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By the treaty of 1801 the Nizam of Hyderabad was obliged to maintain a military force at [[Hyderabad]] called the '''Nizam's Contingent''' or '''Nizam's Army'''. The subsequent treaty of 1853 renamed the force the '''Hyderabad Contingent'''. | By the treaty of 1801 the Nizam of Hyderabad was obliged to maintain a military force at [[Hyderabad]] called the '''Nizam's Contingent''' or '''Nizam's Army'''. The subsequent treaty of 1853 renamed the force the '''Hyderabad Contingent'''. | ||
==Regiments== | ==Regiments== | ||
[[Image:Hyderabad Contingent Cavalry.jpg|thumb|200px|Hyderabad Contingent Cavalry]] | |||
===Infantry=== | ===Infantry=== | ||
*[[1st Infantry, Hyderabad Contingent]] | *[[1st Infantry, Hyderabad Contingent]] | ||
Revision as of 23:24, 11 March 2010
By the treaty of 1801 the Nizam of Hyderabad was obliged to maintain a military force at Hyderabad called the Nizam's Contingent or Nizam's Army. The subsequent treaty of 1853 renamed the force the Hyderabad Contingent.
Regiments
Infantry
- 1st Infantry, Hyderabad Contingent
- 2nd Infantry, Hyderabad Contingent
- 3rd Infantry, Hyderabad Contingent
- 4th Infantry, Hyderabad Contingent
- 5th Infantry, Hyderabad Contingent
- 6th Infantry, Hyderabad Contingent
Cavalry
- 1st Cavalry, Hyderabad Contingent
- 2nd Cavalry, Hyderabad Contingent
- 3rd Cavalry, Hyderabad Contingent
- 4th Cavalry, Hyderabad Contingent
Artillery
Subordinate Medical Department
- Refer Apothecary-Training
External links
Historical books online
- A History of the Hyderabad Contingent by Reginald George Burton (1905) Archive.org
- “Hyderabad:- the Nizam’s Contingent” Calcutta Review Volume 11 (January-June 1849)