23rd Punjab Cavalry (Frontier Force)
The 23rd Cavalry was raised as the 3rd Punjab Irregular Cavalry by Lieutenant WG Prendergast at Lahore in 1849, and it too saw extensive service on the Frontier with the Punjab Frontier Force. During the Second Afghan War, it took part in Lord Roberts' famous march from Kabul to Kandahar as part of the Kabul Field Force and fought in the Battle of Kandahar. During the First World War, the regiment served in Mesopotamia as part of the 11th Indian Cavalry Brigade and was part of General Townsend's failed advance towards Baghdad. It then served on the Tigris Front. Later on, it moved to the Euphrates Front and fought in the Battles of Khan Baghdadi and Sharqat. One of its squadron served in Persian Arabistan. On their return to Indian they saw service in the Third Afghan War of 1919.
- 1849 3rd Punjab Irregular Cavalry
- 1851 3rd Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Irregular Force
- 1865 3rd Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force
- 1901 3rd Punjab Cavalry
- 1903 23rd Punjab Cavalry (Frontier Force)
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