Not to be confused with Guides Regiment or Corps of Guides.
Guides Cavalry (Frontier Force)
Active
1846 - Present
Country
British India Pakistan
Branch
British Indian Army Pakistan Army
Type
Armoured Regiment
Size
Regiment
Nickname(s)
The Guides
Motto(s)
Rough & Ready
Uniform
Drab; faced red
March
"Cavalry Brigade"
Engagements
North West Frontier of India Second Sikh War 1848-49 Indian Mutiny 1857-58 Second Afghan War 1878-80 First World War 1914-18 Second World War 1939-45 Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Commanders
Notable commanders
Lt Gen Sir Harry Lumsden, KCSI, CB Gen Sir Sam Browne, VC, GCB, KCSI Gen Sir Henry Daly, GCB, CIE Gen Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq Maj Gen Syed Wajahat Husain Brig Amir Gulistan Janjua General Muhammad Yusaf Khan Lt. Gen. Fazle Haq
Brig. Kazim Mustehsan SI(M) Lt. Gen Gul Hassan Khan
Military unit
The Guides Cavalry (Frontier Force) is an armoured regiment of the Pakistan Army which was raised in 1846 as The Corps of Guides. During more than a hundred and fifty years of military service, the regiment has earned the reputation of one of the most renowned military units in the world.
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