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==Chronology== | ==Chronology== | ||
*'''1877''' raised 16th August (by GGO 734)<ref name= | *'''1877''' raised 16th August (by GGO 734)<ref name=IAL>''Indian Army List'' 1st Sept 1901</ref> | ||
*'''1886''' [[Cawnpore Light Horse]] raised from the corps on 5th February<ref name= | *'''1886''' [[Cawnpore Light Horse]] raised from the corps on 5th February<ref name=Jack>Jackson, Major Donovan ''India's Army'' (1940)</ref> | ||
==Details== | ==Details== | ||
*'''Headquarters''' - [[Cawnpore]] | *'''Headquarters''' - [[Cawnpore]] | ||
*'''Uniform''' - Khaki drill<ref name= | *'''Uniform''' - Khaki drill<ref name=IAL /> | ||
===Detached companies=== | |||
In 1901:<ref name=IAL /> | |||
*[[Banda]] | |||
*[[Jhansi]] | |||
*[[Fatehpur]] | |||
*[[Orai]] | |||
*[[Lalitpur]] | |||
*[[Hamirpur]] | |||
*[[Damoh]] | |||
*[[Nowgong]] | |||
*[[Saugor]] | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Latest revision as of 21:20, 22 February 2010
The Cawnpore Volunteer Rifles were an auxiliary regiment under the Bengal command.
Chronology
- 1877 raised 16th August (by GGO 734)[1]
- 1886 Cawnpore Light Horse raised from the corps on 5th February[2]
Details
Detached companies
In 1901:[1]