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*'''1882''' raised as '''Lakhimpur Volunteer Rifle Corps''' on 3rd November<ref name=Jack>Jackson, Major Donovan ''India's Army'' (1940)</ref> | *'''1882''' raised as '''Lakhimpur Volunteer Rifle Corps''' on 3rd November<ref name=Jack>Jackson, Major Donovan ''India's Army'' (1940)</ref> | ||
*'''1888''' renamed the Lakhimpur Mounted Rifles<ref name=Jack /> | *'''1888''' renamed the Lakhimpur Mounted Rifles<ref name=Jack /> | ||
*'''1891''' amalgamated with several other corps to become the '''[[Assam Valley Mounted Rifles]]'''<ref name=IAL>''Indian Army List'' 1st Sept 1901</ref> | *'''1891''' amalgamated on 6th November with several other corps to become the '''[[Assam Valley Mounted Rifles]]'''<ref name=IAL>''Indian Army List'' 1st Sept 1901</ref> | ||
==Personnel== | |||
*Dr Theodore D’Orville Partridge, Civil Surgeon of [[Cachar]] was Commandant of the Lakimpur Rifles 1882-84 before serving for ten years in the [[Surma Valley Light Horse]], retiring with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2433527/?page=1 Obituary, June 5, 1897], ''British Medical Journal''. | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Latest revision as of 15:02, 5 April 2010
The Lakhimpur Mounted Rifles were a volunteer corps based in Lakhimpur in Assam.
Chronology
- 1882 raised as Lakhimpur Volunteer Rifle Corps on 3rd November[1]
- 1888 renamed the Lakhimpur Mounted Rifles[1]
- 1891 amalgamated on 6th November with several other corps to become the Assam Valley Mounted Rifles[2]
Personnel
- Dr Theodore D’Orville Partridge, Civil Surgeon of Cachar was Commandant of the Lakimpur Rifles 1882-84 before serving for ten years in the Surma Valley Light Horse, retiring with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. Obituary, June 5, 1897, British Medical Journal.