58th Vaughan's Rifles (Frontier Force)

58th Vaughan's Rifles (Frontier Force)
Active1849–1922
Country British India
Branch British Indian Army
TypeInfantry
Size1 Battalion
Nickname(s)Dasturi; Vaughan ki Paltan
UniformDrab; faced emerald green
EngagementsNorth West Frontier of India
Indian Mutiny 1857–59
Second Afghan War 1878–80
First World War 1914–18

The 58th Vaughan's Rifles (Frontier Force) was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was raised in 1849 as the 5th Regiment of Punjab Infantry. It was designated as the 58th Vaughan's Rifles (Frontier Force) in 1903 and became 5th Battalion 13th Frontier Force Rifles in 1922. In 1947, it was allocated to the Pakistan Army, where it continues to exist as 10th Battalion The Frontier Force Regiment.[1][2]

5th Punjab Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force, 1878.
  1. ^ Condon, Brig WEH. (1953). The Frontier Force Rifles. 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.