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4th Punjab Infantry
Active1849–present
Country4th Punjab Infantry Regiment British India (1849-1947)
4th Punjab Infantry Regiment Pakistan (1947-)
Branch4th Punjab Infantry Regiment British Indian Army
4th Punjab Infantry Regiment Pakistan Army
TypeInfantry
Size1 Battalion
Motto(s)Barhe Challo
UniformDrab; faced blue; blue collars & cuffs
EngagementsNorth West Frontier of India
Indian Mutiny 1857-58
Second Afghan War 1878-80
Boxer Rebellion 1900
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Major General AT Wilde, CB

The 4th Punjab Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army formed on 18 April 1849 by Captain GG Denniss at Lahore as part of the Transfrontier Brigade, which became the Punjab Irregular Force (PIF) in 1851. The regiment was designated as the 57th Wilde's Rifles (Frontier Force) in 1903, and 4th Battalion (Wilde's) 13th Frontier Force Rifles in 1922. In 1947, it was allocated to the Pakistan Army, where it continues to exist as 9th Battalion The Frontier Force Regiment.[1][2]

  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.

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