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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_Duke_of_Cambridge's_Own_Infantry_(Brownlow's_Punjabis) Brownlow's Punjabis] Wikipedia<br> | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_Duke_of_Cambridge's_Own_Infantry_(Brownlow's_Punjabis) Brownlow's Punjabis] Wikipedia<br> | ||
*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/20thpunjabis.htm 20th Brownlow's Punjabis] British Empire Website<br> | *[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/20thpunjabis.htm 20th Brownlow's Punjabis] British Empire Website<br> | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Punjab_Regiment 14th Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia<br> | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Punjab_Regiment 14th Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia<br> | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab_Regiment_(Pakistan) The Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab_Regiment_(Pakistan) The Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia | ||
*[http://www.defencejournal.com/aug99/14th-punjab.htm 14th Punjab Regiment] from John Gaylor's book ''Sons Of John Company'' ''Defence Journal'' Karachi August 1999 | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20171108094028/http://www.defencejournal.com/aug99/14th-punjab.htm 14th Punjab Regiment], an extract from John Gaylor's book ''Sons Of John Company''. ''Defence Journal'' Karachi August 1999, now archived. | ||
*[http://www.burmastar.org.uk/14punjab.htm 14th Punjab Regiment] Burma Star Association | *[http://www.burmastar.org.uk/14punjab.htm 14th Punjab Regiment] Burma Star Association | ||
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140502032950/http://orbat.com/site/history/open1/pakistan_punjabregt.html Pakistan: The Punjab Regiment to 1957] by Babur Mahmood September 1, 2002
orbat.com, now archived. | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20140502032950/http://orbat.com/site/history/open1/pakistan_punjabregt.html Pakistan: The Punjab Regiment to 1957] by Babur Mahmood September 1, 2002
orbat.com, now archived. | ||
Revision as of 07:08, 26 January 2018
Known as 20th Brownlow's Punjabis
Chronology
- 1857 formed as 8th Regiment of Punjab Infantry by Charles Brownlow from loyal elements of the 4th and 5th Punjab Infantry
- 1861 Brought into Bengal Army replacing 24th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry which had mutinied
- 1861 renumbered 20th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1864 became 20th (Punjab) Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1883 became 20th (Duke of Cambridge's Own Punjab) Bengal Infantry
- 1901 became 20th (Duke of Cambridge's Own) Punjab Infantry
- 1904 became 20th Duke of Cambridge's Own Infantry (Brownlow's Punjabis)
- 1922 amalgamated with five other regiments to form the 6-battalion 14th Punjab Regiment (2nd Battalion)
- 1947 allocated to Pakistan on Partition
- 1956 amalgamated into The Punjab Regiment
Battle Honours
- Punjab Frontier
- China 1900
External links
- Brownlow's Punjabis Wikipedia
- 20th Brownlow's Punjabis British Empire Website
- 14th Punjab Regiment Wikipedia
- The Punjab Regiment Wikipedia
- 14th Punjab Regiment, an extract from John Gaylor's book Sons Of John Company. Defence Journal Karachi August 1999, now archived.
- 14th Punjab Regiment Burma Star Association
- Pakistan: The Punjab Regiment to 1957 by Babur Mahmood September 1, 2002 orbat.com, now archived.
Historical books online
- History of the 20th (Duke of Cambridge's Own) Infantry, Brownlow's Punjabis ; from its formation, in 1857, to 1907, published c 1909. Hathi Trust Digital Library