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2nd Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force
Known as 52nd Sikhs
Chronology
- 1846 raised by Captain J.W.V. Stephen at Kangra as 2nd Sikh Infantry
- 1846-7 1st-4th Sikh Regiments formed as the Infantry of the Frontier Brigade
- 1847 became 2nd Regiment of Sikh Local Infantry
- 1851 Frontier Brigade became the Punjab Irregular Force (Piffers) including the Corps of Guides, Punjab Irregular Force
- 1865 became 2nd Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force
- 1903 became 52nd Sikhs (Frontier Force)
- 1922 became 2nd Battalion 12th Frontier Force
- 1945 became 2nd Battalion (Sikhs) Frontier Force Regiment
- 1947 allocated to Pakistan on Partition
- 1957 became 4th Battalion Frontier Force Regiment
External Links
Frontier Brigade Wikipedia
Frontier Force Regiment Wikipedia