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*'''1778''' re-formed into one European Regiment (7 field and 1 mounted or garrison company) and three Native battalions (8 companies each) | *'''1778''' re-formed into one European Regiment (7 field and 1 mounted or garrison company) and three Native battalions (8 companies each) | ||
*'''1779''' re-formed into 2 European battalions of 5 companies with 6 companies of Lascars to each company | *'''1779''' re-formed into 2 European battalions of 5 companies with 6 companies of Lascars to each company | ||
| + | *'''1787''' Artillery constituted as one of the brigades of the Army | ||
| + | *'''1801''' draught horses used for the first time instead of bullocks for field artillery; formation of the Horse Artillery | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=qtugAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Bengal+Artillery&as_brr=3&ei=ix3CSf_qLYfCM9-zye0N#PPR3,M1 Memoirs of the Bengal Artillery 1852] Google Books | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=qtugAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Bengal+Artillery&as_brr=3&ei=ix3CSf_qLYfCM9-zye0N#PPR3,M1 Memoirs of the Bengal Artillery 1852] Google Books | ||
Revision as of 15:49, 19 March 2009
Chronology
- 1749 first company raised
- 1756 company perished in the Black Hole of Calcutta
- 1765 re-formed with four companies
- 1770 fifth company raised and the five companies formed into a battalion of total complement 548 Europeans plus 2912 Lascars employed hauling the guns
- 1778 re-formed into one European Regiment (7 field and 1 mounted or garrison company) and three Native battalions (8 companies each)
- 1779 re-formed into 2 European battalions of 5 companies with 6 companies of Lascars to each company
- 1787 Artillery constituted as one of the brigades of the Army
- 1801 draught horses used for the first time instead of bullocks for field artillery; formation of the Horse Artillery
External Links
Memoirs of the Bengal Artillery 1852 Google Books
Pages in category "Bengal Artillery"
The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
