Difference between revisions of "Calcutta Light Horse"
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Revision as of 12:15, 13 March 2010
The Calcutta Light Horse were an auxiliary regiment under the Bengal command.
Chronology
- 1872 raised as Calcutta Volunteer Lancers 22nd August[1]
- 1881 reconstituted as the Calcutta Mounted Volunteer Rifles on 7th October[1]
- 1886 redesignated Calcutta Mounted Rifles on 1st October?[2]
- 1887 renamed Calcutta Light Horse on 20th May?[2]
- 1901 absorbed Central Bengal Light Horse, 1st November[1]
Details
- Headquarters - Calcutta
Uniform
- c1901: Khaki drill[3]
- c1940: Uniform - Blue, Facings - White, Badge - Eight pointed star with crown, "C.L.H." and the motto in a scroll, Motto - Defence not Defiance"[1]
Detached companies
External links
- Calcutta Light Horse Wikipedia