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The '''Calcutta Light Horse''' were an [[auxiliary regiment]] under the Bengal command. | |||
==Chronology== | |||
*'''1872''' raised as '''Calcutta Volunteer Lancers''' 22nd August<ref name=Jack>Jackson, Major Donovan ''India's Army'' (1940)</ref> | |||
*'''1881''' reconstituted as the '''Calcutta Mounted Volunteer Rifles''' on 7th October<ref name=Jack /> | |||
*'''1886''' redesignated '''Calcutta Mounted Rifles''' on 1st October?<ref name=namenote>The 1901 ''Indian Army List'' states that the corps were renamed Calcutta light Horse on 14th September 1886.</ref> | |||
*'''1887''' renamed Calcutta Light Horse on 20th May?<ref name=namenote /> | |||
*'''1901''' absorbed [[Central Bengal Light Horse]], 1st November<ref name=Jack /> | |||
==Details== | |||
*'''Headquarters''' - [[Calcutta]] | |||
===Uniform=== | |||
*'''c1901:''' Khaki drill<ref name=IAL>''Indian Army List'' 1st Sept 1901</ref> | |||
*'''c1940:''' Uniform - Blue, Facings - White, Badge - Eight pointed star with crown, "C.L.H." and the motto in a scroll, Motto - Defence not Defiance"<ref name=Jack /> | |||
===Detached companies=== | |||
*[[Berhampore]]<ref name=IAL /> | |||
==External links== | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcutta_Light_Horse Calcutta Light Horse] Wikipedia | |||
==Notes== | |||
<references /> | |||
[[Category:Auxiliary Cavalry Regiments]] | [[Category:Auxiliary Cavalry Regiments]] | ||
Revision as of 12:15, 13 March 2010
The Calcutta Light Horse were an auxiliary regiment under the Bengal command.
Chronology
- 1872 raised as Calcutta Volunteer Lancers 22nd August[1]
- 1881 reconstituted as the Calcutta Mounted Volunteer Rifles on 7th October[1]
- 1886 redesignated Calcutta Mounted Rifles on 1st October?[2]
- 1887 renamed Calcutta Light Horse on 20th May?[2]
- 1901 absorbed Central Bengal Light Horse, 1st November[1]
Details
- Headquarters - Calcutta
Uniform
- c1901: Khaki drill[3]
- c1940: Uniform - Blue, Facings - White, Badge - Eight pointed star with crown, "C.L.H." and the motto in a scroll, Motto - Defence not Defiance"[1]
Detached companies
External links
- Calcutta Light Horse Wikipedia