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*'''1947''' allocated to Pakistan on partition | *'''1947''' allocated to Pakistan on partition | ||
*'''1957''' The Frontier Force Rifles, The Pathan Regiment and the Frontier Force Regiment were amalgamated to form the new Frontier Force Regiment | *'''1957''' The Frontier Force Rifles, The Pathan Regiment and the Frontier Force Regiment were amalgamated to form the new Frontier Force Regiment | ||
==Regimental history== | |||
* ''History of the 2nd Battalion, 13th Frontier Force Rifles, 1849-1931'', published 1933. Available at the British Library UIN: BLL01013831726 . | |||
*''The Frontier Force Rifles 1849 – 1946'' by Brigadier W E H Condon, first published 1951.<ref>[https://www.naval-military-press.com/product/frontier-force-rifles1849-1946/ ''The Frontier Force Rifles 1849 – 1946''] by Brigadier W E H Condon. Naval & Military Press reprint edition.</ref> | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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*[http://www.kaiserscross.com/304501/530822.html "Military Operations in Aden 1914-1915"] by Harry Fecitt, from [http://www.kaiserscross.com/304501/home.html Harry’s Sideshows] kaiserscross.com. Includes mention of the 56th Punjabi Rifles (Frontier Force). | *[http://www.kaiserscross.com/304501/530822.html "Military Operations in Aden 1914-1915"] by Harry Fecitt, from [http://www.kaiserscross.com/304501/home.html Harry’s Sideshows] kaiserscross.com. Includes mention of the 56th Punjabi Rifles (Frontier Force). | ||
=== Historical books online=== | === Historical books online=== | ||
*[http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/278770 ''History Of The Second Punjab Infantry 1849-1888''], published Calcutta 1889. Pdf download, Digital Library of India. | *[http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/278770 ''History Of The Second Punjab Infantry 1849-1888''], published Calcutta 1889. Pdf download, Digital Library of India. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.278770 Archive.org mirror version]. | ||
*[https://archive.org/details/myserviceinindi00vauggoog ''My service in the Indian Army – and after''] by General Sir John Luther Vaughan 1904 Archive.org. In 1850 he was appointed to the 2nd Punjab Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force | *[https://archive.org/details/myserviceinindi00vauggoog ''My service in the Indian Army – and after''] by General Sir John Luther Vaughan 1904 Archive.org. In 1850 he was appointed to the 2nd Punjab Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force | ||
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Revision as of 01:49, 11 August 2018
also known as 56th Punjab Rifles
Chronology
- 1849 raised as 2nd Regiment of Punjab Infantry
- 1851 retitled as the 2nd Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Irregular Force
- 1865 became 2nd Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force
- 1901 became 2nd Punjab Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force
- 1903 became 56th Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force
- 1906 became 56th Punjab Rifles, Frontier Force
- 1922 became 2nd Battalion 13th Frontier Force Rifles
- 1947 allocated to Pakistan on partition
- 1957 The Frontier Force Rifles, The Pathan Regiment and the Frontier Force Regiment were amalgamated to form the new Frontier Force Regiment
Regimental history
- History of the 2nd Battalion, 13th Frontier Force Rifles, 1849-1931, published 1933. Available at the British Library UIN: BLL01013831726 .
- The Frontier Force Rifles 1849 – 1946 by Brigadier W E H Condon, first published 1951.[1]
External links
- 56th Punjabi Rifles Wikipedia. Retrieved 3 August 2014
- 56th Punjab Rifles britishempire.co.uk
- 13th Frontier Force Rifles Wikipedia
- Frontier Force Regiment Wikipedia
- Frontier Force Regiment defence.pk
- Photograph of Lt Napier Gordon - 2nd Punjab Infantry from Hussards-photos.com
- "Military Operations in Aden 1914-1915" by Harry Fecitt, from Harry’s Sideshows kaiserscross.com. Includes mention of the 56th Punjabi Rifles (Frontier Force).
Historical books online
- History Of The Second Punjab Infantry 1849-1888, published Calcutta 1889. Pdf download, Digital Library of India. Archive.org mirror version.
- My service in the Indian Army – and after by General Sir John Luther Vaughan 1904 Archive.org. In 1850 he was appointed to the 2nd Punjab Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force
References
- ↑ The Frontier Force Rifles 1849 – 1946 by Brigadier W E H Condon. Naval & Military Press reprint edition.