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Closely associated with the [[Mountain Artillery|Mountain Batteries]], being formed of veterans from these batteries ”past their prime on the hillside” <ref>[http://www.archive.org/stream/armiesofindia00macmuoft#page/181/mode/1up Pages 181-182] ''The Armies of India'' described by Major G F MacMunn (Painted by Major Lovett) 1911 Archive.org</ref> | |||
== Chronology == | == Chronology == | ||
*'''1851''' raised as the Garrison Company, Punjab Irregular Force at Bannu by Lt S W Stokes from remnants of a Sikh detachment of artillery which had been broken up | *'''1851''' raised as the Garrison Company, Punjab Irregular Force at Bannu by Lt S W Stokes from remnants of a Sikh detachment of artillery which had been broken up | ||
*'''1876''' became the Frontier Garrison Artillery<br> | *'''1876''' became the Frontier Garrison Artillery<br> | ||
== References == | |||
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[[Category:Punjab Frontier Force Artillery]] | [[Category:Punjab Frontier Force Artillery]] | ||
Revision as of 02:52, 22 November 2015
Closely associated with the Mountain Batteries, being formed of veterans from these batteries ”past their prime on the hillside” [1]
Chronology
- 1851 raised as the Garrison Company, Punjab Irregular Force at Bannu by Lt S W Stokes from remnants of a Sikh detachment of artillery which had been broken up
- 1876 became the Frontier Garrison Artillery
References
- ↑ Pages 181-182 The Armies of India described by Major G F MacMunn (Painted by Major Lovett) 1911 Archive.org