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== The Grand Army ==
== The Grand Army ==
''Commanded by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Rawdon-Hastings,_1st_Marquess_of_Hastings Lord Hastings]''<br>
See note<ref> [http://books.google.com/books?id=vlCOMfk4S2wC&pg=PA34&lpg=PR2#v=twopage&q=&f=falsen Lt-Col Blacker's Memoir]  </ref> <br>
''40,000 fighting men commanded by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Rawdon-Hastings,_1st_Marquess_of_Hastings Lord Hastings]''<br>


'''First or Centre Division'''<br>
'''First or Centre Division'''<br>
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'''1st Cavalry Brigade'''
'''1st Cavalry Brigade'''
''Lt-Col Philpot, 24th Light Dragoons''
''Lt-Col Philpot, [[24th Light Dragoons]]''
*3rd Regiment of Native Cavalry
*[[3rd Bengal Light Cavalry|3rd Regiment of Native Cavalry]]
*HM 24th Light Dragoons
*HM [[24th Light Dragoons]]
*7th Regiment of Native Cavalry<br>
*[[7th Bengal Light Cavalry|7th Regiment of Native Cavalry]]<br>
'''1st Infantry Brigade'''
'''1st Infantry Brigade'''
''Brig-Gen d'Auvergne''
''Brig-Gen d'Auvergne''
*2nd Battalion 25th Native Infantry
*[[50th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|2nd Battalion 25th Native Infantry]]
*HM 87th Regiment of Foot
*HM [[87th Regiment of Foot]]
*1st Battalion 29th Native Infantry<br>
*[[57th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|1st Battalion 29th Native Infantry]]<br>
'''3rd Infantry Brigade'''
'''3rd Infantry Brigade'''
''Col Burrell''
''Col Burrell''
*2nd Battalion 11th Native Infantry
*[[17th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|2nd Battalion 11th Native Infantry]]
*1st Battalion 24th Native Infantry
*[[47th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|1st Battalion 24th Native Infantry]]
*2nd Battalion 13th Native Infantry
*[[27th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|2nd Battalion 13th Native Infantry]]
'''2nd Infantry Brigade'''
'''2nd Infantry Brigade'''
''Col Dick, 9th Native Infantry''
''Col Dick, 9th Native Infantry''
*2nd Battalion 1st Native Infantry
*[[4th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|2nd Battalion 1st Native Infantry]]
*Flank Battalion
*Flank Battalion
*1st Battalion 8th Native Infantry
*[[9th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|1st Battalion 8th Native Infantry]]


'''Second or Right Division'''<br>
'''Second or Right Division'''<br>
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'''2nd Cavalry Brigade'''
'''2nd Cavalry Brigade'''
''Lt-Col Westenra, 8th Light Dragoons''
''Lt-Col Westenra, [[8th Dragoons|HM 8th Light Dragoons]]''
*1st Regiment of Native Cavalry
*[[1st Bengal Light Cavalry|1st Regiment of Native Cavalry]]
*HM 8th Light Dragoons
*[[8th Dragoons|HM 8th Light Dragoons]]
*Col Gardiner's Irregulars<br>
*Col Gardiner's Irregulars<br>
'''4th Infantry Brigade'''
'''4th Infantry Brigade'''
''Lt-Col Vamennon, 12th Native Infantry''
''Lt-Col Vanrenon, 12th Native Infantry''
*2nd Battalion 12th Native Infantry
*[[1st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|2nd Battalion 12th Native Infantry]]
*HM 14th Regiment of Foot
*HM [[14th Regiment of Foot]]
*1st Battalion 27th Native Infantry
*[[53rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|1st Battalion 27th Native Infantry]]
*1st Battalion 25th Native Infantry<br>
*[[49th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|1st Battalion 25th Native Infantry]]<br>


'''Third or Left Division'''<br>
'''Third or Left Division'''<br>
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'''3rd Cavalry Brigade'''
'''3rd Cavalry Brigade'''
''Col Newberry, 24th Light Dragoons''
''Col Newberry, [[24th Light Dragoons]]''
*4th Regiment of Native Cavalry
*[[4th Bengal Light Cavalry|4th Regiment of Native Cavalry]]
*2nd Rohilla Horse
*2nd Rohilla Horse
*Four Rissalahs 3rd Rohilla Horse<br>
*Four Rissalahs 3rd Rohilla Horse<br>
'''5th Infantry Brigade'''
'''5th Infantry Brigade'''
''Brig-Gen Watson''
''Brig-Gen Watson''
*1st Battalion 1st Native Infantry
*[[2nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|1st Battalion 1st Native Infantry]]
*1st Battalion 26th Native Infantry
*[[51st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|1st Battalion 26th Native Infantry]]
*1st Battalion 7th Native Infantry<br>
*[[13th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|1st Battalion 7th Native Infantry]]<br>
'''6th Infantry Brigade'''
'''6th Infantry Brigade'''
''Lt-Col Price, 28th Native Infantry''
''Lt-Col Price, 28th Native Infantry''
*1st Battalion 14th Native Infantry
*[[28th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|1st Battalion 14th Native Infantry]]
*2nd Battalion 28th Native Infantry
*[[56th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|2nd Battalion 28th Native Infantry]]


'''Reserve Division'''<br>
''Maj-Gen Sir D Ochterlony GCB commanding''<br>


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'''4th Cavalry Brigade'''
Lt-Col A Knox, 2nd Native Cavalry
*2nd Native Cavalry
*Two corps [[Skinner's Horse]]
 
'''7th Infantry Brigade'''
''Col Huskisson, HM [[67th Regiment of Foot]]''
*[[20th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|2nd Battalion 5th Native Infantry]]
*HM [[67th Regiment of Foot]]
*[[3rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|1st Battalion 6th Native Infantry]]
 
'''8th Infantry Brigade'''
''Brig-Gen Arnold''
*[[10th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|2nd Battalion 7th Native Infantry]]
*[[55th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|1st Battalion 28th Native Infantry]]
*Detachment [[2nd Gurkha Rifles|Sirmoor Battalion]]
*[[39th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|2nd Battalion 19th Native Infantry]]
 
== External Links ==
[http://books.google.com/books?id=vlCOMfk4S2wC&pg=PA32&lpg=PR2#v=onepage&q=&f=false Lt-Col Blacker's Memoir] Google Books
 
==References==
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Latest revision as of 18:22, 25 June 2013

The Northern Force in the 3rd Maratha War under Lord Hastings

The Grand Army

See note[1]
40,000 fighting men commanded by Lord Hastings

First or Centre Division
Maj-Gen Brown commanding

1st Cavalry Brigade Lt-Col Philpot, 24th Light Dragoons

1st Infantry Brigade Brig-Gen d'Auvergne

3rd Infantry Brigade Col Burrell

2nd Infantry Brigade Col Dick, 9th Native Infantry

Second or Right Division
Maj-Gen R S Donkin commanding

2nd Cavalry Brigade Lt-Col Westenra, HM 8th Light Dragoons

4th Infantry Brigade Lt-Col Vanrenon, 12th Native Infantry

Third or Left Division
Maj-Gen D Marshall commanding

3rd Cavalry Brigade Col Newberry, 24th Light Dragoons

5th Infantry Brigade Brig-Gen Watson

6th Infantry Brigade Lt-Col Price, 28th Native Infantry

Reserve Division
Maj-Gen Sir D Ochterlony GCB commanding

4th Cavalry Brigade Lt-Col A Knox, 2nd Native Cavalry

7th Infantry Brigade Col Huskisson, HM 67th Regiment of Foot

8th Infantry Brigade Brig-Gen Arnold

External Links

Lt-Col Blacker's Memoir Google Books

References

  1. ↑ Lt-Col Blacker's Memoir

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