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[[Image:30th & 20th Infantry.jpg|right|thumb|350px|'30th & 20th Infantry' from a painting by Major A. C. Lovett]]
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Known as '''30th Punjabis'''
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== Chronology ==
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*'''1857''' formed as 22nd Punjab Infantry
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*'''1861''' brought into Bengal Army as 30th Bengal Native Infantry
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*'''1864''' became 30th (Punjab) Bengal Native Infantry
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*'''1885''' became 30th (Punjab) Bengal Infantry
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*'''1901''' became 30th Punjab Infantry
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*'''1904''' became 30th Punjabis
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*'''1922''' became 1st/[[16th Punjab Regiment]]
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*'''1947''' allocated to Pakistan on Partition
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*'''1956''' became 13 Punjab
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==Regimental history==
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*''Solah Punjab: The History of the 16th Punjab Regiment''. Edited by  J. P. Lawford and  W. E. Catto 1967. Available at the [[British Library]]
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== External Links ==
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*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/30thpunjabis.htm 30th Punjabis] British Empire website
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*"The 30th Punjabis at Tandamuti Hill and Nakadi Ridge, East Africa, February – October 1917" by Harry Fecitt, March 2015 [http://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgweaa.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F02%2F30th-Punjabis-at-Tandamuti-Hill-and-Nakadi.pdf html version], [http://gweaa.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/30th-Punjabis-at-Tandamuti-Hill-and-Nakadi.pdf pdf] gweaa.com
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Punjab_Regiment 16th Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20170725125910/http://www.defencejournal.com:80/may99/16th-punjab.htm 16th Punjab Regiment], an extract from John Gaylor's book ''Sons of John Company''. ''Defence Journal'' Karachi May 1999, now archived.
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*[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.
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[[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]]
 
[[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]]

Latest revision as of 07:55, 26 January 2018

'30th & 20th Infantry' from a painting by Major A. C. Lovett

Known as 30th Punjabis

Chronology

  • 1857 formed as 22nd Punjab Infantry
  • 1861 brought into Bengal Army as 30th Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1864 became 30th (Punjab) Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1885 became 30th (Punjab) Bengal Infantry
  • 1901 became 30th Punjab Infantry
  • 1904 became 30th Punjabis
  • 1922 became 1st/16th Punjab Regiment
  • 1947 allocated to Pakistan on Partition
  • 1956 became 13 Punjab

Regimental history

  • Solah Punjab: The History of the 16th Punjab Regiment. Edited by J. P. Lawford and W. E. Catto 1967. Available at the British Library

External Links


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