53rd Sikhs (Frontier Force)

53rd Sikhs (Frontier Force)
Active1846 – 1922
Country British India
Branch British Indian Army
TypeInfantry
Size1 Battalion
Nickname(s)Renny ki Paltan
UniformDrab; faced black
EngagementsNorth West Frontier of India
Indian Mutiny 1857-59
Sikkim 1861
Second Afghan War 1878-80
First World War 1914-18

The 53rd Sikhs (Frontier Force) was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was raised in 1847 as the 3rd Regiment of Infantry The Frontier Brigade. It was designated as the 53rd Sikhs (Frontier Force) in 1903 and became 3rd Battalion (Sikhs) 12th Frontier Force Regiment in 1922. In 1947, it was allocated to the Pakistan Army, where it continues to exist as 5th 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.