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'''also known as 56th Punjab Rifles'''
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== External Links ==
== External Links ==
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/56thpunjabrifles.htm 56th Punjab Rifles] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_Frontier_Force_Rifles 13th Frontier Force Rifles] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frontier_Force_Regiment Frontier Force Regiment] Wikipedia
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/56thpunjabrifles.htm 56th Punjab Rifles] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_Frontier_Force_Rifles 13th Frontier Force Rifles] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frontier_Force_Regiment Frontier Force Regiment] Wikipedia
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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

External Links

56th Punjab Rifles Wikipedia
13th Frontier Force Rifles Wikipedia
Frontier Force Regiment Wikipedia