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|battles=[[North-West Frontier (military history)|North West Frontier of India]]<br>[[Indian Mutiny]] 1857–59<br>[[Second Afghan War]] 1878–80<br>[[First World War]] 1914–18
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The '''58th Vaughan's Rifles (Frontier Force)''' was an infantry regiment of the [[British Indian Army]]. It was raised in 1849 as the 5th Regiment of Punjab Infantry. It was designated as the 58th Vaughan's Rifles (Frontier Force) in 1903 and became 5th Battalion [[13th Frontier Force Rifles]] in 1922. In 1947, it was allocated to the [[Pakistan Army]], where it continues to exist as '''10th Battalion The [[Frontier Force Regiment]]'''.<ref name="Condon 1953">Condon, Brig WEH. (1953). ''The Frontier Force Rifles''. Aldershot: Gale & Polden Ltd.</ref><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:5th Punjab Inf (10 FF) 1878.jpg|thumb|right|5th Punjab Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force, 1878.|320px]]

==Early history==
The regiment was raised on 18 May 1849 by Captain JE Gastrell at [[Layyah|Leiah]] as part of the Transfrontier Brigade. In 1851, the brigade was expanded and redesignated as the [[Punjab Irregular Force]], which later became famous as the Punjab Frontier Force or '''The Piffers'''. The Piffers consisted of five regiments of cavalry, eleven regiments of infantry and five batteries of artillery besides the [[Corps of Guides (British India)|Corps of Guides]]. Their mission was to maintain order on the Punjab Frontier; a task they performed with great aplomb. The 5th Punjab Infantry took part in numerous frontier operations besides the Great [[Indian Mutiny]] of 1857–58, when it operated in [[Oudh]] and [[Nepal]]. During the [[Second Afghan War]] of 1878–80, the regiment fought in the [[Battle of Peiwar Kotal]] and took part in the [[Siege of the Sherpur Cantonment|defence of Sherpur Cantonment]] at [[Kabul]]. In 1897, it took part in the [[Tirah Campaign]].<ref name="Condon 1953"/><ref name="North 1934"/>
[[File:Indian soldier guards Dome of the Rock.jpg|thumb|right|A sentry from 58th Vaughan's Rifles (Frontier Force), 75th Division guards over the Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign, 1915-1918|320px]]
==58th Vaughan's Rifles (Frontier Force)==
Subsequent to the [[Kitchener Reforms|reforms]] brought about in the Indian Army by [[Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener|Lord Kitchener]] in 1903, the regiment's designation was changed to 58th Vaughan's Rifles (Frontier Force). In 1914, the regiment's class composition was three companies each of [[Pashtun people|Pathan]]s and [[Sikh]]s, and one company each of [[Dogra]]s and Punjabi Muslims. During the [[First World War]], the regiment served on the [[Western Front (World War I)|Western Front]] in 1914–15, fighting in the Battles of [[Givenchy-les-la-Bassee]], [[Battle of Neuve Chapelle|Neuve Chapelle]], [[Aubers Ridge]] and [[Battle of Loos|Loos]]. In 1915, it served in [[First Suez Offensive|Egypt]] moving to [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]] in 1917, where it fought in the [[Third Battle of Gaza]], the Battle of Nebi Samwil and the [[Battle of Jerusalem (1917)|Capture of Jerusalem]]. In 1918, it fought in the [[Battle of Megiddo (1918)|Battle of Megiddo]], which led to the annihilation of Turkish Army in Palestine.<ref name="Condon 1953"/><ref name="North 1934"/>

==Subsequent History==
After the First World War, the 58th Vaughan's Rifles (Frontier Force) was grouped with the [[55th Coke's Rifles (Frontier Force)|55th]], [[4th Punjab Infantry Regiment|57th]], [[59th Scinde Rifles (Frontier Force)|59th]], and the two battalions of [[56th Punjabi Rifles (Frontier Force)]] to form the 13th Frontier Force Rifles in 1922. The 58th Vaughan's Rifles became 5th Battalion of the new regiment. During the [[Second World War]], the battalion served in [[Iraq]], [[Iran]], [[Lebanon]], [[North Africa]] and [[Italy]].<ref name="Condon 1953"/> In 1947, the Frontier Force Rifles was allotted to Pakistan Army. In 1948, 5 FF Rifles fought in the Kashmir War against [[India]]. In 1956, the Frontier Force Rifles and the [[Pathan Regiment]] were merged with the Frontier Force Regiment, and 5 FF Rifles was redesignated as 10 FF. During the Indo-Pakistan War of 1965, the battalion fought in the Battle of [[Khem Karan]] in the [[Kasur]] Sector.<ref>Attiqur Rahman, Lt Gen M. (1980). ''The Wardens of the Marches – A History of the Piffers 1947–71''. Lahore: Wajidalis.</ref>

==Genealogy==
*1849 5th Regiment of Punjab Infantry
*1851 5th Regiment of Infantry, [[Punjab Irregular Force]]
*1865 5th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force
*1901 5th Punjab Infantry
*1903 58th Vaughan's Rifles (Frontier Force)
*1922 5th Battalion (Vaughan's) 13th Frontier Force Rifles
*1945 5th Battalion (Vaughan's) The Frontier Force Rifles
*1956 10th Battalion The Frontier Force Regiment<ref name="Condon 1953"/><ref name="North 1934"/>

==References==
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==Further reading==
* ''The Historical Record of the 5th Punjab Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force''. (1887). Lahore: Punjab Government Press.
* {{cite book|last=Wylly|first= Col H.C.|authorlink=Harold Carmichael Wylly|title=History of the 5th Battalion, 13th Frontier Forces Rifles, 1849–1926|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ej1-AAAAIAAJ|year=1929|publisher=Gale and Polden}}
* Condon, Brig WEH. (1953). ''The Frontier Force Rifles''. Aldershot: Gale & Polden.
* Young, Brig WHH. (1945). ''Regimental History of the 13th Frontier Force Rifles''. Rawalpindi: The Frontier Exchange Press.
* North, REFG. (1934). ''The Punjab Frontier Force: A Brief Record of Their Services 1846–1924''. DI Khan: Commercial Steam Press.
* Hayauddin, Maj Gen M. (1950). ''One Hundred Glorious Years: A History of the Punjab Frontier Force, 1849–1949''. Lahore: Civil and Military Gazette Press.
* 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.
* Attiqur Rahman, Lt Gen M. (1980). ''The Wardens of the Marches – A History of the Piffers 1947–71''. Lahore: Wajidalis.
* Khan, Maj Muhammad Nawaz. (1996). ''The Glorious Piffers 1843–1995''. Abbottabad: The Frontier Force Regimental Centre.
* Gaylor, John. (1991). ''Sons of John Company: The Indian and Pakistan Armies 1903– 1991.'' Stroud: Spellmount. {{ISBN|978-0-946771-98-1}}
*Barthorp, M, and Burn, J. (1979). ''Indian Infantry Regiments 1860–1914''. London: Osprey. {{ISBN|978-0-85045-307-2}}
*Sumner, Ian. (2001). ''The Indian Army 1914–1947''. London: Osprey. {{ISBN|1-84176-196-6}}
*Lind, AG (1933) 58th Rifles Indian... – 1919 AG Lind.pdf [https://files.acrobat.com/a/preview/0267c1c5-67c5-4ac7-b451-508a45b1fe8e] 1933

==See also==
*[[Frontier Force Regiment|The Frontier Force Regiment]]
*[[13th Frontier Force Rifles]]
*[[Punjab Irregular Force]]

[[Category:British Indian Army infantry regiments]]
[[Category:Frontier Force Regiment]]
[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1849]]
[[Category:1849 establishments in British India]]

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