Governor General's Bodyguard

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