59th Scinde Rifles (Frontier Force)
| 59 Scinde Rifles (Frontier Force) 59 اسڪينڊ رائفلز (فرنٽيئر فورس) | |
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Musa Khan , HPk, HJ, HQA, MBE, Lt Gen Bakhtiar Rana,MC Lt Gen Rakhman Gul,MC Lt Gen AI Akram, Lt Gen Moinuddin Haider, HI (M)Lt Gen Ayaz, Maj Gen Sadaqat Ali Shah, Lt Gen Aamer Riaz, Maj Gen Nadir Khan |
The 59 Scinde Rifles (Frontier Force) was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was raised in 1843, as the Scinde Camel Corps. In 1856, it was incorporated into the Punjab Irregular Force (PIF). It was designated as the 59th Scinde Rifles (Frontier Force) in 1904 and became 6th Royal Battalion (Scinde) 13th Frontier Force Rifles in 1922. In 1947, it was allocated to the Pakistan Army, where it continues to exist as 1st Battalion The Frontier Force Regiment.[1][2]
Early history
Coloured lithograph by Richard Simkin, 1886.
The regiment was raised on 1 December 1843 by Lieutenant Robert Fitzgerald at
59th Scinde Rifles (Frontier Force)
Subsequent to the
During the
Subsequent history
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After the First World War, the 59th Royal Scinde Rifles (Frontier Force) was grouped with the 55th, 57th, 58th, and the two battalions of 56th Punjabi Rifles (Frontier Force) to form the 13th Frontier Force Rifles in 1922. The 59th Royal Scinde Rifles became the 6th Battalion of the new regiment.
During the
In 1947, the Frontier Force Rifles was allotted to Pakistan Army. In 1948, 6 Royal FF Rifles fought in the Kashmir War against
The unit got the nickname of "Garbar" given by a British general at Karachi Harbour in 1939.
Genealogy
- 1843 Scinde Camel Corps
- 1853 Scinde Rifle Corps
- 1856 6th Punjab Infantry
- 1904 59 Scinde Rifles (Frontier Force)
- 1921 59th Royal Scinde Rifles (Frontier Force)
- 1922 6th Royal Battalion (Scinde) 13th Frontier Force Rifles
- 1945 6th Royal Battalion (Scinde) The Frontier Force Rifles
- 1956 1st Battalion (Scinde) The Frontier Force Regiment[1][2]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e Condon, Brig. W. E. H. (1953). The Frontier Force Rifles. Aldershot: Gale & Polden Ltd.
- ^ a b c d North, REFG. (1934). The Punjab Frontier Force: A Brief Record of Their Services 1846–1924. DI Khan: Commercial Steam Press.
- ^ Punjab disturbances, April 1919; compiled from the Civil and military gazette. Lahore Civil and Military Gazette Press. 9 April 2018 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "59th Scinde Rifles (Frontier Force)". 1918.
- ^ Attiqur Rahman, Lt Gen M. (1980). The Wardens of the Marches: A History of the Piffers 1947–71. Lahore: Wajidalis.
Further reading
- History of the 59th Rifles FF, Regimental History of the 6th Royal Battalion, 13th Frontier Force Rifles (Scinde), 1843–1923. (1926). Aldershot: Gale & Polden.
- Barthorp, M, and Burn, J. (1979). Indian Infantry Regiments 1860-1914. London: Osprey. ISBN 978-0-85045-307-2.
- Bunbury, NL St P. (1951). Regimental History of the 6th Royal Battalion (Scinde), 13th Frontier Force Rifles, 1934–1947. Aldershot: Gale & Polden.
- Dey, RSBN. (1905). A Brief Account of the Late Punjab Frontier Force, From its Organization in 1849 to its Re-distribution on 31st March 1903. Calcutta.
- Gaylor, John. (1991). Sons of John Company: The Indian and Pakistan Armies 1903–1991. Stroud: Spellmount. ISBN 978-0-946771-98-1.
- Hayauddin, Maj Gen M. (1950). One Hundred Glorious Years: A History of the Punjab Frontier Force, 1849–1949. Lahore: Civil and Military Gazette Press.
- Khan, Maj Muhammad Nawaz. (1996). The Glorious Piffers 1843–1995. Abbottabad: The Frontier Force Regimental Centre.
- Lindsey, Capt DM. (1935). Regimental History of the 6th Royal Battalion (Scinde), 13th Frontier Force Rifles, 1843–1934. Aldershot: Gale & Polden.
- Sumner, Ian. (2001). The Indian Army 1914–1947. London: Osprey. ISBN 1-84176-196-6.
- Young, Brig WHH. (1945). Regimental History of the 13th Frontier Force Rifles. Rawalpindi: The Frontier Exchange Press.