12th Cavalry (Frontier Force)

12th Cavalry (Frontier Force)
Active1849 – 1937; 1955 – Present
CountryBritish Raj British India
Pakistan Pakistan
Branch British Indian Army
 Pakistan Army
TypeArmoured Regiment
Nickname(s)Sam Browne's Cavalry
EngagementsNorth West Frontier of India
Indian Mutiny of 1857
Second Afghan War 1878–80
First World War 1914–18
Third Afghan War 1919
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Battle honoursDelhi 1857, Lucknow, Charasiah, Kabul 1879, Ahmad Khel, Afghanistan 1878–80, Kut al Amara 1917, Baghdad, Mesopotamia 1916–18, North West Frontier, India 1914–15, East Africa 1917, Afghanistan 1919, Khem Karan 1965.[1]
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Sam Browne
Dighton Probyn
William Vousden
Guy Melfort Baldwin

The 12th Cavalry Sam Browne's Cavalry (Frontier Force) is an armoured regiment of Pakistan Army. It was formed in the British Indian army in 1922 by the amalgamation of 22nd Sam Browne's Cavalry (Frontier Force) and 25th Cavalry (Frontier Force).[2][3]

  1. ^ Rodger, Alexander. (2003). Battle Honours of the British Empire and Commonwealth Land Forces 1662-1991. Ramsbury: The Crowood Press.
  2. ^ "SAM BROWNE'S CAVALRY(12th Frontier Force)". Defense Journal. Archived from the original on 24 October 2017.
  3. ^ Gaylor, John (1991). Sons of John Company: The Indian and Pakistan Armies 1903–91. Stroud: Spellmount.