Eastern Frontier Rifles - History

History

  • 18th century: Founded as Frontier Protection Force.
  • 1795: Renamed Ramgarh Local Battalion
  • 1861: Renamed Frontier Guards
  • 1891: Renamed Bengal Military Police, modernised, & given up-to-date weaponry (NB: An unrelated unit, the 45th Sikhs, had previously used this same title)
  • 1920: Reorganised and renamed Eastern Frontier Rifles
  • 1947: Split between West Bengal and Pakistan. The West Bengal portion retained the unit title

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