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==Chronology== | ==Chronology== | ||
*'''1887''' raised 20th May<ref name= | *'''1887''' raised 20th May<ref name=IAL>''Indian Army List'' 1st Sept 1901</ref> | ||
*'''1904''' amalgamated with 4 other troops on 1st April to become [[United Provinces Light Horse]]<ref name= | *'''1904''' amalgamated with 4 other troops on 1st April to become [[United Provinces Light Horse]]<ref name=Jack>Jackson, Major Donovan ''India's Army'' (1940)</ref> | ||
==Details== | ==Details== | ||
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*'''Uniform''' | *'''Uniform''' | ||
:*Full dress (Officers only) - Blue cloth | :*Full dress (Officers only) - Blue cloth | ||
:*Working dress - Khaki drill<ref name= | :*Working dress - Khaki drill<ref name=IAL /> | ||
===Detached companies=== | |||
In 1901:<ref name=IAL /> | |||
*[[Lehra]] | |||
*[[Basti]] | |||
*[[Bahraich]] | |||
*[[Gonda]] | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Revision as of 22:42, 22 February 2010
The Gorakhpur Light Horse were an auxiliary regiment under the Bengal command.
Chronology
- 1887 raised 20th May[1]
- 1904 amalgamated with 4 other troops on 1st April to become United Provinces Light Horse[2]
Details
- Headquarters - Gorakhpur
- Uniform
- Full dress (Officers only) - Blue cloth
- Working dress - Khaki drill[1]
Detached companies
In 1901:[1]