Governor General's Bodyguard: Difference between revisions

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This article is for the Bengal regiment. See also Governor's Bodyguard Madras or Governor's Bodyguard, Bombay.

1773 formed with 50 tropers at Benares by Warren Hastings as the Governor's Troop of Moghuls
1784 became the Governor General's Bodyguard
1858 became the Viceroy's Bodyguard
1944 became 44th Indian Airborne Division Reconnaissance Squadron (Governor General's Bodyguard)
1947 reverted to Governor General's Bodyguard and split into two units to serve India & Pakistan on Partition
1950 renamed the President's Bodyguard when India became a republic

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 == Chronology ==
-*'''1773''' formed as the Governor's Troop of Moghuls
+*'''1773''' formed with 50 tropers at [[Benares]] by Warren Hastings as the Governor's Troop of Moghuls
 *'''1784''' became the Governor General's Bodyguard
 *'''1858''' became the Viceroy's Bodyguard
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 == External Links ==
 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_General%27s_Bodyguard Governor General's Bodyguard] Wikipedia<br>[http://presidentofindia.nic.in/PBG.html President's Bodyguard] President of India website
+==== Historical books on-line ====
+[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=1MPS3htB5PYC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Historical+Records+of+the+Governor-General's+Body+Guard+By+V.+C.+P.+Hodson&cd=1#v=onepage&q=&f=false ''Historical Records of the Governor-General's Body Guard'' by V C P Hodson 1910] Google Books
 [[Category:Bengal Cavalry Regiments]]
 [[Category:Indian Army Cavalry Regiments]]