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[[Category:Bengal Army]]
[[Category:Regiments]]
== The Guides ==
The object of this corps, composed of horse cavalry and foot soldiers, was to provide trustworthy men to act as guides to troops in the field, and also to collect intelligence beyond as well as within the North-West Frontier of India. The regiment was located at Mardan on the Peshawar border and became one of the most famous in the Indian army. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Burnett_Lumsden Wikipedia]
== Chronology ==
*'''1846''' raised as The Corps of Guides by Lieut Harry Lumsden
*'''1857''' became The Corps of Guides, Punjab Irregular Force
*'''1865''' became Corps of Guides, Punjab Frontier Force
*'''1876''' became Queen's Own Corps of Guides, Punjab Frontier Force
*'''1901''' became Queen's Own Corps of Guides
*'''1904''' became Queen's Own Corps of Guides (Lumsden's)
*'''1911''' became Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides (Frontier Force) (Lumsden's)
*'''1914''' Cavalry became Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides (Frontier Force) (Lumsden's) Cavalry and Infantry became Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides (Frontier Force) (Lumsden's) Infantry
*'''1922''' Cavalry became 10th Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides Cavalry (Frontier Force) and Infantry became 5th Bn (QVO Corps of Guides) 12th Frontier Force Regiment
*'''1945'''
*'''1947''' allocated to Pakistan on Partition
*'''1947''' Cavalry became Guides Cavalry (Frontier Force) and Infantry became 5th Bn (Guides) The Frontier Force Regiment
== External Links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corps_of_Guides_(British_India) Corps of Guides] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Burnett_Lumsden Harry Lumsden] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10th_Queen_Victoria%27s_Own_Corps_Of_Guides_Cavalry_(Frontier_Force) Guides Cavalry] Wikipedia
[[Category:Regiments]]
== The Guides ==
The object of this corps, composed of horse cavalry and foot soldiers, was to provide trustworthy men to act as guides to troops in the field, and also to collect intelligence beyond as well as within the North-West Frontier of India. The regiment was located at Mardan on the Peshawar border and became one of the most famous in the Indian army. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Burnett_Lumsden Wikipedia]
== Chronology ==
*'''1846''' raised as The Corps of Guides by Lieut Harry Lumsden
*'''1857''' became The Corps of Guides, Punjab Irregular Force
*'''1865''' became Corps of Guides, Punjab Frontier Force
*'''1876''' became Queen's Own Corps of Guides, Punjab Frontier Force
*'''1901''' became Queen's Own Corps of Guides
*'''1904''' became Queen's Own Corps of Guides (Lumsden's)
*'''1911''' became Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides (Frontier Force) (Lumsden's)
*'''1914''' Cavalry became Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides (Frontier Force) (Lumsden's) Cavalry and Infantry became Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides (Frontier Force) (Lumsden's) Infantry
*'''1922''' Cavalry became 10th Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides Cavalry (Frontier Force) and Infantry became 5th Bn (QVO Corps of Guides) 12th Frontier Force Regiment
*'''1945'''
*'''1947''' allocated to Pakistan on Partition
*'''1947''' Cavalry became Guides Cavalry (Frontier Force) and Infantry became 5th Bn (Guides) The Frontier Force Regiment
== External Links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corps_of_Guides_(British_India) Corps of Guides] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Burnett_Lumsden Harry Lumsden] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10th_Queen_Victoria%27s_Own_Corps_Of_Guides_Cavalry_(Frontier_Force) Guides Cavalry] Wikipedia
