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[http://www.archive.org/stream/lifeofhodsonofho00trotiala#page/n5/mode/2up ''The life of Hodson of Hodson's Horse''] by Captain Lionel James Trotter 1910 (Archive.org)<br> | [http://www.archive.org/stream/lifeofhodsonofho00trotiala#page/n5/mode/2up ''The life of Hodson of Hodson's Horse''] by Captain Lionel James Trotter 1910 (Archive.org)<br> | ||
[http:// | [http://www.archive.org/stream/hodsonhodsonsho00hodsgoog#page/n5/mode/2up ''Hodson of Hodson's Horse, or, Twelve Years of a Soldier's Life in India''] by Major W S R Hodson 4th Edition 1883 (Archive.org) | ||
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Brevet Major William Hodson raised a cavalry regiment (Hodson's Horse) during the Indian Mutiny. In 1858 this was split into three regiments:
- 1st Regiment of Hodson’s Horse - became 9th Bengal Lancers (Hodson's Horse)
- 2nd Regiment of Hodson’s Horse - became 10th Bengal Lancers (Hodson's Horse)
- 3rd Regiment of Hodson's Horse - disbanded 1861
External Links
William Hodson Wikipedia
Hodson's Ride to Chhibramau Wikipedia
Historical books on-line
The life of Hodson of Hodson's Horse by Captain Lionel James Trotter 1910 (Archive.org)
Hodson of Hodson's Horse, or, Twelve Years of a Soldier's Life in India by Major W S R Hodson 4th Edition 1883 (Archive.org)
Recommended Reading
FIBIS Journal No 22 contains an article "The Memorial to Major William Hodson in Lichfield Cathedral" by Richard Morgan, (pages 49-52).
"Hodson's Horse: 1857-1922" by Major F.G. Cardew. Reprinted Uckfield, East Sussex: Naval & Military Press. 2006 (402pp)- addition of colored maps.