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[[Image:30th & 20th Infantry.jpg|right|thumb|350px|'30th & 20th Infantry' from a painting by Major A. C. Lovett]] | [[Image:30th & 20th Infantry.jpg|right|thumb|350px|'30th & 20th Infantry' from a painting by Major A. C. Lovett]] | ||
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== Chronology == | == Chronology == | ||
*'''1857''' formed as 8th Regiment of Punjab Infantry by Charles Brownlow | *'''1857''' formed as 8th Regiment of Punjab Infantry by Charles Brownlow | ||
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*'''1947''' allocated to Pakistan on Partition | *'''1947''' allocated to Pakistan on Partition | ||
*'''1956''' amalgamated into The Punjab Regiment | *'''1956''' amalgamated into The Punjab Regiment | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_Duke_of_Cambridge's_Own_Infantry_(Brownlow's_Punjabis) Brownlow's Punjabis] Wikipedia<br>[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/20thpunjabis.htm 20th Brownlow's Punjabis] British Empire Website<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Punjab_Regiment 14th Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab_Regiment_(Pakistan) The Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_Duke_of_Cambridge's_Own_Infantry_(Brownlow's_Punjabis) Brownlow's Punjabis] Wikipedia<br>[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/20thpunjabis.htm 20th Brownlow's Punjabis] British Empire Website<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Punjab_Regiment 14th Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab_Regiment_(Pakistan) The Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia | ||
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[[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]] | ||
[[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]]] | [[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]]] | ||
Revision as of 18:31, 29 March 2009
Known as 20th Brownlow's Punjabis
Chronology
- 1857 formed as 8th Regiment of Punjab Infantry by Charles Brownlow
- 1861 Brought into Bengal Army replacing 24th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry which had mutinied
- 1861 renumbered 20th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1864 became 20th (Punjab) Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1883 became 20th (Duke of Cambridge's Own Punjab) Bengal Infantry
- 1901 became 20th (Duke of Cambridge's Own) Punjab Infantry
- 1904 became 20th Duke of Cambridge's Own Infantry (Brownlow's Punjabis)
- 1922 amalgamated with five other regiments to form the 6-battalion 14th Punjab Regiment (2nd Battalion)
- 1947 allocated to Pakistan on Partition
- 1956 amalgamated into The Punjab Regiment
External Links
Brownlow's Punjabis Wikipedia
20th Brownlow's Punjabis British Empire Website
14th Punjab Regiment Wikipedia
The Punjab Regiment Wikipedia]
