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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Stephen_Raikes_Hodson William Hodson] Wikipedia<br> | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Stephen_Raikes_Hodson William Hodson] Wikipedia<br> | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chhibramau Hodson's Ride to Chhibramau] Wikipedia<br> | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chhibramau Hodson's Ride to Chhibramau] Wikipedia<br> | ||
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indiancavalry/hodsonscgough.htm Hodson's Horse - Charles Gough] British Empire website<br /> | |||
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indiancavalry/hodsonsgough.htm Hodson's Horse - Hugh Gough] British Empire website<br /> | |||
==== Historical books on-line ==== | ==== Historical books on-line ==== | ||
Revision as of 10:41, 19 October 2011
Brevet Major William Hodson raised a cavalry regiment (Hodson's Horse) during the Indian Mutiny. In 1858 this was split into three regiments:
- 1st Regiment of Hodson’s Horse - became 9th Bengal Lancers (Hodson's Horse)
- 2nd Regiment of Hodson’s Horse - became 10th Bengal Lancers (Hodson's Horse)
- 3rd Regiment of Hodson's Horse - disbanded 1861
External Links
William Hodson Wikipedia
Hodson's Ride to Chhibramau Wikipedia
Hodson's Horse - Charles Gough British Empire website
Hodson's Horse - Hugh Gough British Empire website
Historical books on-line
The Life of Hodson of Hodson's Horse by Captain Lionel James Trotter 1910 (Archive.org)
Hodson of Hodson's Horse, or, Twelve Years of a Soldier's Life in India by Major W S R Hodson 4th Edition 1883 (Archive.org)
Recommended Reading
FIBIS Journal No 22 contains an article "The Memorial to Major William Hodson in Lichfield Cathedral" by Richard Morgan, (pages 49-52).
"Hodson's Horse: 1857-1922" by Major F.G. Cardew. Reprinted Uckfield, East Sussex: Naval & Military Press. 2006 (402pp)- addition of colored maps.