Editing Sam Browne (section)

== Early life ==
He was born in [[Barrackpore]], India, the son of Dr. John Browne, a surgeon of the [[Bengal]] Medical Service and his wife Charlotte (née Swinton). Educated in England, Browne returned to India in 1840 and joined the 46th [[Bengal Native Infantry]] as an [[Ensign (rank)#United Kingdom|ensign]]. During the [[Second Anglo-Sikh War]], he participated in actions at [[Battle of Ramnagar|Ramnuggar]], [[Sadulpur]], [[Battle of Chillianwala|Chillianwalla]] and [[Battle of Gujrat|Gujrat]]. In 1849 he was made a lieutenant and tasked with raising a cavalry force, to be designated the 2nd [[Punjab region|Punjab]] [[irregular military|Irregular]] Cavalry and later incorporated into the regular force. From 1851 to 1863 he was adjutant and then commanding officer of this unit.<ref name=odnb>{{cite ODNB|url=https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/32124 |title=Browne, Sir Samuel James|last=Lunt |first=James|year=2011 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/32124|access-date=26 September 2021|isbn=978-0198614111}}</ref> Later (1904) the unit would be re-designated as the [[22nd Sam Browne's Cavalry]] (Frontier Force) in his honour.