Difference between revisions of "Cawnpore Volunteer Rifle Corps"
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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 /> |
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| + | ===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]
