The saga of two cavalry regiments of the Punjab Frontier Force raised to police the Indo-Afghan frontier. Subsequently, it evolved into a regular regiment after the turmoil of 1857. Both the 1st and 3rd Punjab Cavalry fought in the Afghan War (1879-1880), the First World War, in Mesopotamia, in the Second World War when it saw action in North Africa, Burma and Java. After Partition, it fought in all the major Indo-Pakistan wars.