the civil purse and under the control of the local Political Agent.
The FC was tasked with sweeping for gangs, handling situations until troops were required, and importantly, providing early intelligence of frontier happening and movements.[2]
Note, the Frontier Constabulary is a different organisation to the similarly named Frontier Force, or Frontier Corps
External links
- Frontier Constabulary fc.gov.pk
- Frontier Constabulary Wikipedia
Historical books online
- Frontier Constabulary page 15 India in 1930-1931 Archive.org
References
- ↑ Video: Frontier Constabulary and Fort Shabqadar by Ali Jan Qissa Khwani on Facebook.
- ↑ Page 144 Edge of Empire: The British Political Officer and Tribal Administration on the North-West Frontier, 1877-1947 by Christian Tripodi Google Books