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== Chronology ==
== Chronology ==
*'''1773''' formed with 50 tropers at [[Benares]] by Warren Hastings as the Governor's Troop of Moghuls
*'''1773''' formed with 50 troopers at [[Benares]] by Warren Hastings as the Governor's Troop of Moghuls
*'''1784''' became the Governor General's Bodyguard
*'''1784''' became the Governor General's Bodyguard
*'''1858''' became the Viceroy's Bodyguard
*'''1858''' became the Viceroy's Bodyguard
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==== Historical books on-line ====
==== Historical books on-line ====
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=1MPS3htB5PYC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Historical+Records+of+the+Governor-General's+Body+Guard+By+V.+C.+P.+Hodson&cd=1#v=onepage&q=&f=false ''Historical Records of the Governor-General's Body Guard'' by V C P Hodson 1910] Google Books
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=1MPS3htB5PYC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Historical+Records+of+the+Governor-General's+Body+Guard+By+V.+C.+P.+Hodson&cd=1#v=onepage&q=&f=false ''Historical Records of the Governor-General's Body Guard'' by V C P Hodson 1910] Google Books
[[Category:Bengal Cavalry Regiments]]
[[Category:Bengal Cavalry Regiments]]
[[Category:Indian Army Cavalry Regiments]]
[[Category:Indian Army Cavalry Regiments]]

Revision as of 14:51, 1 March 2010

This article is for the Bengal regiment. See also Governor's Bodyguard Madras or Governor's Bodyguard, Bombay.

Chronology

  • 1773 formed with 50 troopers at Benares by Warren Hastings as the Governor's Troop of Moghuls
  • 1784 became the Governor General's Bodyguard
  • 1858 became the Viceroy's Bodyguard
  • 1944 became 44th Indian Airborne Division Reconnaissance Squadron (Governor General's Bodyguard)
  • 1947 reverted to Governor General's Bodyguard and split into two units to serve India & Pakistan on Partition
  • 1950 renamed the President's Bodyguard when India became a republic

External Links

Governor General's Bodyguard Wikipedia
President's Bodyguard President of India website

Historical books on-line

Historical Records of the Governor-General's Body Guard by V C P Hodson 1910 Google Books