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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

4th Regiment of Native Cavalry
2nd Rohilla Horse
Four Rissalahs 3rd Rohilla Horse

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

2nd Native Cavalry
Two corps Skinner's Horse

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

↑ Lt-Col Blacker's Memoir

[1] Lt-Col Blacker's Memoir

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 == The Grand Army ==
+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>
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 '''1st Cavalry Brigade'''
 ''Lt-Col Philpot, [[24th Light Dragoons]]''
-*3rd Regiment of Native Cavalry
+*[[3rd Bengal Light Cavalry|3rd Regiment of Native Cavalry]]
 *HM [[24th Light Dragoons]]
-*7th Regiment of Native Cavalry<br>
+*[[7th Bengal Light Cavalry|7th Regiment of Native Cavalry]]<br>
 '''1st Infantry Brigade'''
 ''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]]
-*1st Battalion 29th Native Infantry<br>
+*[[57th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|1st Battalion 29th Native Infantry]]<br>
 '''3rd Infantry Brigade'''
 ''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'''
 ''Col Dick, 9th Native Infantry''
-*2nd Battalion 1st Native Infantry
+*[[4th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|2nd Battalion 1st Native Infantry]]
 *Flank Battalion
-*1st Battalion 8th Native Infantry
+*[[9th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|1st Battalion 8th Native Infantry]]
 '''Second or Right Division'''<br>
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 '''2nd Cavalry Brigade'''
 ''Lt-Col Westenra, [[8th Dragoons|HM 8th Light Dragoons]]''
-*1st Regiment of Native Cavalry
+*[[1st Bengal Light Cavalry|1st Regiment of Native Cavalry]]
 *[[8th Dragoons|HM 8th Light Dragoons]]
 *Col Gardiner's Irregulars<br>
 '''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]]
-*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>
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 '''3rd Cavalry Brigade'''
 ''Col Newberry, [[24th Light Dragoons]]''
-*4th Regiment of Native Cavalry
+*[[4th Bengal Light Cavalry|4th Regiment of Native Cavalry]]
 *2nd Rohilla Horse
 *Four Rissalahs 3rd Rohilla Horse<br>
 '''5th Infantry Brigade'''
 ''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'''
 ''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>
+'''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==
+<references />
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