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*'''1891''' raised as the '''Chota Nagpur Mounted Rifles''' on the 7th August <ref name=IAL /> by W.H.Grimley<ref>[http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Chota_Nagpur_Mounted_Rifles&oldid=8836 FIBIwiki contributer] 12 January 2009</ref> | *'''1891''' raised as the '''Chota Nagpur Mounted Rifles''' on the 7th August <ref name=IAL /> by W.H.Grimley<ref>[http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Chota_Nagpur_Mounted_Rifles&oldid=8836 FIBIwiki contributer] 12 January 2009</ref> | ||
*''' | *'''1910''' reconstituted '''Chota Nagpur Light Horse''' 2nd March<ref name=Jack>Jackson, Major Donovan ''India's Army'' (1940)</ref> | ||
*'''1917''' became the Chota Nagpur Regiment, 1st April<ref name=Jack /> | *'''1917''' became the Chota Nagpur Regiment, 1st April<ref name=Jack /> | ||
Revision as of 14:31, 13 March 2010
The Chota Nagpur Regiment were a mounted auxiliary regiment.
Chronology
- 1891 raised as the Chota Nagpur Mounted Rifles on the 7th August [1] by W.H.Grimley[2]
- 1910 reconstituted Chota Nagpur Light Horse 2nd March[3]
- 1917 became the Chota Nagpur Regiment, 1st April[3]
Details
In 1901:'[1]
- Headquarters - Ranchi
- Uniform - Khahk drill
- Detachments at:
- Hazaribagh
- Purulia
- Chaibassa
- Sitarampur
- Barakar
- Jharia
- Giridih
By 1940:[3]
- Uniform - Khaki
- Facings - White
- Badge - Horse shoe surmounted by a crown encircling a striking cobra
- Motto - "I strike to kill"