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[[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]]
==== Known as 2oth 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 ==
[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
==== Known as 2oth 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 ==
[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
