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*'''1901''' became the 40th Pathan Infantry
 
*'''1901''' became the 40th Pathan Infantry
 
*'''1903''' became the  '''40th Pathans'''
 
*'''1903''' became the  '''40th Pathans'''
*'''1922''' 5th/14th Punjab Regiment
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*'''1922''' amalgamated with the 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd and 24th Punjabis to become 5th Battalion 14th Punjab Regiment
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*'''1947''' allocated to Pakistan on Partition and renamed the Punjab Regiment  
  
 
== External Links ==
 
== External Links ==
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/40thpathans.htm 40th Pathans] British Empire website
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[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/40thpathans.htm 40th Pathans] British Empire website<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Punjab_Regiment 14th Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia
  
 
[[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]]
 
[[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]]

Revision as of 10:40, 18 May 2009

Known as 40th Pathans

Chronology

  • 1858 raised as the Shahjahanpur Levy
  • 1861 became the 40th Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1864 became the 40th (Shahjehanpur) Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1885 became the 40th (Shahjehanpur) Bengal Infantry
  • 1890 became the 40th (Baluch) Bengal Infantry
  • 1892 became the 40th (Pathan) Bengal Infantry
  • 1901 became the 40th Pathan Infantry
  • 1903 became the 40th Pathans
  • 1922 amalgamated with the 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd and 24th Punjabis to become 5th Battalion 14th Punjab Regiment
  • 1947 allocated to Pakistan on Partition and renamed the Punjab Regiment

External Links

40th Pathans British Empire website
14th Punjab Regiment Wikipedia