52nd Sikhs (Frontier Force)

52nd Sikhs (Frontier Force)
Active1846–1922
Country British India
Branch British Indian Army
TypeInfantry
Size1 Battalion
Nickname(s)Dogra Paltan, Tunpur Bwanja
UniformDrab; faced scarlet
EngagementsNorth West Frontier of India
Second Sikh War 1848-49
India Mutiny 1857-58
Second Afghan War 1878-80
Expedition to Somaliland 1902-03
First World War 1914-18
Iraqi Revolt 1920
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Brig AE Cumming, VC, OBE, MC

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. In 1947, it was allocated to the Pakistan Army, where it continues to exist as 4th Battalion The Frontier Force Regiment.[1][2]

  1. ^ Condon, Brig WEH. (1962). The Frontier Force Regiment, Aldershot: Gale & Polden Ltd.
  2. ^ North, REFG. (1934). The Punjab Frontier Force: A Brief Record of Their Services 1846-1924. DI Khan: Commercial Steam Press.