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== External Links ==
 
== External Links ==
 
[http://fotw.fivestarflags.com/in%5Ehyd1l.html Hyderabad Contingent Standard] fotw.fivestarflags.com
 
[http://fotw.fivestarflags.com/in%5Ehyd1l.html Hyderabad Contingent Standard] fotw.fivestarflags.com
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===Historical books online===
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*''History of the Thirtieth Lancers Gordons Horse'' by Major E A W Stotherd  1911 is available to read  online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website. This regiment was previously called  the [[4th Lancers, Hyderabad Contingent]] The preface states that a great deal of information will be found about the other three regiments of the Hyderabad Contingent Cavalry, as in many despatches they seem to have been regarded as one large corps.
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[[Category:Indian Army Cavalry Regiments]]
 
[[Category:Indian Army Cavalry Regiments]]

Revision as of 00:18, 29 January 2015

Chronology

  • 1790 raised as Asif Sah's Irregular Cavalry under the Colours of the Nizam of Hyderabad in Berar
  • 1801 became the Nizam's Contingent
  • 1816 became 3rd Reformed Horse
  • 1826 became 3rd Regiment, Nizam's Cavalry
  • 1854 became the 3rd Cavalry, Hyderabad Contingent
  • 1890 became the 3rd Lancers, Hyderabad Contingent
  • 1903 disbanded

External Links

Hyderabad Contingent Standard fotw.fivestarflags.com

Historical books online

  • History of the Thirtieth Lancers Gordons Horse by Major E A W Stotherd 1911 is available to read online on the Digital Library of India website. This regiment was previously called the 4th Lancers, Hyderabad Contingent The preface states that a great deal of information will be found about the other three regiments of the Hyderabad Contingent Cavalry, as in many despatches they seem to have been regarded as one large corps.