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'''Brevet Major William Stephen Raikes Hodson (1821–1858)''' was an officer of the British [[East India Company]] who joined the [[Madras Native Infantry|2nd Bengal Grenadiers]] in 1844 as a cadet. He was present at the battles of [[Battle of Moodkee|Mudki]], [[Battle of Ferozeshah|Ferozeshah]] and [[Battle of Sobraon|Sobraon]] in the [[1st Sikh War]]. He was adjutant of the [[Corps of Guides, Punjab Frontier Force|Corps of Guides]] under [[Harry Lumsden]] and was responsible for introducing the first khaki uniforms. Appointed Commissioner of the Punjab after its annexation, he was Commandant of the Corps of Guides in 1852. After acting as despatch rider for General George Anson when the [[Indian Mutiny]] broke out, he was ordered to raise a regiment of irregular horse which became [[Hodson's Horse]]. He played a major role in the [[Delhi Campaign|recapture of Delhi]] and took the Mughal Emperor prisoner. The subsequent capture and execution of the Mughal princes brought him severe criticism. He was killed during the capture of [[Lucknow]] at the [[Battle of Begum Kothi (Lucknow)|Battle of Begum Kothi]].
== FIBIS Resources==
''[[FIBIS Journal]]'' No 22 contains an article "The Memorial to Major William Hodson in Lichfield Cathedral" by Richard Morgan, (pages 49-52).<br />
== Related Pages==
[[Hodson's Horse]]
== External links ==
[[Image:Hodsons grave.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Hodson's grave at La Martiniere College, [[Lucknow]]]]
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/203/mode/1up William Hodson] ''Dictionary of Indian Biography'' (1906)<br />
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Stephen_Raikes_Hodson William Hodson] Wikipedia<br />
==== Historical Books on-line books online ====*[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=9HkOAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA116 Comments about Major Hodson] page 116, ''Anecdotes and Reminiscences of Service in Bengal'' [by A. L. M. Phillips (Alfred Lisle March Phillips) 1878] Google Books. The author worked for the Bengal Civil Service.*[http://www.archive.org/stream/hodsonhodsonsho00hodsgoog#page/n5/mode/2up ''Hodson of Hodson's Horse, or, Twelve Years of a Soldier's Life in India''] by Major W S R Hodson 4th Edition 1883 (Archive.org)*[http://www.archive.org/stream/lifeofhodsonofho00trotiala#page/n5/mode/2up ''The Life of Hodson of Hodson's Horse''] by Captain Lionel James Trotter 1910 (Archive.org)<br> ==Recommended Reading==*[[Imagehttp:Hodsons grave//archive.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Hodson's grave at La Martiniere College, [[Lucknow]]]]''[[FIBIS Journal]]'' No 22 contains an article org/stream/historyofindian00holm#page/590/mode/2up "The Memorial to Major William Appendix N: Hodson in Lichfield Cathedralof Hodson’s Horse" by Richard Morgan], (pages 49-52).<br /> "page 591 ''HodsonA History of the Indian Mutiny and of the disturbances which accompanied it among the civil population's Horse: 1857-1922''" ] by Major F.G. CardewT. Reprinted UckfieldRice Holmes 5th edition revised 1898, East Sussex: Naval & Military Pressoriginally published 1883. 2006 (402pp)- addition of colored mapsArchive.<br />org
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