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== Chronology == | == Chronology == | ||
*'''1773''' formed with 50 | *'''1773''' formed with 50 troopers at [[Benares]] by Warren Hastings as the Governor's Troop of Moghuls | ||
*'''1784''' became the Governor General's Bodyguard | *'''1784''' became the Governor General's Bodyguard | ||
*'''1858''' became the Viceroy's Bodyguard | *'''1858''' became the Viceroy's Bodyguard | ||
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==== Historical books on-line ==== | ==== 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 | [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:Bengal Cavalry Regiments]] | ||
[[Category:Indian Army Cavalry Regiments]] | [[Category:Indian Army Cavalry Regiments]] | ||
Revision as of 14:51, 1 March 2010
This article is for the Bengal regiment. See also Governor's Bodyguard Madras or Governor's Bodyguard, Bombay.
Chronology
- 1773 formed with 50 troopers 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
External Links
Governor General's Bodyguard Wikipedia
President's Bodyguard President of India website
Historical books on-line
Historical Records of the Governor-General's Body Guard by V C P Hodson 1910 Google Books