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*'''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> | ||
==Service== | |||
*'''1919''' took part in the [[3rd Afghan War]]<ref> | |||
[http://www.25thlondon.com/afghan.htm Third Afghan War - 1919] 25thlondon.com</ref> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Punjab Frontier Force Artillery]] | [[Category:Punjab Frontier Force Artillery]] | ||
[[Category:Indian Army|Frontier Garrison Artillery]] | |||
[[Category:Indian Army Artillery|Frontier Garrison Artillery]] | |||
[[Category:Regiments]] | |||
Latest revision as of 03:04, 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
Service
- 1919 took part in the 3rd Afghan War[2]
References
- ↑ Pages 181-182 The Armies of India described by Major G F MacMunn (Painted by Major Lovett) 1911 Archive.org
- ↑ Third Afghan War - 1919 25thlondon.com