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== Chronology ==
 
== Chronology ==
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*'''1857''' formed as 8th Regiment of Punjab Infantry by Charles Brownlow
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*'''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''' Brought into Bengal Army replacing 24th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry which had mutinied
 
*'''1861''' renumbered 20th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry  
 
*'''1861''' renumbered 20th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry  
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*'''1901''' became 20th (Duke of Cambridge's Own) Punjab Infantry
 
*'''1901''' became 20th (Duke of Cambridge's Own) Punjab Infantry
 
*'''1904''' became 20th Duke of Cambridge's Own Infantry (Brownlow's Punjabis)
 
*'''1904''' became 20th Duke of Cambridge's Own Infantry (Brownlow's Punjabis)
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*'''1922'''  amalgamated with five other regiments to form the 6-battalion 14th Punjab Regiment (2nd Battalion)  
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*'''1922'''  amalgamated with five other regiments to form the 6-battalion [[14th Punjab Regiment]] (2nd Battalion)  
 
*'''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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== Battle Honours ==
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*[[Battle of Taku Forts 1859|Taku Forts]]
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*[[Battle of Peking|Pekin]]
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*[[:Category:2nd Afghan War|Afghanistan 1878-80]]
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:*[[Battle of Ali Masjid Fort 1878|Ali Masjid]]
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*[[Battle of Sobraon|Sobraon]]
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*[[Egyptian Campaign|Egypt 1882]]
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:*[[Battle of Tel el-Kebir|Tel-el-Kebir]]
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*Punjab Frontier
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*China 1900
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== External links ==
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_Duke_of_Cambridge's_Own_Infantry_(Brownlow's_Punjabis) Brownlow's Punjabis] Wikipedia<br>
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*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/20thpunjabis.htm 20th Brownlow's Punjabis] British Empire Website<br>
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Punjab_Regiment 14th Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia<br>
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab_Regiment_(Pakistan) The Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia
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*[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.
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*[http://www.burmastar.org.uk/14punjab.htm 14th Punjab Regiment] Burma Star Association
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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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*[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.
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===Historical books online===
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*[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.
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:''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.
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== External Links ==
 
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[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
 
  
 
[[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]]
 
[[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]]
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[[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]]]
 

Latest revision as of 23:26, 23 August 2020

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

Known as 20th Brownlow's Punjabis

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
  • 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

Battle Honours

  • Punjab Frontier
  • China 1900

External links

Historical books online

Volume 2, 1909 to 1922 is available in a reprint edition,[1] which in turn is available as an online book on the Ancestry owned pay website fold3, located in International/Military Books/India.

References

  1. ↑ Historical Records of the 20th (Duke Of Cambridge’s Own) Infantry Brownlow’s Punjabis 1909-1922 Naval & Military Press.

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