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

12th Cavalry (Frontier Force) Wikipedia
Gen Sir Samuel James Browne 1824-1901 Wikipedia
Sam Browne's Cavalry (12th Frontier Force) Extract from Sons Of John Company by John Gaylor. November 1999 defencejournal.com, now archived.
Coloured engraving: Portraits-2nd Punjab Cavalry 1856 Brown University Library, Providence RI, USA. Click on 'View Image' to enlarge. Retrieved 23 November 2014