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*[http://gillww1.wordpress.com/2012/09/23/gtg-after-the-war-with-the-bihar-light-horse George Theodore Gill - with the Bihar Light Horse from the 1930s], including photographs from David Gill’s [http://gillww1.wordpress.com/gt-gill/ Capt G T Gill] , part of gillww1
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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>
==British Library holdingsRegimental history==*''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. WN R Kemp 1948. Disney See Historical books online, below. 1908 ==Articles==*''History of the Behar "Bihar Light Horse'' (the oldest volunteer cavalry regiment in India)" by G. W. Disney and TH B Ellis. R. Filgate. 1921*''History of the Behar Light HorseThe Cavalry Journal'' by Lieut.-Colonel W. N. R. Kemp. 1948. Also available online, see belowVolume 18, 1928, published in London.*[http://www.nationalarchivesarchaeologydataservice.govac.uk/a2alibrary/browse/recordsissue.aspxxhtml?catrecordId=059-msseur_41094760&cidrecordType=231-2-6#231-2-6 Papers Journal Index of Alan William Flack, Indian Civil Service, Bihar 1937-47titles in this issue] relating to his activities as a member of the Bihar Light Horse. '''Mss Eur D1060/10'''== External links ==*[http://wwwsearcharchives.nationalarchives.govbl.uk/a2aprimo_library/libweb/action/recordssearch.aspxdo?catdscnt=1&dstmp=059-msseur_61419065189894&cidvid=95-2-3#95-2-3 Miscellaneous personal papers of Ian Hay MacdonaldIAMS_VU2 Searchable British Library Catalogue], Indian Civil Service, Note spelling as either Bihar and Orissa 1938-47 including standing orders of Bihar Light Horse. '''Mss Eur E360/15''' == References ==<references /> == External Links ==or Behar!
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bihar_Light_Horse Bihar Light Horse] Wikipedia
*[http://valmayukuk.tripod.com/id42.html In Memory of The Bihar Light Horse] valmayukuk.tripod.com
*[http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00routesdata/1800_1899/britishrule/troops/graphic1880.jpg Drawing of:"Volunteering in India--the Bahar Mounted Rifles of Bengal," from ''The Graphic'', May 8, 1880] from [http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00routesdata/1800_1899/britishrule/troops/troops.html this page] of Prof Fran Pritchett’s Indian Routes website
===Historical books online===
*[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 is available to read online at the Digital Library of India website. Contents computer page 6Archive. Refer [[Online books#Digital Library of India|Online books-org, mirror from Digital Library of India]] for more details about this site. == References ==<references />
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