Monday, November 12, 2007

Regiments

  • The President's Bodyguard
  • Armour
    • 4th Cavalry
    • 5th Horse
    • 6th Lancers
    • 7th Lancers
    • 8th Lancers
    • 9th Lancers
    • Guides Cavalry (Frontier Force)
    • 11th Cavalry (Frontier Force)
    • 12th Cavalry (Frontier Force)
    • 13th Lancers
    • 15th Lancers
    • 19th Lancers
    • 20th Lancers
    • 22nd Cavalry
    • 23rd Cavalry (Frontier Force)
    • 24th Cavalry (Frontier Force)
    • 25th Cavalry (Frontier Force)
    • 26th Cavalry Bold textPATHAN REGIMENT
    • 27th Cavalry
    • The President's Bodyguard formed at independence from members of the Governor General's Bodyguard, itself successor to the Governor's Troop of Moghals raised in 1773
      *5th Horse is the successor to the 1st Sikh Irregular Cavalry (Wales's Horse), and the 2nd Sikh Irregular Cavalry, both raised in 1857
      *6th Lancers is the successor to The Rohilkhand Horse raised in 1857, and the 4th Sikh Irregular Cavalry raised in 1858
      *Guides Cavalry (Frontier Force) is the successor to the Corps of Guides raised in 1846
      *11th Cavalry (Frontier Force) is the successor to 1st Regiment of Punjab Cavalry and 3rd Regiment of Punjab Cavalry, both raised in 1849
      *13th Lancers is the successor to the 1st Native Troop raised in 1804, and the 2nd Native Troop raised in 1816
      *19th Lancers is the successor to the 2nd Mahratta Horse (Tiwana Horse) raised in 1858, and Fane's Horse raised in 1860
      *25th Cavalry (Frontier Force) is the famous unit which stopped Indian armour thrust in Chawinda in 1965
      *The Punjab Regiment formed in 1956 from the 1st, 14th, 15th and 16th Punjab Regiments; can be traced back to the 3rd Battalion of Coast Sepoys raised in 1759
      *The Baloch Regiment formed in 1956 from the 8th Punjab Regiment, The Baluch Regiment, and The Bahawalpur Regiment; can be traced back to the 3rd Extra Madras Battalion raised in 1798
      *The Frontier Force Regiment is the successor to the Frontier Brigade raised in 1846
      *The Azad Kashmir Regiment was raised in 1947, became part of the army in 1971
      *The Sindh Regiment was raised in 1980 from battalions of the Punjab Regiment and Baloch Regiment
      *The Northern Light Infantry was formed in 1977 from various paramilitary units of scouts, became part of the army in 1999 after the Kargil War
      *The Special Service Group was formed in 1959 around a cadre from the Baluch Regiment

    • 28th Cavalry
    • 29th Cavalry
    • 30th Cavalry
    • 31st Cavalry
    • 32nd Cavalry
    • 33rd Cavalry
  • 41st Horse (Frontier Force)
    • 52nd Cavalry
    • 53rd Cavalry




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