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| unit_name                     = Guides Cavalry (Frontier Force)
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| dates                         = 1846 - Present
| country                       = {{flagicon|British Raj}} [[British India]]<br>{{flag icon|Pakistan}} [[Pakistan]]
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| branch                        = {{army|British India}}<br>{{army|Pakistan}}
| type                          = Armoured Regiment
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| nickname                      = The Guides
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| motto                         = Rough & Ready
| colors                        = Drab; faced red
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| march                         = "Cavalry Brigade"
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| battles                       = [[North-West Frontier (military history)|North West Frontier of India]]<br>[[Second Sikh War]] 1848-49<br>[[Indian Mutiny]] 1857-58<br>[[Second Afghan War]] 1878-80<br>[[First World War]] 1914-18<br>[[Second World War]] 1939-45<br>[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]]
<br>[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]
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| notable_commanders            = Lt Gen Sir [[Harry Burnett Lumsden|Harry Lumsden]], KCSI, CB<br>Gen Sir [[Sam Browne]], VC, GCB, KCSI<br>Gen Sir [[Henry Daly]], GCB, CIE<br>Gen [[Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq]]<br />Maj Gen Syed Wajahat Husain<br />Brig [[Amir Gulistan Janjua]]<br /> General Muhammad [[Yusaf Khan (general)|Yusaf Khan]]<br /> Lt. Gen. Fazle Haq
<br /> Brig. Kazim Mustehsan SI(M)<br /> Lt. Gen Gul Hassan Khan
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The '''Guides Cavalry (Frontier Force)''' is an armoured regiment of the [[Pakistan Army]] which was raised in 1846 as '''[[Corps of Guides (India)|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.

==History==
[[Corps of Guides (British India)|The Corps of Guides]] was raised at [[Peshawar]] on 14 December 1846 by Lieutenant [[Harry Burnett Lumsden]] on the orders of Sir [[Henry Montgomery Lawrence|Henry Lawrence]], the British Resident at [[Lahore]], capital of the enfeebled [[Sikh Empire]]. Initially composed of a troop of cavalry and two companies of infantry mounted on camels, the Guides were organized as a highly mobile force. The  corps was ordered to recruit,
:''Trustworthy men, who could, at a moment's notice, act as guides to troops in the field; men capable, too, of collecting trustworthy intelligence beyond, as well as within, our borders; and, in addition to all this, men, ready to give and take hard blows, whether on the frontier or in a wider field.''<ref name="Younghusband 1908">Younghusband, Col GJ. (1908). ''The Story of the Guides''. London: MacMillan.</ref>
These were qualities that would become the hallmark of the Guides. Although the corps recruited men from all over the country and even beyond the [[North-West Frontier (military history)|Frontier]] of [[British India|India]], [[Pathans]], Punjabi Muslims, [[Sikhs]] and [[Dogras|Dogra]]s later formed the bulk of their manpower.<ref name="Hayauddin 1950">Hayauddin, Maj Gen M. (1950). ''One Hundred Glorious Years: A History of the Punjab Frontier Force, 1849-1949''. Lahore: Civil and Military Gazette Press.</ref> [[File:General Harry Lumsden of the Guides.jpg|thumb|left|General Sir Harry Lumsden of the Guides. Oil painting by John Maclaren Barclay, ''c.'' 1866.|235px]]

Harry Lumsden was the perfect choice to train and lead this ''corps d'elite'':
:''He was a man of strong character, athletic, brave, resolute, cool and resourceful in emergency; a man of rare ability and natural aptitude for war, and possessed, moreover, of that magnetic influence which communicates the highest confidence and devotion to those who follow. Lumsden upheld the principle that the greatest and best school for war is war itself. He believed in the elasticity which begets individual self-confidence, and preferred a body of men taught to act and fight with personal intelligence''.<ref name="Younghusband 1908"/>
 
Lumsden left a lasting imprint on the Guides, who soon showed their mettle in numerous frontier operations. Believing that fighting troops were for service and not for show, Lumsden introduced loose and comfortable dust-coloured uniforms for the first time, which would soon become famous as "khaki"<ref>From the Urdu word ''"khak"'' meaning "dust". The clothing was dyed using mulberry juice to produce the drab colour - a pinkish shade of khaki.</ref> and within decades would be adopted by most of the armies of the world. In 1851, the Guides established themselves at [[Mardan]], which would remain their cherished home until 1938.<ref name="Younghusband 1908"/>

In 1851, The Corps of Guides became part of the [[Punjab Irregular Force]], which later became famous as the '''Punjab Frontier Force''' or '''Piffers'''. The Piffers consisted of five regiments of cavalry, eleven regiments of infantry and five batteries of artillery besides the Corps of Guides. Their mission was to maintain order on the Punjab Frontier;<ref>Until 1903, North West Frontier Province was part of the Punjab.</ref> a task they performed with great aplomb during the next fifty years.<ref name="North 1934">North, REFG. (1934). ''The Punjab Frontier Force: A Brief Record of Their Services 1846-1924''. DI Khan: Commercial Steam Press.</ref> [[File:Corps of Guides (Infantry & Cavalry) - Richard Simkin.jpg|thumb|right|The Corps of Guides (Cavalry and Infantry). Coloured lithograph by Richard Simkin, ''c.'' 1891.|330px]]

In 1876, [[Queen Victoria]] rewarded the Guides by granting them the use of the [[Royal Cypher]] and they became '''Queen's Own Corps of Guides''' with the [[Prince of Wales]] as their Colonel. During the [[First World War]], the cavalry and infantry of the Guides fought separately. In 1921, they were formally separated; the cavalry becoming the '''10th Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides Cavalry (Frontier Force)''', while the infantry joined the newly formed [[12th Frontier Force Regiment]], making up the 5th and 10th (Training) Battalions of the new infantry regiment. The new class composition of Guides Cavalry was Punjabi Muslims, Sikhs and Dogras. The regiment retained its drab uniform with red facings. Their badge consisted of the 'VR' Cypher of Queen Victoria within the Garter, Victorian crown above, surrounded by a ribbon-scroll reading 'Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides'. In 1927, the regiment's designation was changed to '''The Guides Cavalry (10th Queen Victoria's Own Frontier Force)'''.<ref name="Gaylor 1991">{{cite book|last=Gaylor|first=John|title=Sons of John Company: The Indian and Pakistan Armies 1903–91|publisher=Stroud: Spellmount|year=1991}}</ref>

On the [[Partition of India]] in 1947, Guides Cavalry was allotted to [[Pakistan]]. The Dogras were exchanged with Punjabi Muslims of the [[Hodson's Horse]], while the Sikhs were exchanged with the [[Kaimkhani]]s of the [[Poona Horse]]. The regiment also received a squadron of [[Ranghar]]s from the [[Scinde Horse]]. In 1956, when Pakistan became a republic, all titles pertaining to British royalty were dropped, and the regiment was redesignated as '''Guides Cavalry (Frontier Force)'''.<ref name="Gaylor 1991"/> On 14 February 1981, the Corps of Guides was resurrected with the re-unification of the Guides Infantry and Cavalry in an impressive ceremony at Multan. General [[Iqbal Khan (general)|Muhammad Iqbal Khan]], [[Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (Pakistan)|CJSC]], was appointed Colonel of the Corps of Guides.<ref name="Khan 1996">Khan, Maj Muhammad Nawaz. (1996). ''The Glorious Piffers 1843-1995''. Abbottabad: The Frontier Force Regimental Centre.</ref><ref name="Fazal Muqeem Khan 1996">Khan, Maj Gen Fazal Muqeem. (1996). ''History of the 2nd Battalion (Guides) Frontier Force Regiment 1947-1994''. Rawalpindi: The Army Press.</ref>

==Campaigns==

===Frontier operations===
The intrepid Guides quickly made a name for themselves on the [[North-West Frontier (military history)|North West Frontier]] of [[British India|India]] in numerous operations against the turbulent frontier tribes. Between 1847 and 1878, the corps participated in fifteen major frontier expeditions and operations.<ref name="North 1934"/> Their formidable reputation soon spread far and wide, and was immortalized by [[Rudyard Kipling]] in  several of his works such as [[s:The Ballad of East and West|''The Ballad of East and West''.]] Around the start of the 20th century, the Guides had acquired such a legendary status that when [[Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell|Robert Baden-Powell]], the founder of [[Boy Scout]]s, decided to form a similar organization for girls in 1909, he named them [[Girl Guides]] after the Corps of Guides. ''[[How Girls Can Help to Build Up the Empire]]'', the Girl Guides' handbook has this to say about the Corps of Guides:
:''On the Indian frontier the mountain tribes are continually fighting, and our troops there are renowned for their splendid achievement and gallant conduct. The best known of all is the corps called "The Guides" … To be a Guide out there means you are one who can be relied upon for pluck, for being able to endure difficulty and danger, for being able cheerfully to take up any job that may be required, and for readiness to sacrifice yourself for others''.<ref>Forbes, Cynthia. ''1910 ... and then?''.</ref>
[[File:Officers of Corps of Guides, 1880.jpg|thumb|right|Native Cavalry Officers of the Corps of Guides, 1880.|330px]]

===Second Sikh War 1848-49===
Following their victory in the [[First Anglo-Sikh War|First Sikh War]] of 1845–46, the British posted a [[Resident (title)|Resident]] at the Sikh Durbar at Lahore to control the affairs of the Sikh state. However, the Sikhs resented  British interference in their affairs and began planning a revolt. Early in 1848, Lumsden and his Guides were summoned to Lahore to gather evidence of the planned Sikh insurrection - a mission that they successfully carried out. However, British counter-measures were unable to prevent the revolt, which broke out at [[Multan]] in April 1848 and soon spread to the rest of the country. The Guides served at the [[Siege of Multan (1848–1849)|Siege of Multan]] and then participated in the [[Battle of Gujrat]] on 21 February 1849, where the Sikh Army was decisively defeated. The [[Second Sikh War]] resulted in the dissolution of the Sikh state and annexation of the Punjab by the British.<ref name="Younghusband 1908"/>

===The    War of Independence of 1857===
In March 1857, when the war of independence broke out, Lumsden was on a mission at [[Kandahar]] and Captain [[Henry Daly]] led the Guides to join the Delhi Field Force then besieging the ancient capital city. They left Hoti Mardan on 13 May and arrived at [[Delhi]] on 9 June after marching 580 miles in twenty-six days and fourteen hours in the searing Indian summer!<ref name="Younghusband 1908"/><ref name="North 1934"/> 
:''The moral effect of the arrival of the Guides in Delhi was perhaps in some measure greater even than the actual fighting strength thus brought into line. The fame of the march from the far distant frontier, the fine physique and martial bearing of soldiers drawn from warlike tribes new to the eyes of their British comrades, ... all tended to give the approach of the travel-stained Guides a high significance.'' An eye-witness recorded: ''They came in as firm and light as if they had marched but a single mile.''<ref name="Younghusband 1908"/>

The Guides went into action the same day and by evening, all of their officers had been killed or wounded. They continued to fight gallantly throughout the summer and took part in the [[Siege of Delhi|final assault and capture of Delhi]]. By the time they returned home, they had suffered 350 casualties out of the 600 men who had set out in May.<ref name="Younghusband 1908"/> For their gallant conduct at Delhi, they were awarded the distinction of red piping on their tunic collars; an honour shared with the [[60th Foot]] and the [[2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles)|Sirmoor Battalion]], who fought alongside them at Delhi.<ref name="Hayauddin 1950"/><ref name="Khan 1996"/>

===Second Afghan War 1878-80===
[[File:A Risaldar of Guides Cavalry, 1900.jpg|thumb|right|A [[Risaldar]] of Guides Cavalry, 1900. Painting by Chater Paul Chater.|225px]]
During the [[Second Afghan War]] of 1878–80, the Guides joined the Peshawar Field Force under General Sir [[Sam Browne]] and took part in the capture of [[Battle of Ali Masjid|Ali Masjid]], the advance to [[Jalalabad]] and the cavalry action at [[Fatehabad, Afghanistan|Fatehabad]], where Lieutenant [[Walter Richard Pollock Hamilton|Walter Hamilton]] won the [[Victoria Cross]] for gallantry. Following the [[Treaty of Gandamak]] in May 1879, the Afghan King agreed to the presence of a British Mission in [[Kabul]]. The mission, led by Sir [[Louis Cavagnari]], arrived in Kabul on 24 July 1879, escorted by a detachment of 76 Guides under Lieutenant Hamilton, VC. However, on 3 September, a disgruntled regiment of the Afghan Army attacked the British [[Resident (title)|Residency]]. Although the Afghans offered quarter to the Indian ranks, the Guides chose to fight to the death. The Residency finally fell after twelve hours of fierce resistance by the Guides, who perished to the last man along with 600 of their foes. The sacrifice of these gallant men is commemorated in the impressive Guides Memorial at Mardan with the following words:
:''The annals of no army and no regiment can show a brighter record of devoted bravery than has been achieved by this small band of Guides''.<ref name="Younghusband 1908"/>
The epic stand of the Guides at Kabul Residency was immortalized by [[MM Kaye]]<ref>MM Kaye's husband, Major General Goff Hamilton was an officer of the Guides Cavalry.</ref> in her bestselling novel ''[[The Far Pavilions]]'' and in the 1984 motion picture of the same name.

The massacre at Kabul led to the resumption of hostilities and in December 1879, the Guides were dispatched to join the [[Kabul Field Force]] under General Sir [[Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts|Frederick Roberts]] at [[Sherpur Cantonment]] near Kabul. They participated in the attacks on Takht-i-Shah and [[Asmai Heights]], where Captain [[Arthur George Hammond|Arthur Hammond]] won the Victoria Cross for conspicuous gallantry.<ref name="Younghusband 1908"/><ref name="North 1934"/>

After the Second Afghan War, the Guides were involved in a number of actions along the [[North-West Frontier (military history)|North West Frontier]] including the [[Chitral Expedition|Relief of Chitral]] in 1895, as part of Malakand and Buner Field Forces during the Frontier Uprising of 1897–98, and in the Mohmand Expedition of 1908. In 1906, the Corps of Guides was reorganized into separates units of cavalry and infantry within the corps.<ref name="North 1934"/>

===First World War===
On the outbreak of [[World War I]], the Guides initially remained in India for service on the Frontier; the Guides Cavalry participating in the [[Mohmand Blockade]] in 1915. In November 1917, they joined the [[11th Indian Cavalry Brigade]] in [[Mesopotamia Campaign|Mesopotamia]] and fought in the Battles of [[Battle of Sharqat|Sharqat]] and [[Action of Khan Baghdadi|Khan Baghdadi]]. After the armistice, they remained in [[Persia]] as part of [[Norperforce]] to counter any threat to British interests from the Russian [[Bolshevik]]s and Persian socialists. They returned to India in 1921. Meanwhile, the [[Guides Infantry]] served in Mesopotamia and [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]]. The end of the war also spelt the end of the Corps of Guides as a unit. In the post-war reorganization of the Indian Army in 1921, the corps was broken up and the cavalry and infantry became separate units.<ref name="Gaylor 1991"/> [[File:Guides Cavalry in North Africa, 1942.jpg|thumb|right|Guides Cavalry in North Africa, 1942.|300px]]

===Second World War===
On 26 September 1940, the Guides Cavalry was mechanized as a Light Reconnaissance Regiment equipped with [[Armoured Carrier Wheeled Indian Pattern|wheeled armoured carriers]] and [[Bedford Vehicles|15 cwt trucks]]. In May 1941, it was dispatched to [[Iraq]]. The regiment took part in the [[Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran]], when one of its squadrons, supported by an infantry battalion, stormed and captured the city of [[Khorramshahr]] on 25 August. In June 1942, the regiment arrived in [[North Africa]] and covered the British [[Eighth Army (United Kingdom)|Eighth Army]]'s open desert flank as it withdrew towards [[Egypt]] after the debacle at [[Battle of Gazala|Gazala]]. The Guides Cavalry returned to Iraq in September 1942. In November 1943, it proceeded to [[Kohat]] in India, where it was converted into an Armoured Car Regiment for operations on the North West Frontier. The regiment received its first tanks in November 1945, when it was equipped with [[Stuart tank]]s. In 1946, the Stuarts were replaced with [[Churchill tank]]s.<ref>Sandhu, Maj Gen GS. (1991). ''The Indian Armour: History of the Indian Armoured Corps (1941–71)''. New Delhi: Vision Books.</ref>

===Indo-Pakistan War 1965===
[[File:Pakistan cavalry honor guard.jpeg|thumb|right|250px|{{small|The Honor Guards from the Guides Cavalry Regiment, in traditional [[Red coat (military uniform)|Red Coat]], welcoming the [[President of the United States|U.S. President]] [[George W. Bush]] at the [[Aiwan-e-Sadr|Presidency]] in [[Islamabad]] in [[2006 in Pakistan|2006.]]}}]]

During the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]], Guides Cavalry was part of the [[6th Armoured Division (Pakistan)|6 Armoured Division]], equipped with [[M48 Patton]] tanks. The regiment, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel [[Amir Gulistan Janjua]], greatly distinguished itself in the [[Battle of Chawinda]], considered to be the greatest tank battle since World War II. On 7 September 1965, the Indians opened their main offensive with one armoured and three infantry divisions in the [[Sialkot]] Sector and penetrated up to Phillaura. However, in an audacious action, 25 Cavalry threw back the Indian armoured division, which took two days to regain its balance. In the meantime, 6 Armoured Division was inducted to counter the enemy on the Chawinda Front. The Guides Cavalry was deployed at Badiana, west of [[Chawinda]] to protect the division's left flank. On 11 September, the Indians renewed their offensive but were unable to capture the pivotal position of Chawinda. They also made a flanking move towards [[Bhagowal (District Sialkot)|Bhagowal]] and Khakanwali in the west, where they were effectively checked by the Guides Cavalry. On 14 September, the Indians resumed their attack but again, could not breach the defences of Chawinda. At the same time, they tried to outflank the town from the west. It was here that the decisive tank battles of the war were fought in which Guides Cavalry covered itself in glory. The regiment was part of an ''ad hoc'' Task Force guarding the area between Chawinda and Sialkot. The Guides Cavalry was engaged in fierce fighting near Badiana, where it beat back repeated Indian attacks and inflicted heavy losses on the enemy armour.<ref>Husain, Maj Gen Abrar. (2005). ''Men of Steel: 6 Armoured Division in the 1965 War. War Despatches of Major General Abrar Husain''. Rawalpindi: Army Education Publishing House.</ref><ref>Ahmed, Lt Gen Mahmud. (2006). ''History of Indo-Pak War – 1965''. Rawalpindi: Services Book Club.</ref> The regiment was awarded five [[Sitara-i-Jurat]] for its excellent performance in the war.<ref>''The Sabre & Lance: Journal of the Pakistan Armoured Corps''. (1997). Nowshera: The School of Armour & Mechanised Warfare.</ref>

==Battle honours ==

Source:<ref>Rodger, Alexander. (2003). ''Battle Honours of the British Empire and Commonwealth Land Forces 1662-1991''. Ramsbury: The Crowood Press.</ref>

* Mooltan, Goojerat, Punjaub, Delhi 1857
* Ali Masjid, Kabul 1879, Afghanistan 1878-80
* Chitral, Punjab Frontier, Malakand,  Khan Baghdadi, Sharqat, Mesopotamia 1917-18
* NW Frontier, India 1915, Afghanistan 1919
* Bir Hacheim, Minqar Qaim, Deir el Shein, North Africa 1940-43
* Chawinda 1965.

==Victoria Cross recipients==
[[File:Walter Richard Pollock Hamilton statue - Project Gutenberg eText 16808.jpg|thumb|right|Silver statuette commemorating Lieutenant WRP Hamilton, VC.|220px]]
* Lieutenant [[Robert Haydon Shebbeare|RH Shebbeare]], [[Siege of Delhi|Delhi]], 14 September 1857
* Lieutenant [[Walter Hamilton (VC)|WRP Hamilton]], [[Fatehabad, Afghanistan|Fatehabad]], [[Second Afghan War|Afghanistan]], 2 April 1879
* Captain [[Arthur George Hammond|AG Hammond]], [[Asmai Heights]], [[Second Afghan War|Afghanistan]], 14 December 1879
* Major [[Robert Bellew Adams|RB Adams]], Landakai, [[Siege of Malakand|Swat]], 17 August 1897
* Lieutenant [[Hector Lachlan Stewart MacLean|HLS Maclean]], Landakai, [[Siege of Malakand|Swat]], 17 August 1897<ref name="Hayauddin 1950"/>
* Captain [[Godfrey Meynell VC MC]], [[Nahaqqi Pass]], 29 September 1935

==Changes in title==
* 1846 The Corps of Guides
* 1851 The Corps of Guides, Punjab Irregular Force
* 1865 Corps of Guides, Punjab Frontier Force
* 1876 Queen's Own Corps of Guides, Punjab Frontier Force
* 1901 Queen's Own Corps of Guides
* 1904 Queen's Own Corps of Guides (Lumsden's)
* 1906 Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides (Frontier Force) (Lumsden's) Cavalry
* 1922 10th Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides Cavalry (Frontier Force)
* 1927 The Guides Cavalry (10th Queen Victoria's Own Frontier Force)<ref name="North 1934"/>
* 1956 Guides Cavalry (Frontier Force)

==Affiliations and alliances==
* {{flag icon|Pakistan}} [[Guides Infantry|2nd Battalion (Guides) The Frontier Force Regiment]]
* {{flag icon|Pakistan}} The [[Frontier Force Regiment]]
* {{flag icon|United Kingdom}} [[King's Royal Hussars]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Further reading==
* [[George Younghusband|Younghusband, Col. G. J.]] (1908). ''The Story of the Guides''. London: MacMillan & Co.
* ''The History of the Guides 1846-1922''. Vol I. (1938). Aldershot: Gale and Polden.
* MacMunn, Lt Gen Sir George. (1950). ''The History of the Guides 1922-1947''. Vol II. Aldershot: Gale and Polden.
* Gaylor, John. (1991). ''Sons of John Company: The Indian and Pakistan Armies 1903- 1991.'' Stroud: Spellmount Publishers Ltd. {{ISBN|978-0-946771-98-1}}
* Dey, RSBN. (1905). ''A Brief Account of the Late Punjab Frontier Force, From its Organization in 1849 to its Re-distribution on 31st March 1903''. Calcutta.
* North, REFG. (1934). ''The Punjab Frontier Force: A Brief Record of Their Services 1846-1924''. Dera Ismail Khan: Commercial Steam Press, HQ Waziristan District.
* Hayauddin, Maj Gen M. (1950). ''One Hundred Glorious Years: A History of the Punjab Frontier Force, 1849-1949''. Lahore: Civil and Military Gazette Press.
* Khan, Maj Muhammad Nawaz. (1996). ''The Glorious Piffers 1843-1995''. Abbottabad: The Frontier Force Regimental Centre.
* [[Peter Lumsden|Lumsden, Gen. Sir Peter]], and [[George Robert Elsmie|Elsmie, G. R.]] (1900). ''Lumsden of the Guides: A Sketch of the Life of Lieutenant General Sir Harry Burnett Lumsden, KCSI, CB, with Selections from His Correspondence and Occasional Papers''. London: J Murray.
* Daly, Maj Hugh. (1905). ''Memoirs of General Sir Henry Dermot Daly, GCB, CIE''. London: J Murray.
* Elliott, Maj Gen JG. (1968). ''The Frontier 1839–1947: The Story of the North-West Frontier of India''. London: Cassell.
* Husain, Maj Gen Abrar. (2005). ''Men of Steel: 6 Armoured Division in the 1965 War. War Despatches of Major General Abrar Husain''. Rawalpindi: Army Education Publishing House. {{ISBN|969-8125-19-1}}
* Ahmed, Lt Gen Mahmud. (2006). ''History of Indo-Pak War – 1965''. Rawalpindi: Services Book Club.
* Khan, Maj Gen Fazal Muqeem. (1996). ''The History of 2nd Battalion (Guides) The Frontier Force Regiment 1947-1971''. Rawalpindi: The Army Press.
* Sandhu, Maj Gen GS. (1981). ''The Indian Cavalry: History of the Indian Armoured Corps till 1940''. New Delhi: Vision Books.
* Sandhu, Maj Gen GS. (1991). ''The Indian Armour: History of the Indian Armoured Corps (1941–71)''. New Delhi: Vision Books.

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110713032044/http://infomotions.com/etexts/gutenberg/dirs/1/6/8/0/16808/16808.htm The Story of the Guides by GJ Younghusband]
*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/corpsofguides/corpsofguides.htm Queen's Own Corps of Guides (Punjab Frontier Force) at The British Empire]
*[http://www.defencejournal.com/jun99/guides-cavalry.htm The Guides Cavalry (10th Queen Victoria's Own Frontier Force) by John Gaylor at The Defence Journal] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725025840/http://www.defencejournal.com/jun99/guides-cavalry.htm |date=25 July 2008 }}
*[http://www.britishmedals.us/people/lumsden.html Lieutenant General Sir Harry Burnett Lumsden, KCSI, CB. Obituary in ''The Times'', 13 August 1895]
*[https://archive.today/20240524170039/https://www.webcitation.org/5ko2vI9mj?url=http://www.geocities.com/scn_pk/corps_of_guides Article discussing the raising of the Corps of Guides by Harry Lumsden]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110723033104/http://www.rydecemetery.org.uk/featuredgravesarticle.asp?featuredgravesid=15 General Sir Henry Dermot Daly]
*[http://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp?o=t-picture_gallery_pic_view&id=151&id_picture_gallery=10&gname=1965%20War Guides Cavalry tanks in action at Chawinda] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724084710/http://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp?o=t-picture_gallery_pic_view&id=151&id_picture_gallery=10&gname=1965%20War |date=24 July 2011 }}

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