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*[[Rawalpindi]]
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*[[Palampur]] in the Kangra Valley
*[[Ambala|Umballa]]<ref>''Quarterly Civil List for the Punjab 1898''</ref>
*[[Ambala|Umballa]]<ref>''Quarterly Civil List for the Punjab 1898''</ref>



Revision as of 08:50, 18 November 2012

Raised on the 12th May 1893

  • Uniform - Blue
  • Facings - White
  • Badge - Eight-pointed star surmounted by a crown
  • Motto - "De Bon Voulir Servir le Roy"

In 1898 it was a part of the Administrative Battalion, 1st Punjab Rifle Corps with headquarters at Lahore and detachments at

C troop of the Punjab Light Horse, with strength, exclusive of officers, 57 in 1907, had its headquarters at Rawalpindi.[2]

Historical books online

  • "Punjab Light Horse", page 255 Quarterly Civil List for the Punjab: Corrected up to 1st October 1898

References

  1. Quarterly Civil List for the Punjab 1898
  2. Page 228, computer page 251 Punjab District Gazetteers, Volume XXVIIIA, Rawalpindi District 1907, published 1909, available to read online on the Digital Library of India website