Chota Nagpur Regiment

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The Chota Nagpur Regiment were a mounted auxiliary regiment.

Chronology

1891 raised as the Chota Nagpur Mounted Rifles on the 7th August ^[1] by W.H.Grimley^[2]
1910 reconstituted Chota Nagpur Light Horse 2nd March^[3]
1917 became the Chota Nagpur Regiment, 1st April^[3]

Details

In 1901:'^[1]

Headquarters - Ranchi
Uniform - Khahk drill
Detachments at:

Hazaribagh

Purulia

Chaibassa

Sitarampur

Barakar

Jharia

Giridih

By 1940:^[3]

Uniform - Khaki
Facings - White
Badge - Horse shoe surmounted by a crown encircling a striking cobra
Motto - "I strike to kill"

Records

British Library
- APAC catalogue entry Mss Eur D833/54 Annual Report of the Chota Nagpur Light Horse 1914-1915
- catalogue entry Journal of the Chota Nagpur Regiment Auxiliary Force (India). Holdings: 1938/39

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Indian Army List 1st Sept 1901
↑ FIBIwiki contributer 12 January 2009
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Jackson, Major Donovan India's Army (1940)

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