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	The '''Corps of Guides''' was a regiment of the [[British Indian Army]] made up of British officers and ~~Indian~~ [[~~Enlisted rank\|enlisted~~]] ~~soldiers to serve~~ on the North West Frontier. As originally raised in 1846, The Guides consisted of infantry and cavalry. It evolved through the 20th century to become the [[Guides Cavalry]] and [[Guides Infantry]].		The '''Corps of Guides''' was a regiment of the [[British Indian Army]] made up of British and Indian officers, plus Indian cavalry [[sowars]] and infantry [[sepoys]], primarily intended for service on the [[Military history of the North-West Frontier\|North West Frontier]].
	~~Once independence was granted to India and after the partition,~~ The Guides were ~~given over~~ to Pakistan and became part of the Pakistan Army ~~with~~ all ranks including officers ~~being~~ recruited solely from Pakistan.
			As originally raised in 1846, The Corps of Guides consisted of both infantry and cavalry. It evolved through the 20th century to become the [[Guides Cavalry]] and [[Guides Infantry]].
			The Guides were transferred to Pakistan at Independence and became part of the new [[Pakistan Army]]. Since 1947 all ranks, including officers, are recruited solely from Pakistan.

	The regiment exists as 2nd Battalion (The Guides) of the [[Frontier Force Regiment]] of the Pakistan Army.		The modern regiment exists as 2nd Battalion (The Guides) of the [[Frontier Force Regiment]] of the Pakistan Army.

	==History==		==History==
			[[File:Corps of Guides Infantry, 1887.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Corps of Guides Infantry, 1897.\|310px]]
			The brainchild of [[Henry Montgomery Lawrence\|Sir Henry Lawrence]], the Corps had [[Harry Burnett Lumsden\|Lt. Harry Lumsden]] as its commandant and [[W.S.R. Hodson]] (the Hodson of ''[[Hodson's Horse]]'') as second-in-command. On 6 February 1847 Lumsden wrote to his father "I have just been nominated to raise the corps of Guides. It will be the finest appointment in the country".<ref>'Lumsden of the Guides' (London, 1899) by P. Lumsden and G. Elsmie; p. 28.</ref> A few months later, on 16 September 1847 Hodson wrote to his brother "…of my good fortune... I am to be the Second-in-Command with the Corps of Guides".<ref>'Twelve Years of a Soldier's Life in India; being extracts from the letters of the late Major W.S.R. Hodson' (London, 1859), edited by George H. Hodson; p. 47.</ref>

	The brainchild of [[Henry Montgomery Lawrence\|Sir Henry Lawrence]], the Corps had [[Harry Burnett Lumsden\|Lt. Harry Lumsden]] as its commandant and [[W.S.R. Hodson]] (the Hodson of ''[[Hodson's Horse]]'') as second-in-command. On 6 February 1847 Lumsden wrote to his father " I have just been nominated to raise the corps of Guides. It will be the finest appointment in the country".<ref>'Lumsden of the Guides'(London, 1899) by P. Lumsden and G. Elsmie; p.28.</ref> A few months later, on 16 September 1847 Hodson wrote to his brother "..of my good fortune... I am to be the Second-in-Command with the Corps of Guides".<ref>'Twelve Years of a Soldier's Life in India; being extracts from the letters of the late Major W.S.R. Hodson' (London, 1859), edited by George H. Hodson; p.47.</ref>		The Corps had modest beginnings. When it was raised at [[Kalu Khan]], on the Yusufzai Plain, in the [[Peshawar Valley]] region by Lt. Lumsden in December 1846, it comprised just one troop of cavalry and two companies of infantry.<ref>{{cite book\|first=Boris\|last=Mollo\|page=56\|title=The Indian Army\|isbn=0-7137-1074-8\|year=1981\|publisher=Blandford }}</ref> The first action was at Mughdara, in the Panitar Hills. Within two years, the small force of Guides had established a name for itself, under Lumsden, its founder, and Hodson. When the [[Second Sikh War]] broke out in 1848, the unit was given authorisation for a three-fold increase in size, to six companies of infantry and three troops of cavalry. The Guides maintained the 'cavalry and infantry combined in the same regiment' organisation for many years, and even when split into two separate components, the name lingered in both elements.

	The Corps had modest beginnings. When it was raised at [[Kalu Khan]], on the Yusufzai Plain, in the [[Peshawar Valley]] region by Lt. Lumsden in December 1846, it comprised just one troop of cavalry and two companies of infantry.<ref>{{cite book\|first=Boris\|last=Mollo\|page=56\|title=The Indian Army\|isbn=0-7137-1074-8\|year=1981}}</ref> The first action was at Mughdara, in the Panitar Hills. Within two years, the small force of Guides had established a name for itself, under Lumsden, its founder, and Hodson. When the [[Second Sikh War]] broke out in 1848, the unit was given authorisation for a three-fold increase in size, to six companies of infantry and three troops of cavalry. The Guides maintained the 'cavalry and infantry combined in the same regiment' organisation for many years, and even when split into two separate components, the name lingered in both elements.

	The Corps of Guides became the garrison unit of a key post on the frontier, the new fort of (Hoti ~) [[Mardan]]. The building of the fort in 1854 was organised and supervised by Hodson<ref>'Twelve Years of a Soldier's Life in India; being extracts from the letters of the late Major W. S. R. Hodson' (London, 1859), edited by George H. Hodson; pp 149, 153</ref> who had been promoted commandant of the regiment in 1852.<ref>'Twelve Years of a Soldier's Life in India; being extracts from the letters of the late Major W.S.R. Hodson' (London, 1859), edited by George H. Hodson; p.128</ref> In 1857 the unit was called urgently to help relieve the [[Siege of Delhi]]. In just over three weeks the Guides marched nearly six hundred miles during the hottest month of the year, crossing five great rivers and fighting four small actions. The march coincided with the month of [[Ramadan]] meaning that the [[muslim]] soldiers in the force could neither eat nor drink during the hours of daylight. On arrival at Delhi, the force of 600 Guides were almost immediately called upon to join the defence of the city. Men who had just completed a march of some 580 miles were thrown into a battle of such intensity that no fewer than 350 of the 600 became casualties within an hour of their arrival in Delhi.		The Corps of Guides became the garrison unit of a key post on the frontier, the new fort of (Hoti ~) [[Mardan]]. The building of the fort in 1854 was organised and supervised by Hodson<ref>'Twelve Years of a Soldier's Life in India; being extracts from the letters of the late Major W. S. R. Hodson' (London, 1859), edited by George H. Hodson; pp. 149, 153</ref> who had been promoted commandant of the regiment in 1852.<ref>'Twelve Years of a Soldier's Life in India; being extracts from the letters of the late Major W.S.R. Hodson' (London, 1859), edited by George H. Hodson; p. 128</ref> In 1857 the unit was called urgently to help relieve the [[Siege of Delhi]]. In just over three weeks the Guides marched nearly six hundred miles during the hottest month of the year, crossing five great rivers and fighting four small actions. The march coincided with the month of [[Ramadan]] meaning that the [[muslim]] soldiers in the force could neither eat nor drink during the hours of daylight. On arrival at Delhi, the force of 600 Guides were almost immediately called upon to join the defence of the city. Men who had just completed a march of some 580 miles were thrown into a battle of such intensity that no fewer than 350 of the 600 became casualties within an hour of their arrival in Delhi.

	The Corps of Guides was part of the [[12th Frontier Force Regiment\|Frontier Force]] brigade and developed a reputation of being an elite unit. They were the first unit in the Indian or British Armies to dress in "[[khaki]]" uniform,<ref name="Invicta">{{cite book \|title=India's Army\|last=Jackson \|first=Major Donovan \|year=1940 \|publisher=Low, Marston \|location=London }}</ref>{{rp\|537–539}} first introduced in 1848.<ref>"Khaki Uniform 1848–49: First Introduction by Lumsden and Hodson", Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research, JSAHR 82 (Winter 2004) pp 341–347</ref> Typically, the Guides were often used in small detachments, usually supported by other Frontier Force troops.		The Corps of Guides was part of the [[12th Frontier Force Regiment\|Frontier Force]] brigade and developed a reputation of being an elite unit. Typically, the Guides were often used in small detachments, usually supported by other Frontier Force troops.

	The designations of the Corps of Guides changed over time as follows:		The designations of the Corps of Guides changed over time as follows:
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	* Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides (Frontier Force) (Lumsden's) Cavalry (1911)		* Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides (Frontier Force) (Lumsden's) Cavalry (1911)
	* [[10th Queen Victoria's Own Corps Of Guides Cavalry (Frontier Force)]] (1922)		* [[10th Queen Victoria's Own Corps Of Guides Cavalry (Frontier Force)]] (1922)
	* The Guides Cavalry (10th Queen Victoria's Own Frontier Force) (1927)<ref>Gaylor, p.81</ref>		* The Guides Cavalry (10th Queen Victoria's Own Frontier Force) (1927)<ref>Gaylor, p. 81</ref>

	and the infantry:-		and the infantry:-
	* Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides (Frontier Force) (Lumsden's) Infantry (1911)		* Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides (Frontier Force) (Lumsden's) Infantry (1911)
	* 5th Bn (QVO Corps of Guides) [[12th Frontier Force Regiment]] (1922)<ref>Gaylor, p. ~~171-2~~</ref>		* 5th Bn (QVO Corps of Guides) [[12th Frontier Force Regiment]] (1922)<ref>Gaylor, pp. 171–172</ref>

	===Post-World War II===		===Post-World War II===
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	==Uniform==		==Uniform==
	The Guides wore a scarlet [[facing colour]] on the collars and cuffs of their [[khaki]] uniforms from their establishment ~~in 1846~~.<ref>Major R.M. Barnes, pp. 180–181 "Military Uniforms of Britain & the Empire", Sphere Books Ltd London, 1972</ref> Accordingly, both The 10th Guides Cavalry (FF) and the 2nd Battalion (The Guides) of the Frontier Force Regiment of the Pakistan Army still wear red piping on the collars of their modern dress uniforms.		The Guides were the first unit in the Indian or British Armies to dress in "[[khaki]]" or [[Drab (color)\|drab]] uniforms,<ref name="Invicta">{{cite book \|title=India's Army\|last=Jackson \|first=Major Donovan \|year=1940 \|publisher=Low, Marston \|location=London }}</ref>{{rp\|537–539}} first introduced in 1848.<ref>"Khaki Uniform 1848–49: First Introduction by Lumsden and Hodson", Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research, JSAHR 82 (Winter 2004) pp. 341–347</ref>

			The regiment wore a scarlet [[facing colour]] on the collars and cuffs of their khaki uniforms from their establishment.<ref>Major R.M. Barnes, pp. 180–181 "Military Uniforms of Britain & the Empire", Sphere Books Ltd London, 1972</ref> Accordingly, both The 10th Guides Cavalry (FF) and the 2nd Battalion (The Guides) of the Frontier Force Regiment of the Pakistan Army still wear red piping on the collars of their modern dress uniforms.

	==Literature==		==Literature==
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	*Surgeon [[A.H. Kelly]] (MO)		*Surgeon [[A.H. Kelly]] (MO)
	*[[Arthur George Hammond\|Arthur Hammond]], VC		*[[Arthur George Hammond\|Arthur Hammond]], VC
	*[[Daffadar Fateh Khan]]
	*[[Rissaldar Fateh Khan]]
	*[[Subedar Rasul Khan]]
	*[[Subedar Dilwar Khan]]

	==See also==		==See also==
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	==Footnotes==		==Footnotes==
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	==External links==		==External links==
	*[~~http~~://~~www.~~openlibrary.org/~~details~~/~~storyofguides00youniala~~ Digitised copy of G.J. Younghusband's ''The Story of the Guides'' at Openlibrary.org]~~{{Dead link\|date=November 2019 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}~~		*[https://openlibrary.org/works/OL2339920W/The_Story_of_the_Guides?edition=key%3A/books/OL7000525M Digitised copy of G.J. Younghusband's ''The Story of the Guides'' at Openlibrary.org]

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	==Uniform==		==Uniform==
	The Guides wore a scarlet [[facing colour]] on the collars and cuffs of their [[khaki]] uniforms from their establishment in 1846.<ref> Major R.M. Barnes, pp. 180–181 "Military Uniforms of Britain & the Empire", Sphere Books Ltd London, 1972</ref> Accordingly both The 10th Guides Cavalry (FF) and the 2nd Battalion (The Guides) of the Frontier Force Regiment of the Pakistan Army still wear red piping on the collars of their modern dress uniforms.		The Guides wore a scarlet [[facing colour]] on the collars and cuffs of their [[khaki]] uniforms from their establishment in 1846.<ref>Major R.M. Barnes, pp. 180–181 "Military Uniforms of Britain & the Empire", Sphere Books Ltd London, 1972</ref> Accordingly, both The 10th Guides Cavalry (FF) and the 2nd Battalion (The Guides) of the Frontier Force Regiment of the Pakistan Army still wear red piping on the collars of their modern dress uniforms.

	==Literature==		==Literature==

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	==History==		==History==
	~~[[File:Corps of Guides Infantry, 1887.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Corps of Guides Infantry, 1897.\|310px]]~~
	The brainchild of [[Henry Montgomery Lawrence\|Sir Henry Lawrence]], the Corps had [[Harry Burnett Lumsden\|Lt. Harry Lumsden]] as its commandant and [[W.S.R. Hodson]] (the Hodson of ''[[Hodson's Horse]]'') as second-in-command. On 6 February 1847 Lumsden wrote to his father " I have just been nominated to raise the corps of Guides. It will be the finest appointment in the country".<ref>'Lumsden of the Guides'(London, 1899) by P. Lumsden and G. Elsmie; p.28.</ref> A few months later, on 16 September 1847 Hodson wrote to his brother "..of my good fortune... I am to be the Second-in-Command with the Corps of Guides".<ref>'Twelve Years of a Soldier's Life in India; being extracts from the letters of the late Major W.S.R. Hodson' (London, 1859), edited by George H. Hodson; p.47.</ref>		The brainchild of [[Henry Montgomery Lawrence\|Sir Henry Lawrence]], the Corps had [[Harry Burnett Lumsden\|Lt. Harry Lumsden]] as its commandant and [[W.S.R. Hodson]] (the Hodson of ''[[Hodson's Horse]]'') as second-in-command. On 6 February 1847 Lumsden wrote to his father " I have just been nominated to raise the corps of Guides. It will be the finest appointment in the country".<ref>'Lumsden of the Guides'(London, 1899) by P. Lumsden and G. Elsmie; p.28.</ref> A few months later, on 16 September 1847 Hodson wrote to his brother "..of my good fortune... I am to be the Second-in-Command with the Corps of Guides".<ref>'Twelve Years of a Soldier's Life in India; being extracts from the letters of the late Major W.S.R. Hodson' (London, 1859), edited by George H. Hodson; p.47.</ref>

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The '''Corps of Guides''' was a regiment of the [[British Indian Army]] made up of British officers and Indian [[Enlisted rank|enlisted]] soldiers to serve on the North West Frontier. As originally raised in 1846, The Guides consisted of infantry and cavalry. It evolved through the 20th century to become the [[Guides Cavalry]] and [[Guides Infantry]].
Once independence was granted to India and after the partition, The Guides were given over to Pakistan and became part of the Pakistan Army with all ranks including officers being recruited solely from Pakistan.

The regiment exists as 2nd Battalion (The Guides) of the [[Frontier Force Regiment]] of the Pakistan Army.

==History==
[[File:Corps of Guides Infantry, 1887.jpg|thumb|right|Corps of Guides Infantry, 1897.|310px]]
The brainchild of [[Henry Montgomery Lawrence|Sir Henry Lawrence]], the Corps had [[Harry Burnett Lumsden|Lt. Harry Lumsden]] as its commandant and [[W.S.R. Hodson]] (the Hodson of ''[[Hodson's Horse]]'') as second-in-command. On 6 February 1847 Lumsden wrote to his father " I have just been nominated to raise the corps of Guides. It will be the finest appointment in the country".<ref>'Lumsden of the Guides'(London, 1899) by P. Lumsden and G. Elsmie; p.28.</ref> A few months later, on 16 September 1847 Hodson wrote to his brother "..of my good fortune... I am to be the Second-in-Command with the Corps of Guides".<ref>'Twelve Years of a Soldier's Life in India; being extracts from the letters of the late Major W.S.R. Hodson' (London, 1859), edited by George H. Hodson; p.47.</ref>

The Corps had modest beginnings. When it was raised at [[Kalu Khan]], on the Yusufzai Plain, in the [[Peshawar Valley]] region by Lt. Lumsden in December 1846, it comprised just one troop of cavalry and two companies of infantry.<ref>{{cite book|first=Boris|last=Mollo|page=56|title=The Indian Army|isbn=0-7137-1074-8|year=1981}}</ref> The first action was at Mughdara, in the Panitar Hills. Within two years, the small force of Guides had established a name for itself, under Lumsden, its founder, and Hodson. When the [[Second Sikh War]] broke out in 1848, the unit was given authorisation for a three-fold increase in size, to six companies of infantry and three troops of cavalry. The Guides maintained the 'cavalry and infantry combined in the same regiment' organisation for many years, and even when split into two separate components, the name lingered in both elements.

The Corps of Guides became the garrison unit of a key post on the frontier, the new fort of (Hoti ~) [[Mardan]]. The building of the fort in 1854 was organised and supervised by Hodson<ref>'Twelve Years of a Soldier's Life in India; being extracts from the letters of the late Major W. S. R. Hodson' (London, 1859), edited by George H. Hodson; pp 149, 153</ref> who had been promoted commandant of the regiment in 1852.<ref>'Twelve Years of a Soldier's Life in India; being extracts from the letters of the late Major W.S.R. Hodson' (London, 1859), edited by George H. Hodson; p.128</ref> In 1857 the unit was called urgently to help relieve the [[Siege of Delhi]]. In just over three weeks the Guides marched nearly six hundred miles during the hottest month of the year, crossing five great rivers and fighting four small actions. The march coincided with the month of [[Ramadan]] meaning that the [[muslim]] soldiers in the force could neither eat nor drink during the hours of daylight. On arrival at Delhi, the force of 600 Guides were almost immediately called upon to join the defence of the city. Men who had just completed a march of some 580 miles were thrown into a battle of such intensity that no fewer than 350 of the 600 became casualties within an hour of their arrival in Delhi.

The Corps of Guides was part of the [[12th Frontier Force Regiment|Frontier Force]] brigade and developed a reputation of being an elite unit. They were the first unit in the Indian or British Armies to dress in "[[khaki]]" uniform,<ref name="Invicta">{{cite book |title=India's Army|last=Jackson |first=Major Donovan |year=1940 |publisher=Low, Marston |location=London }}</ref>{{rp|537–539}} first introduced in 1848.<ref>"Khaki Uniform 1848–49: First Introduction by Lumsden and Hodson", Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research, JSAHR 82 (Winter 2004) pp 341–347</ref> Typically, the Guides were often used in small detachments, usually supported by other Frontier Force troops.

The designations of the Corps of Guides changed over time as follows:
* The Corps of Guides (1846)
* The Corps of Guides, [[Punjab Irregular Force]] (1857)
* Corps of Guides, Punjab Frontier Force (1865)
* Queen's Own Corps of Guides, Punjab Frontier Force (1876)
* Queen's Own Corps of Guides (1901)
* Queen's Own Corps of Guides (Lumsden's) (1904)
* Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides (Frontier Force) (Lumsden's) (1911).<ref>''Quarterly Indian Army List January 1919'', p. 964</ref>

In 1911 the cavalry and infantry components were designated as such. The cavalry then became, successively:-
* Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides (Frontier Force) (Lumsden's) Cavalry (1911)
* [[10th Queen Victoria's Own Corps Of Guides Cavalry (Frontier Force)]] (1922)
* The Guides Cavalry (10th Queen Victoria's Own Frontier Force) (1927)<ref>Gaylor, p.81</ref>

and the infantry:-
* Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides (Frontier Force) (Lumsden's) Infantry (1911)
* 5th Bn (QVO Corps of Guides) [[12th Frontier Force Regiment]] (1922)<ref>Gaylor, p. 171-2</ref>

===Post-World War II===
In 1945, the 12th Frontier Force Regiment was renamed the Frontier Force Regiment and on independence and the [[partition of India]] it was allocated to [[Pakistan]]. The cavalry regiment was also allocated to Pakistan and was renamed the Guides Cavalry (Frontier Force). In 1957, the [[13th Frontier Force Rifles|Frontier Force Rifles]] and The [[Pathan Regiment]] were amalgamated with the Frontier Force Regiment to form a new [[Frontier Force Regiment]]. The Guides battalion became the 2nd battalion of the new regiment.

==Uniform==
The Guides wore a scarlet [[facing colour]] on the collars and cuffs of their [[khaki]] uniforms from their establishment in 1846.<ref> Major R.M. Barnes, pp. 180–181 "Military Uniforms of Britain & the Empire", Sphere Books Ltd London, 1972</ref> Accordingly both The 10th Guides Cavalry (FF) and the 2nd Battalion (The Guides) of the Frontier Force Regiment of the Pakistan Army still wear red piping on the collars of their modern dress uniforms.

==Literature==
* The Guides are the subject of [[George John Younghusband]]'s book, ''The story of the Guides'', first published in March 1908.
*[[Rudyard Kipling]]'s "[[The Ballad of East and West]]" is about the Guides.
*[[M. M. Kaye|M.M. Kaye's]] novel ''[[Far Pavilions|The Far Pavilions]]'' is about an officer in the Guides.
*[[Peter Stark Lumsden]] and [[George Robert Elsmie]], ''Lumsden of the Guides: A Sketch of the Life of Lieut.-Gen. Sir Harry Burnett Lumsden, KCSI, CB., with Selections from His Correspondence and Occasional Papers'' (London: J. Murray, 1900; facsimile edition by BiblioLife, 2010)<ref>''[https://books.google.com/books?id=mfpWAAAAMAAJ Lumsden of the Guides]'', brief details online at books.google.com</ref>
* ''Twelve years of a soldier's life in India: being extracts from the letters of the late Major W. S. R. Hodson'' ed. by his brother, the Rev. George H. Hodson (London 1859) contains a number of references to its formation and accounts of the early years of the regiment under Lumsden and Hodson.
*''Memoirs of General Sir Henry Dermot Daly, G.C.B., C.I.E.'' (1905) by Maj. H. Daly.
*''The Leopard and the Cliff'', a fictitious account of an incident in the North-West Frontier during the [[Third Afghan War|Third Anglo-Afghan War]], was written by [[Wallace Breem]], a Commissioned Officer in the Corps of Guides. Although not principally about the Guides it is contemporaneous and makes several references to them.

==Founding figures==
[[File:Guides Memmorial.JPG|310px|thumb|right|Queen's Own Corps of Guides Memorial, [[Pierre Louis Napoleon Cavagnari|Cavagnari's Arch]] in [[Mardan]]]]
*Sir [[Harry Burnett Lumsden|Harry Lumsden]]
*[[W.S.R. Hodson]] (the Hodson of ''[[Hodson's Horse]]'')
*[[G.N. Hardinge]]
*Dr. [[R. Lyell]] (MO)
*[[Frederick Battye]]
*[[Wigram Battye]]
*Sir [[Henry Daly]], GCB, CIE
*[[Walter Hamilton (VC)|Walter Hamilton]], VC
*Surgeon [[A.H. Kelly]] (MO)
*[[Arthur George Hammond|Arthur Hammond]], VC
*[[Daffadar Fateh Khan]]
*[[Rissaldar Fateh Khan]]
*[[Subedar Rasul Khan]]
*[[Subedar Dilwar Khan]]

==See also==
*[[Guides Cavalry]]
*[[Guides Infantry]]

==Footnotes==

{{Reflist}}

==References==
*''Quarterly Indian Army List January 1919''. Army Headquarters, India. Calcutta. 1919.
*Gaylor, John. ''Sons of John Company – The Indian & Pakistan Armies 1903–1991''. Spellmount. Tunbridge Wells, Kent. 1996. {{ISBN|1-898594-41-4}}
*{{cite book| first=G.J.| last=Younghusband| title=The Story of the Guides| url=https://openlibrary.org/details/storyofguides00youniala| publisher=Macmillan| location=London| year=1908}}

==External links==
*[http://www.openlibrary.org/details/storyofguides00youniala Digitised copy of G.J. Younghusband's ''The Story of the Guides'' at Openlibrary.org]{{Dead link|date=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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