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*'''1826''' reorganisation of Bengal Horse Artillery into Brigades
 
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==Books==
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''From Recruit to Staff Sergeant'', by Nathaniel Washington Bancroft published 1885, which is previewed in this Limited View Google Books [http://books.google.com/books?id=av00vIKTkgIC&pg=PA111 link]. A 1979 reprint of this book is available at the [[British Library]]. It includes his experiences in the Sikh Wars of 1845-1846 and 1848-1849 with the Bengal Horse Artillery.
 
[[Category:Bengal Artillery]]
 
[[Category:Bengal Artillery]]

Revision as of 01:26, 6 August 2009

Chronology

  • 1800 raised as the Experimental Brigade of Bengal Horse Artillery
  • 1809 2nd and 3rd Troops of Bengal Horse Artillery formed
  • 1817 first three Native Troops formed
  • 1826 reorganisation of Bengal Horse Artillery into Brigades
  • 1861 absorbed into the Royal Artillery

Books

From Recruit to Staff Sergeant, by Nathaniel Washington Bancroft published 1885, which is previewed in this Limited View Google Books link. A 1979 reprint of this book is available at the British Library. It includes his experiences in the Sikh Wars of 1845-1846 and 1848-1849 with the Bengal Horse Artillery.