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Despite being a Pakistani regiment, the Frontier Force Regiment is also the successor to several Sikh regiments due to their widespread deployments in the North-West Frontier during the British Raj. Presently, the regiment consists of 52 battalions, [citation needed] with its regimental centre located in Abbottabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. [3]
The 58th Vaughan's Rifles (Frontier Force) was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army.It was raised in 1849 as the 5th Regiment of Punjab Infantry. It was designated as the 58th Vaughan's Rifles (Frontier Force) in 1903 and became 5th Battalion 13th Frontier Force Rifles in 1922.
The Auxiliary force could field another 40,000 men in 11 regiments of horse and 42 volunteer infantry battalions. [10] Also available were the Frontier Militia and the Military Police which could field 34,000 men between them.
Pages in category "Indian World War I regiments" The following 49 pages are in this category, out of 49 total. ... (Frontier Force) 11th Gorkha Rifles; 14th Horse ...
The 52nd Sikhs (Frontier Force) was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army.It was raised in 1846 as the 2nd Regiment of Infantry The Frontier Brigade. It was designated as the 52nd Sikhs (Frontier Force) in 1903 and became 2nd Battalion (Sikhs) 12th Frontier Force Regiment in 1922.
The 51st Sikhs (Frontier Force) was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army.It was raised in 1846 as the 1st Regiment of Infantry The Frontier Brigade. It was designated as the 51st Sikhs (Frontier Force) in 1903 and became 1st Battalion (Prince of Wales's Own Sikhs) 12th Frontier Force Regiment in 1922.
The regiment was designated as the 57th Wilde's Rifles (Frontier Force) in 1903, and 4th Battalion (Wilde's) 13th Frontier Force Rifles in 1922. In 1947, it was allocated to the Pakistan Army , where it continues to exist as 9th Battalion The Frontier Force Regiment .
The Guides Cavalry (Frontier Force) is an armoured regiment of the Pakistan Army which was raised in 1846 as The Corps of Guides.During more than a hundred and fifty years of military service, the regiment has earned the reputation of one of the most renowned military units in the world.