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*''History of the Behar Light Horse''  by G. W. Disney  and T. R. Filgate. 1921
*''History of the Behar Light Horse''  by G. W. Disney  and T. R. Filgate. 1921
*''History of the Behar Light Horse''  by Lieut.-Colonel W. N. R. Kemp. 1948
*''History of the Behar Light Horse''  by Lieut.-Colonel W. N. R. Kemp. 1948
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-msseur_4&cid=231-2-6#231-2-6 APAC Catalogue entry] Mss Eur D1060/10 Papers of Alan William Flack, Indian Civil Service, Bihar 1937-47 relating to his activities as a member of the Bihar Light Horse.
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-msseur_4&cid=231-2-6#231-2-6  Papers of Alan William Flack, Indian Civil Service, Bihar 1937-47] relating to his activities as a member of the Bihar Light Horse. '''Mss Eur D1060/10'''
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-msseur_6&cid=95-2-3#95-2-3 APAC Catalogue entry]  Mss Eur E360/15  Miscellaneous personal papers of  Ian Hay Macdonald, Indian Civil Service, Bihar and Orissa 1938-47 including standing orders of Bihar Light Horse
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-msseur_6&cid=95-2-3#95-2-3 Miscellaneous personal papers of  Ian Hay Macdonald], Indian Civil Service, Bihar and Orissa 1938-47 including standing orders of Bihar Light Horse. '''Mss Eur E360/15'''





Revision as of 11:03, 6 April 2010

Badge of The Bihar Light Horse
The Bihar Light Horse in camp c.1908

Formed on 8th December 1862 as the Bihar Mounted Rifles. It became the Bihar Light Horse on 29th February 1884.

  • Uniform - Khaki
  • Facings - White
  • Badge - Wild boar
  • Motto "Necaspera terrent."


In 1888 "Captain Francis Carandini, who is in the 8th King’s Royal Irish Hussars has been appointed adjutant of the Behar Light Horse with the rank of major. The appointment is one much sought after, the Behar Light Horse being composed of gentlemen planters all splendidly mounted. The salary attached to the position is 820 rupees a month." [1]

British Library holdings

  • History of the Behar Light Horse (the oldest Volunteer Regiment in Bengal) from its formation in 1862, with an account of the defence force, at Muzaffarpur during the Mutiny of 1857 by G. W. Disney. 1908
  • History of the Behar Light Horse by G. W. Disney and T. R. Filgate. 1921
  • History of the Behar Light Horse by Lieut.-Colonel W. N. R. Kemp. 1948
  • Papers of Alan William Flack, Indian Civil Service, Bihar 1937-47 relating to his activities as a member of the Bihar Light Horse. Mss Eur D1060/10
  • Miscellaneous personal papers of Ian Hay Macdonald, Indian Civil Service, Bihar and Orissa 1938-47 including standing orders of Bihar Light Horse. Mss Eur E360/15


References

  1. Ashburton Guardian 25 April 1888, page 2 from Papers Past, National Library of New Zealand


External Links

Historical books online