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*''The Bengal Horse Artillery, 1800-1861 : the 'Red Men' - A Nineteenth Century Corps d'Elite'' by Basil Perronet Hughes 1971.  Available at the [[British Library]]
*''The Bengal Horse Artillery, 1800-1861 : the 'Red Men' - A Nineteenth Century Corps d'Elite'' by Basil Perronet Hughes 1971.  Available at the [[British Library]]


*''The Second Maratha Campaign, 1804-1805'' : Diary of James Young, Officer, Bengal Horse Artillery, and twice sheriff of Calcutta  Published 1990 New Delhi.  Available at the [[British Library]] and [http://books.google.com/books?id=iI9HAAAAMAAJ Snippet View Google Books] which perhaps some readers can access. A more recent edition has been published by Leonaur Press under the title [http://www.leonaur.co.uk/books/booknumber.php?bookid=209 Galloping Guns]
*''The Second Maratha Campaign, 1804-1805'' : Diary of James Young, Officer, Bengal Horse Artillery, and twice sheriff of Calcutta  Published 1990 New Delhi.  Available at the [[British Library]] and [http://books.google.com/books?id=iI9HAAAAMAAJ Snippet View Google Books] which perhaps some readers can access. A more recent edition has been published by Leonaur Press under the title [http://www.leonaur.co.uk/books/booknumber.php?bookid=209 Galloping Guns]  [http://books.google.com/books?id=GDUoPQAACAAJ No Preview Google Books]


*''From Recruit to Staff Sergeant'', by Nathaniel Washington Bancroft published 1885, which is reviewed in this Limited View Google Books [http://books.google.com/books?id=av00vIKTkgIC&pg=PA111 link]. A 1979 reprint of this book is available at the [[British Library]]. It includes his experiences in the Sikh Wars of [[:Category:1st Sikh War|1845-1846]] and [[:Category:2nd Sikh War|1848-1849]] with the Bengal Horse Artillery.
*''From Recruit to Staff Sergeant'', by Nathaniel Washington Bancroft published 1885, which is reviewed in this Limited View Google Books [http://books.google.com/books?id=av00vIKTkgIC&pg=PA111 link]. A 1979 reprint of this book is available at the [[British Library]]. It includes his experiences in the Sikh Wars of [[:Category:1st Sikh War|1845-1846]] and [[:Category:2nd Sikh War|1848-1849]] with the Bengal Horse Artillery.
[[Category:Bengal Artillery]]
[[Category:Bengal Artillery]]

Revision as of 04:19, 15 October 2009

Chronology

  • 1800 raised as the Experimental Brigade of Bengal Horse Artillery
  • 1809 2nd and 3rd Troops of Bengal Horse Artillery formed
  • 1817 first three Native Troops formed
  • 1826 reorganisation of Bengal Horse Artillery into Brigades
  • 1861 absorbed into the Royal Artillery

Books

  • The Bengal Horse Artillery, 1800-1861 : the 'Red Men' - A Nineteenth Century Corps d'Elite by Basil Perronet Hughes 1971. Available at the British Library
  • From Recruit to Staff Sergeant, by Nathaniel Washington Bancroft published 1885, which is reviewed in this Limited View Google Books link. A 1979 reprint of this book is available at the British Library. It includes his experiences in the Sikh Wars of 1845-1846 and 1848-1849 with the Bengal Horse Artillery.