The 51st Sikhs was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was raised in 1846 as the 1st Regiment of Infantry The Frontier Brigade. It was designated as the 51st Sikhs in 1903 and became 1
51st Sikhs
51st Sikhs (Frontier Force), 1905.
"Frontier Force". Left to right: 59th Scinde Rifles, Piper of 51st Sikhs and 56th Punjabi Rifles. Watercolour by Major AC Lovett, 1910.
The Indian Army during British rule, also referred to as the British Indian Army, was the main military force of India until national independence in 1947. Formed in 1895 by uniting the three Presiden
51st Sikhs (Frontier Force)
…The 51st Sikhs (Frontier Force) was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was raised in 1846 as the 1st Regiment of Infantry The Frontier Brigade. It was designated as the 51st Sikhs (Frontier Force) in 1903 and became…
c. 1835 painting of the 40th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
c. 1908 illustration of the Corps of Guides
No. 2 Company of the Bombay Sappers and Miners during the Boxer Rebellion, China, 1900.
Indian Army soldiers, including men from the 3rd Sikh regiment and 1st Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force, in Beijing, c. 1900.