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==Chronology== | ==Chronology== | ||
*'''1886''' raised from the [[Cawnpore Volunteer Rifle Corps]] on 5th February<ref name= | *'''1886''' raised from the [[Cawnpore Volunteer Rifle Corps]] on 5th February<ref name=Jack>Jackson, Major Donovan ''India's Army'' (1940)</ref> | ||
*'''1904''' amalgamated with four other horse troops to become the [[United Provinces Light Horse]]<ref name= | *'''1904''' amalgamated with four other horse troops to become the [[United Provinces Light Horse]]<ref name=Jack /> | ||
==Details== | ==Details== | ||
*'''Headquarters''' - [[Cawnpore]] | *'''Headquarters''' - [[Cawnpore]] | ||
*'''Uniform''' - Khaki drill in summer<ref name= | *'''Uniform''' - Khaki drill in summer<ref name=IAL>''Indian Army List'' 1st Sept 1901</ref> | ||
===Detached companies=== | |||
In 1901:<ref name=IAL /> | |||
*[[Etawah]] | |||
*[[Fatehpore]] | |||
*[[Hamirpur]] | |||
*[[Unao]] | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Revision as of 22:50, 22 February 2010
The Cawnpore Light Horse were an auxiliary regiment under the Bengal command.
Chronology
- 1886 raised from the Cawnpore Volunteer Rifle Corps on 5th February[1]
- 1904 amalgamated with four other horse troops to become the United Provinces Light Horse[1]
Details
Detached companies
In 1901:[2]