54th Sikhs (Frontier Force)

54th Sikhs (Frontier Force)
Active1846 - 1922
Country British India
Branch British Indian Army
TypeInfantry
Size2 Battalions
Nickname(s)Burmah Paltan
UniformDrab; faced emerald green
EngagementsNorth West Frontier of India
Second Burmese War 1852-53
Indian Mutiny 1857-58
First World War 1914-18
Third Afghan War 1919

The 54th Sikhs (Frontier Force) were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was raised in 1846 as the 4th Regiment of Infantry The Frontier Brigade. It was designated as the 54th Sikhs (Frontier Force) in 1903 and became 4th Battalion (Sikhs) 12th Frontier Force Regiment in 1922. In 1947, it was allocated to the Pakistan Army, where it continues to exist as 6th 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.