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[[Image:bihar1.png|thumb|Badge of The Bihar Light Horse]]
[[Image:bihar1.png|thumb|Badge of The Bihar Light Horse]]
[[Image:Behar_Light_Horse.jpg|thumb|250px|The Bihar Light Horse in camp c.1908]]
[[Image:Behar_Light_Horse.jpg|thumb|250px|The Bihar Light Horse in camp c.1908]]
Alternative spelling '''Behar Light Horse'''


Formed on 8th December 1862 as the [[Bihar Mounted Rifles]]. It became the Bihar Light Horse on 29th February 1884.
Formed on 8th December 1862 as the [[Bihar Mounted Rifles]]. It became the Bihar Light Horse on 29th February 1884.
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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>
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==
==British Library holdings==
*''History of the Behar Light Horse'' by W N R Kemp 1948. See Historical books online, below.
*''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. W. Disney. 1908
==Articles==
*''History of the Behar Light Horse''  by G. W. Disney  and T. R. Filgate. 1921
*"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].
*''History of the Behar Light Horse'' by Lieut.-Colonel W. N. R. Kemp. 1948
== External links ==
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-msseur_4&cid=231-2-6#231-2-6  Papers of Alan William Flack, Indian Civil Service, Bihar 1937-47] relating to his activities as a member of the Bihar Light Horse. '''Mss Eur D1060/10'''
*[http://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?dscnt=1&dstmp=1419065189894&vid=IAMS_VU2 Searchable British Library Catalogue] Note spelling as either Bihar or Behar!
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-msseur_6&cid=95-2-3#95-2-3 Miscellaneous personal papers of  Ian Hay Macdonald], Indian Civil Service, Bihar and Orissa 1938-47 including standing orders of Bihar Light Horse. '''Mss Eur E360/15'''
 
 
== References ==
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== External Links ==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bihar_Light_Horse Bihar Light Horse] Wikipedia
*[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]
*[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===
===Historical books online===
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*[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/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
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/soneporereminisc00abborich#page/294/mode/2up ''Sonepore reminiscences. Years 1840-96''], page 295 by Harry E Abbott 1896. Archive.org
*''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 6. Refer  [[Online books#Digital Library of India|Online books-Digital Library of India]] for more details about this site.
*[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.
 
== References ==
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[[Category:Auxiliary Regiments]]
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Latest revision as of 10:49, 16 October 2020

Badge of The Bihar Light Horse
The Bihar Light Horse in camp c.1908

Alternative spelling Behar Light Horse

Formed on 8th December 1862 as the Bihar Mounted Rifles. It became the Bihar Light Horse on 29th February 1884.

  • Uniform - Khaki
  • Facings - White
  • Badge - Wild boar
  • Motto "Necaspera terrent."


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." [1]

Regimental history

  • History of the Behar Light Horse by W N R Kemp 1948. See Historical books online, 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. Index of titles in this issue.

External links

Historical books online

References

  1. Ashburton Guardian 25 April 1888, page 2 from Papers Past, National Library of New Zealand