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The '''Cawnpore Light Horse''' were an [[auxiliary regiment]] under the Bengal command.
The '''Cawnpore Light Horse''' were an [[volunteer corps]] under the Bengal command.


==Chronology==
==Chronology==
*'''1886''' raised from the [[Cawnpore Volunteer Rifle Corps]] on 5th February<ref name="Jack">Jackson, Major Donovan ''India's Army'' (1940)</ref>
*'''1886''' raised from the [[Cawnpore Volunteer Rifle Corps]] on 5th February<ref name=Jack>Jackson, Major Donovan ''India's Army'' (1940)</ref>
*'''1904''' amalgamated with four other horse troops to become the [[United Provinces Light Horse]]<ref name="Jack" />
*'''1904''' amalgamated with four other horse troops to become the [[United Provinces Light Horse]]<ref name=Jack />


==Details==
==Details==
*'''Headquarters''' - [[Cawnpore]]
*'''Headquarters''' - [[Cawnpore]]
*'''Uniform''' - Khaki drill in summer<ref name="IAL">''Indian Army List'' 1st Sept 1901</ref>
*'''Uniform''' - Khaki drill in summer<ref name=IAL>''Indian Army List'' 1st Sept 1901</ref>
 
===Detached companies===
In 1901:<ref name=IAL />
*[[Etawah]]
*[[Fatehpore]]
*[[Hamirpur]]
*[[Unao]]
 
==FIBIS resources==
*"William Garnett, the Volunteering Major" by Michael Garnett ''FIBIS Journal Number 26 Autumn 2011'', pages 26-30. For details of how to access this article, see [[FIBIS Journals]]             
:He played a major role in the establishment of the Cawnpore Light Horse and on retirement to England in 1919 held the rank of Company Sergeant Major. This article contains much information about the Cawnpore Light Horse and about Volunteer Regiments generally.


==Notes==
==Notes==
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[[Category:Auxiliary Cavalry Regiments]]
[[Category:Volunteer Corps]]

Latest revision as of 10:03, 13 December 2011

The Cawnpore Light Horse were an volunteer corps under the Bengal command.

Chronology

Details

  • Headquarters - Cawnpore
  • Uniform - Khaki drill in summer[2]

Detached companies

In 1901:[2]

FIBIS resources

  • "William Garnett, the Volunteering Major" by Michael Garnett FIBIS Journal Number 26 Autumn 2011, pages 26-30. For details of how to access this article, see FIBIS Journals
He played a major role in the establishment of the Cawnpore Light Horse and on retirement to England in 1919 held the rank of Company Sergeant Major. This article contains much information about the Cawnpore Light Horse and about Volunteer Regiments generally.

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Jackson, Major Donovan India's Army (1940)
  2. 2.0 2.1 Indian Army List 1st Sept 1901