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701:. Although the Afghans offered quarter to the Indian ranks, the Guides chose to fight to the death. The Residency finally fell after twelve hours of fierce resistance by the Guides, who perished to the last man along with 600 of their foes. The sacrifice of these gallant men is commemorated in the impressive Guides Memorial at Mardan with the following words:
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and
Khakanwali in the west, where they were effectively checked by the Guides Cavalry. On 14 September, the Indians resumed their attack but again, could not breach the defences of Chawinda. At the same time, they tried to outflank the town from the west. It was here that the decisive tank battles of
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The moral effect of the arrival of the Guides in Delhi was perhaps in some measure greater even than the actual fighting strength thus brought into line. The fame of the march from the far distant frontier, the fine physique and martial bearing of soldiers drawn from warlike tribes new to the eyes of
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Lumsden left a lasting imprint on the Guides, who soon showed their mettle in numerous frontier operations. Believing that fighting troops were for service and not for show, Lumsden introduced loose and comfortable dust-coloured uniforms for the first time, which would soon become famous as "khaki"
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at the Sikh Durbar at Lahore to control the affairs of the Sikh state. However, the Sikhs resented
British interference in their affairs and began planning a revolt. Early in 1848, Lumsden and his Guides were summoned to Lahore to gather evidence of the planned Sikh insurrection - a mission that
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On the Indian frontier the mountain tribes are continually fighting, and our troops there are renowned for their splendid achievement and gallant conduct. The best known of all is the corps called "The Guides" … To be a Guide out there means you are one who can be relied upon for pluck, for being
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Sector and penetrated up to
Phillaura. However, in an audacious action, 25 Cavalry threw back the Indian armoured division, which took two days to regain its balance. In the meantime, 6 Armoured Division was inducted to counter the enemy on the Chawinda Front. The Guides Cavalry was deployed at
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He was a man of strong character, athletic, brave, resolute, cool and resourceful in emergency; a man of rare ability and natural aptitude for war, and possessed, moreover, of that magnetic influence which communicates the highest confidence and devotion to those who follow. Lumsden upheld the
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Trustworthy men, who could, at a moment's notice, act as guides to troops in the field; men capable, too, of collecting trustworthy intelligence beyond, as well as within, our borders; and, in addition to all this, men, ready to give and take hard blows, whether on the frontier or in a wider
399:. The Piffers consisted of five regiments of cavalry, eleven regiments of infantry and five batteries of artillery besides the Corps of Guides. Their mission was to maintain order on the Punjab Frontier; a task they performed with great aplomb during the next fifty years.
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Task Force guarding the area between
Chawinda and Sialkot. The Guides Cavalry was engaged in fierce fighting near Badiana, where it beat back repeated Indian attacks and inflicted heavy losses on the enemy armour. The regiment was awarded five
629:. By the time they returned home, they had suffered 350 casualties out of the 600 men who had set out in May. For their gallant conduct at Delhi, they were awarded the distinction of red piping on their tunic collars; an honour shared with the
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in 1895, as part of
Malakand and Buner Field Forces during the Frontier Uprising of 1897–98, and in the Mohmand Expedition of 1908. In 1906, the Corps of Guides was reorganized into separates units of cavalry and infantry within the corps.
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in numerous operations against the turbulent frontier tribes. Between 1847 and 1878, the corps participated in fifteen major frontier expeditions and operations. Their formidable reputation soon spread far and wide, and was immortalized by
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principle that the greatest and best school for war is war itself. He believed in the elasticity which begets individual self-confidence, and preferred a body of men taught to act and fight with personal intelligence
809:. The end of the war also spelt the end of the Corps of Guides as a unit. In the post-war reorganization of the Indian Army in 1921, the corps was broken up and the cavalry and infantry became separate units.
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697:, arrived in Kabul on 24 July 1879, escorted by a detachment of 76 Guides under Lieutenant Hamilton, VC. However, on 3 September, a disgruntled regiment of the Afghan Army attacked the British
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to protect the division's left flank. On 11 September, the
Indians renewed their offensive but were unable to capture the pivotal position of Chawinda. They also made a flanking move towards
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in India, where it was converted into an
Armoured Car Regiment for operations on the North West Frontier. The regiment received its first tanks in November 1945, when it was equipped with
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The Guides went into action the same day and by evening, all of their officers had been killed or wounded. They continued to fight gallantly throughout the summer and took part in the
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317:. Initially composed of a troop of cavalry and two companies of infantry mounted on camels, the Guides were organized as a highly mobile force. The corps was ordered to recruit,
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Lumsden of the Guides: A Sketch of the Life of
Lieutenant General Sir Harry Burnett Lumsden, KCSI, CB, with Selections from His Correspondence and Occasional Papers
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481:. On 14 February 1981, the Corps of Guides was resurrected with the re-unification of the Guides Infantry and Cavalry in an impressive ceremony at Multan. General
286:. 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.
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able to endure difficulty and danger, for being able cheerfully to take up any job that may be required, and for readiness to sacrifice yourself for others
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These were qualities that would become the hallmark of the Guides. Although the corps recruited men from all over the country and even beyond the
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The annals of no army and no regiment can show a brighter record of devoted bravery than has been achieved by this small band of Guides
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led the Guides to join the Delhi Field Force then besieging the ancient capital city. They left Hoti Mardan on 13 May and arrived at
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A Brief
Account of the Late Punjab Frontier Force, From its Organization in 1849 to its Re-distribution on 31st March 1903
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The massacre at Kabul led to the resumption of hostilities and in
December 1879, the Guides were dispatched to join the
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they successfully carried out. However, British counter-measures were unable to prevent the revolt, which broke out at
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and within decades would be adopted by most of the armies of the world. In 1851, the Guides established themselves at
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meaning "dust". The clothing was dyed using mulberry juice to produce the drab colour - a pinkish shade of khaki.
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their British comrades, ... all tended to give the approach of the travel-stained Guides a high significance.
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On 26 September 1940, the Guides Cavalry was mechanized as a Light Reconnaissance Regiment equipped with
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on 9 June after marching 580 miles in twenty-six days and fourteen hours in the searing Indian summer!
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The Guides Cavalry (10th Queen Victoria's Own Frontier Force) by John Gaylor at The Defence Journal
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the war were fought in which Guides Cavalry covered itself in glory. The regiment was part of an
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Around the start of the 20th century, the Guides had acquired such a legendary status that when
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Men of Steel: 6 Armoured Division in the 1965 War. War Despatches of Major General Abrar Husain
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Men of Steel: 6 Armoured Division in the 1965 War. War Despatches of Major General Abrar Husain
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861:. The Guides Cavalry returned to Iraq in September 1942. In November 1943, it proceeded to
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resulted in the dissolution of the Sikh state and annexation of the Punjab by the British.
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After the Second Afghan War, the Guides were involved in a number of actions along the
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MM Kaye's husband, Major General Goff Hamilton was an officer of the Guides Cavalry.
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In March 1857, when the war of independence broke out, Lumsden was on a mission at
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in April 1848 and soon spread to the rest of the country. The Guides served at the
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The Corps of Guides (Cavalry and Infantry). Coloured lithograph by Richard Simkin,
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Chitral, Punjab Frontier, Malakand, Khan Baghdadi, Sharqat, Mesopotamia 1917-18
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General Sir Harry Lumsden of the Guides. Oil painting by John Maclaren Barclay,
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1906 Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides (Frontier Force) (Lumsden's) Cavalry
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One Hundred Glorious Years: A History of the Punjab Frontier Force, 1849-1949
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One Hundred Glorious Years: A History of the Punjab Frontier Force, 1849-1949
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in May 1879, the Afghan King agreed to the presence of a British Mission in
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Battle Honours of the British Empire and Commonwealth Land Forces 1662-1991
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Queen's Own Corps of Guides (Punjab Frontier Force) at The British Empire
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of 1878–80, the Guides joined the Peshawar Field Force under General Sir
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History of the 2nd Battalion (Guides) Frontier Force Regiment 1947-1994
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1922 10th Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides Cavalry (Frontier Force)
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and Persian socialists. They returned to India in 1921. Meanwhile, the
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540:, the Girl Guides' handbook has this to say about the Corps of Guides:
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Article discussing the raising of the Corps of Guides by Harry Lumsden
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on 21 February 1849, where the Sikh Army was decisively defeated. The
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The Frontier 1839–1947: The Story of the North-West Frontier of India
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The Punjab Frontier Force: A Brief Record of Their Services 1846-1924
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The Punjab Frontier Force: A Brief Record of Their Services 1846-1924
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Lieutenant General Sir Harry Burnett Lumsden, KCSI, CB. Obituary in
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The epic stand of the Guides at Kabul Residency was immortalized by
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1451:. Dera Ismail Khan: Commercial Steam Press, HQ Waziristan District.
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10th Queen Victoria's Own Corps Of Guides Cavalry (Frontier Force)
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The Indian Cavalry: History of the Indian Armoured Corps till 1940
1377:. (1997). Nowshera: The School of Armour & Mechanised Warfare.
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1927 The Guides Cavalry (10th Queen Victoria's Own Frontier Force)
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The Honor Guards from the Guides Cavalry Regiment, in traditional
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10th Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides Cavalry (Frontier Force)
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The Indian Armour: History of the Indian Armoured Corps (1941–71)
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The Indian Armour: History of the Indian Armoured Corps (1941–71)
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near Kabul. They participated in the attacks on Takht-i-Shah and
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Sons of John Company: The Indian and Pakistan Armies 1903- 1991.
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Until 1903, North West Frontier Province was part of the Punjab.
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The intrepid Guides quickly made a name for themselves on the
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The Sabre & Lance: Journal of the Pakistan Armoured Corps
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Bir Hacheim, Minqar Qaim, Deir el Shein, North Africa 1940-43
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tanks. The regiment, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel
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The Guides Cavalry (10th Queen Victoria's Own Frontier Force)
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Sons of John Company: The Indian and Pakistan Armies 1903–91
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to counter any threat to British interests from the Russian
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Harry Lumsden was the perfect choice to train and lead this
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Silver statuette commemorating Lieutenant WRP Hamilton, VC.
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Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides (Frontier Force)
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The Central India Horse (21st King George V's Own Horse)
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11th Prince Albert Victor's Own Cavalry (Frontier Force)
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21st Prince Albert Victor's Own Cavalry (Frontier Force)
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of Guides Cavalry, 1900. Painting by Chater Paul Chater.
457:. The Dogras were exchanged with Punjabi Muslims of the
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1876 Queen's Own Corps of Guides, Punjab Frontier Force
384:, which would remain their cherished home until 1938.
1981:
10th Duke of Cambridge's Own Lancers (Hodson's Horse)
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Native Cavalry Officers of the Corps of Guides, 1880.
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6th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers (Watson's Horse)
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on 25 August. In June 1942, the regiment arrived in
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rewarded the Guides by granting them the use of the
1465:. Abbottabad: The Frontier Force Regimental Centre.
1291:. Abbottabad: The Frontier Force Regimental Centre.
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1484:Memoirs of General Sir Henry Dermot Daly, GCB, CIE
1127:2nd Battalion (Guides) The Frontier Force Regiment
745:won the Victoria Cross for conspicuous gallantry.
593:
2298:Military units and formations established in 1846
1996:13th Duke of Connaught's Lancers (Watson's Horse)
722:and in the 1984 motion picture of the same name.
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1936:1st Duke of York's Own Lancers (Skinner's Horse)
1201:
1199:
1197:
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1085:1851 The Corps of Guides, Punjab Irregular Force
489:, was appointed Colonel of the Corps of Guides.
387:In 1851, The Corps of Guides became part of the
1986:11th King Edward's Own Lancers (Probyn's Horse)
1923:British Indian Army Cavalry Regiments 1903–1946
1500:. Rawalpindi: Army Education Publishing House.
1352:. Rawalpindi: Army Education Publishing House.
1908:
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438:, while the infantry joined the newly formed
1416:. Vol I. (1938). Aldershot: Gale and Polden.
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1097:1904 Queen's Own Corps of Guides (Lumsden's)
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853:'s open desert flank as it withdrew towards
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2131:39th King George's Own Central Indian Horse
2126:38th King George's Own Central Indian Horse
2106:34th Prince Albert Victor's Own Poona Horse
1458:. Lahore: Civil and Military Gazette Press.
1283:
1281:
1209:. Lahore: Civil and Military Gazette Press.
1088:1865 Corps of Guides, Punjab Frontier Force
971:Ali Masjid, Kabul 1879, Afghanistan 1878-80
773:in 1915. In November 1917, they joined the
469:. The regiment also received a squadron of
2162:4th Duke of Cambridge's Own Hodson's Horse
2046:22nd Sam Browne's Cavalry (Frontier Force)
1915:
1901:
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1587:Guides Cavalry tanks in action at Chawinda
1546:The Story of the Guides by GJ Younghusband
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956:for its excellent performance in the war.
869:. In 1946, the Stuarts were replaced with
560:
461:, while the Sikhs were exchanged with the
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977:NW Frontier, India 1915, Afghanistan 1919
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537:How Girls Can Help to Build Up the Empire
348:later formed the bulk of their manpower.
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789:. After the armistice, they remained in
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551:
453:in 1947, Guides Cavalry was allotted to
401:
350:
2283:Honourable East India Company regiments
2212:14th Prince of Wales's Own Scinde Horse
2101:33rd Queen Victoria's Own Light Cavalry
14:
2260:
2147:1st Duke of York's Own Skinner's Horse
1269:
968:Mooltan, Goojerat, Punjaub, Delhi 1857
929:, greatly distinguished itself in the
637:, who fought alongside them at Delhi.
497:
2278:British Indian Army cavalry regiments
2227:17th Queen Victoria's Own Poona Horse
1896:
1602:
1423:. Vol II. Aldershot: Gale and Polden.
816:Guides Cavalry in North Africa, 1942.
2303:1846 establishments in British India
2207:13th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers
2167:5th King Edward's Own Probyn's Horse
2091:31st Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers
2066:26th King George's Own Light Cavalry
1517:Khan, Maj Gen Fazal Muqeem. (1996).
1419:MacMunn, Lt Gen Sir George. (1950).
1300:Khan, Maj Gen Fazal Muqeem. (1996).
1109:1956 Guides Cavalry (Frontier Force)
833:. In May 1941, it was dispatched to
2182:8th King George's Own Light Cavalry
1430:Stroud: Spellmount Publishers Ltd.
1421:The History of the Guides 1922-1947
1414:The History of the Guides 1846-1922
1076:
820:
391:, which later became famous as the
24:
1461:Khan, Maj Muhammad Nawaz. (1996).
1397:
1287:Khan, Maj Muhammad Nawaz. (1996).
1255:. DI Khan: Commercial Steam Press.
760:
627:final assault and capture of Delhi
594:The War of Independence of 1857
301:on 14 December 1846 by Lieutenant
25:
2314:
2006:15th Lancers (Cureton's Multanis)
1539:
1514:. Rawalpindi: Services Book Club.
1365:. Rawalpindi: Services Book Club.
959:
917:, Guides Cavalry was part of the
569:of 1845–46, the British posted a
515:in several of his works such as
1881:
1630:
1145:
1132:
1120:
1094:1901 Queen's Own Corps of Guides
837:. The regiment took part in the
665:and took part in the capture of
109:
97:
80:
69:
48:
1496:Husain, Maj Gen Abrar. (2005).
1380:
1368:
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1348:Husain, Maj Gen Abrar. (2005).
1342:
1329:
1320:
565:Following their victory in the
479:Guides Cavalry (Frontier Force)
276:is an armoured regiment of the
274:Guides Cavalry (Frontier Force)
43:Guides Cavalry (Frontier Force)
2293:Armoured regiments of Pakistan
2237:19th King George's Own Lancers
2232:18th King Edward's Own Cavalry
2021:18th King George's Own Lancers
1512:History of Indo-Pak War – 1965
1510:Ahmed, Lt Gen Mahmud. (2006).
1463:The Glorious Piffers 1843-1995
1454:Hayauddin, Maj Gen M. (1950).
1390:. Ramsbury: The Crowood Press.
1363:History of Indo-Pak War – 1965
1361:Ahmed, Lt Gen Mahmud. (2006).
1307:
1289:The Glorious Piffers 1843-1995
1225:
1212:
1205:Hayauddin, Maj Gen M. (1950).
1187:Younghusband, Col GJ. (1908).
13:
1:
2273:Indian World War II regiments
2202:12th Cavalry (Frontier Force)
2152:2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse)
2086:30th Lancers (Gordon's Horse)
2061:25th Cavalry (Frontier Force)
2051:23rd Cavalry (Frontier Force)
1961:6th King Edward's Own Cavalry
1941:2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse)
1582:General Sir Henry Dermot Daly
1521:. Rawalpindi: The Army Press.
1489:Elliott, Maj Gen JG. (1968).
1410:. London: MacMillan & Co.
1304:. Rawalpindi: The Army Press.
1157:
839:Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran
781:and fought in the Battles of
685:for gallantry. Following the
582:and then participated in the
430:as their Colonel. During the
2268:Indian World War I regiments
1637:Pakistan Army Armoured Corps
1531:Sandhu, Maj Gen GS. (1991).
1524:Sandhu, Maj Gen GS. (1981).
1335:Sandhu, Maj Gen GS. (1991).
492:
440:12th Frontier Force Regiment
280:which was raised in 1846 as
175:North West Frontier of India
7:
2121:37th Lancers (Baluch Horse)
2081:29th Lancers (Deccan Horse)
2026:19th Lancers (Fane's Horse)
1386:Rodger, Alexander. (2003).
775:11th Indian Cavalry Brigade
534:after the Corps of Guides.
518:The Ballad of East and West
424:Queen's Own Corps of Guides
313:, capital of the enfeebled
261:Brig. Kazim Mustehsan SI(M)
247:Maj Gen Syed Wajahat Husain
10:
2319:
1535:. New Delhi: Vision Books.
1528:. New Delhi: Vision Books.
1339:. New Delhi: Vision Books.
1114:Affiliations and alliances
915:Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
805:served in Mesopotamia and
693:. The mission, led by Sir
673:and the cavalry action at
309:, the British Resident at
289:
208:Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
204:Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
26:
2139:
2001:14th Murray's Jat Lancers
1928:
1879:
1643:
988:Victoria Cross recipients
827:wheeled armoured carriers
716:in her bestselling novel
641:Second Afghan War 1878-80
618:An eye-witness recorded:
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122:
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56:
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42:
1482:Daly, Maj Hugh. (1905).
1404:Younghusband, Col. G. J.
1082:1846 The Corps of Guides
849:and covered the British
27:Not to be confused with
2288:Frontier Force Regiment
2031:20th Royal Deccan Horse
1469:Lumsden, Gen. Sir Peter
1408:The Story of the Guides
1189:The Story of the Guides
1140:Frontier Force Regiment
561:Second Sikh War 1848-49
263:Lt. Gen Gul Hassan Khan
2187:9th Royal Deccan Horse
1426:Gaylor, John. (1991).
997:
910:
877:Indo-Pakistan War 1965
817:
654:
557:
411:
389:Punjab Irregular Force
360:
1648:President's Bodyguard
1447:North, REFG. (1934).
1274:. Stroud: Spellmount.
1270:Gaylor, John (1991).
1251:North, REFG. (1934).
1066:Godfrey Meynell VC MC
995:
884:
857:after the debacle at
815:
648:
555:
405:
393:Punjab Frontier Force
354:
305:on the orders of Sir
303:Harry Burnett Lumsden
1592:24 July 2011 at the
1561:25 July 2008 at the
1191:. London: MacMillan.
1152:King's Royal Hussars
927:Amir Gulistan Janjua
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