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[[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]]
[[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]]
[[Category:Punjab Frontier Force]]
'''also known as 56th Punjab Rifles'''
== Chronology ==
*'''1849''' raised as 2nd Regiment of Punjab Infantry
*'''1851''' retitled as the 2nd Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Irregular Force
*'''1865''' became 2nd Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force
*'''1901''' became 2nd Punjab Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force
*'''1903''' became 56th Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force
*'''1906''' became 56th Punjab Rifles, Frontier Force
*'''1922''' became 2nd Battalion 13th Frontier Force Rifles
*'''1947''' allocated to Pakistan on partition
*'''1957''' The Frontier Force Rifles, The Pathan Regiment and the Frontier Force Regiment were amalgamated to form the new Frontier Force Regiment
== External Links ==
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/56thpunjabrifles.htm 56th Punjab Rifles] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_Frontier_Force_Rifles 13th Frontier Force Rifles] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frontier_Force_Regiment Frontier Force Regiment] Wikipedia
