22nd Cavalry (Frontier Force)
Also known as Sam Browne's Horse
Chronology
- 1849 raised as 2nd Regiment of Punjab Cavalry by Lt Samuel J. Browne of the 36th Bengal Native Infantry
- 1851 retitled the 2nd Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Irregular Force
- 1861 became the 2nd Punjab Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force
- 1903 became the 22nd Cavalry (Frontier Force)
- 1904 became the 22nd Sam Browne's Cavalry (Frontier Force)
- 1921 merged with the 25th Cavalry to become 22/25th Cavalry (Frontier Force)
- 1922 became the 12th Cavalry (Frontier Force)
- 1927 became Sam Browne's Cavalry (12th Frontier Force)
- 1937 became the permanent training regiment of the 2nd Indian Cavalry Group
External Links
- 12th Cavalry (Frontier Force) Wikipedia
- Gen Sir Samuel James Browne 1824-1901 Wikipedia
- Coloured engraving: Portraits-2nd Punjab Cavalry 1856 Brown University Library, Providence RI, USA. Click on 'View Image' to enlarge. Retrieved 23 November 2014
Historical books online
- History Of The Second Panjab Cavalry From 1849 To 1886 by Paul Kegan is available as a pdf from the Digital Library of India