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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'''. This was also known as the '''Subsidiary Force, Hyderabad'''.<ref>acanthus [http://www.victorianwars.com/viewtopic.php?f=82&t=10484&sid=344fb19a927723338b37ac145ab2d1a8#p53793 Army of India question] ''Victorian Wars Forum'' 20 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.</ref> The subsequent treaty of 1853 renamed the force the '''Hyderabad Contingent'''. | ||
==Regiments== | ==Regiments== | ||
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*[http://www.archive.org/stream/calcuttareviewv01unkngoog#page/n234/mode/2up "In the Nizam’s Country"] ''Calcutta Review Volume 63, 1876'' page 217 Archive.org | *[http://www.archive.org/stream/calcuttareviewv01unkngoog#page/n234/mode/2up "In the Nizam’s Country"] ''Calcutta Review Volume 63, 1876'' page 217 Archive.org | ||
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/368/mode/1up/ Sir Henry Russell, Resident at Hyderabad] Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906 | *[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/368/mode/1up/ Sir Henry Russell, Resident at Hyderabad] Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906 | ||
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Revision as of 01:37, 21 June 2015
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. This was also known as the Subsidiary Force, Hyderabad.[1] 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
The Nizam's Contingent Google Books
Historical books online
- Letters, &c. Relative to the Capture of Rachore by Capt James Dalrymple. An operation of a detachment of British troops in the service of the Nizam 1796 Google Books
- 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), page 141 Google Books
- Report on the medical topography and statistics of the Nizam's military cantonments and army 1852 Archive.org
- Includes details of cantonments at Bolarum page 1, Wurrungul page 5 , Lingsoogoor page 11, Mominabad page 15, Goolburgah or Eulburgah page 20 , Aurungabad page 22, Booldanah page 31, Hingolee page 36, Ellichpoor page 45, Chikuldah page 55.
- The Nizam: his history and relations with the British government, Volume I by George Briggs 1861(Google Books)
- "In the Nizam’s Country" Calcutta Review Volume 63, 1876 page 217 Archive.org
- Sir Henry Russell, Resident at Hyderabad Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906
References
- ↑ acanthus Army of India question Victorian Wars Forum 20 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.