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==== '''Known as 20th Brownlow's Punjabis ===='''
[[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]]]
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[[Image:30th & 20th Infantry.jpg|right|thumb|350px|'30th & 20th Infantry' from a painting by Major A. C. Lovett]]
== Chronology ==
*'''1857''' formed as 8th Regiment of Punjab Infantry by [[Charles Brownlow]] from loyal elements of the 4th and 5th Punjab Infantry
*'''1861''' Brought into Bengal Army replacing 24th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry which had mutinied
*'''1861''' renumbered 20th Regiment of Bengal Native 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
== Battle Honours ==*[[Battle of Taku Forts 1859|Taku Forts]]*[[Battle of Peking|Pekin]]*[[:Category:2nd Afghan War|Afghanistan 1878-80]]:*[[Battle of Ali Masjid Fort 1878|Ali Masjid]]*[[Battle of Sobraon|Sobraon]]*[[Egyptian Campaign|Egypt 1882]]:*[[Battle of Tel el-Kebir|Tel-el-Kebir]]*Punjab Frontier*China 1900 == External Links 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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20171108094028/http://www.defencejournal.com/aug99/14th-punjab.htm 14th Punjab Regiment], an extract from John Gaylor's book ''Sons Of John Company''. ''Defence Journal'' Karachi August 1999, now archived.*[http://www.burmastar.org.uk/14punjab.htm 14th Punjab Regiment] Burma Star Association*[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.*[https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:230858/ Drawing: "Man in Brownlow's Corps at Peshawar" (1858)]. Brown Digital Repository, Brown University Library, Providence, RI, USA.===Historical books online===*[http://hdl.handle.net/2027/wu.89005643499?urlappend=%3Bseq=13 ''History of the 20th (Duke of Cambridge's Own) Infantry, Brownlow's Punjabis ; from its formation, in 1857, to 1907''], published c 1909. Hathi Trust Digital Library.:''Volume 2, 1909 to 1922'' is available in a reprint edition,<ref>[https://www.naval-military-press.com/product/historical-records-of-the-20th-duke-of-cambridges-own-infantry-brownlows-punjabis-1909-1922/ ''Historical Records of the 20th (Duke Of Cambridge’s Own) Infantry Brownlow’s Punjabis 1909-1922''] Naval & Military Press.</ref> which in turn is available as an [https://www.fold3.com/browse/251/hTGb85NZ8EamDdOvsOIOMb3m2 online book on the Ancestry owned pay website fold3], located in International/Military Books/India. ==References==<references/>{{#widget:Google PlusOne|size=small|count=true}}
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