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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." <ref> Ashburton Guardian 25 April 1888, page 2 from [http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=AG18880425.2.7&e=-------10--1----0-all Papers Past], National Library of New Zealand </ref>
==Regimental history==
*''History of the Behar Light Horse'' by W N R Kemp 1948. Available at the [[British Library]] UIN: BLL01004061172 . This book was previously available Digital Library of India (handle/2015/238395) and perhaps may be available again See Historical books online in the future, below.
==Articles==
*"Bihar Light Horse (the oldest volunteer cavalry regiment in India)" by H B Ellis. ''The Cavalry Journal'', Volume 18, 1928, published in London. [http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/library/browse/issue.xhtml?recordId=1094760&recordType=Journal Index of titles in this issue].
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924024077806#page/n331/mode/2up “The Soubah Behar Mounted Rifles. An Epitomised History of the B.L.H.”] from ''History of Behar indigo factories ; Reminiscences of Behar ; Tirhoot and its inhabitants of the past ; History of Behar Light Horse Volunteers'' by Minden Wilson 1908 Archive.org
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/soneporereminisc00abborich#page/294/mode/2up ''Sonepore reminiscences. Years 1840-96''], page 295 by Harry E Abbott 1896. Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/dli.ernet.238395 ''History of the Behar Light Horse''] by W N R Kemp 1948. Archive.org, mirror from Digital Library of India.
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