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== Overall Strength ==
In 1851 the Army of Bengal had the following contingents:
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* 3 Brigades of Horse Artillery
:*1st Brigade: 3 European and 2 Native Troops
:*Khotah
:*Joudpore
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== Cavalry ==
==== Regular Cavalry Regiments ====
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*[[Governor General's Bodyguard]]
*[[18th Irregular Cavalry]]
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====Regiments formed after 1857raised during the Mutiny ====<div style="column-count:23;-moz-column-count:23;-webkit-column-count:23">*[[Jodhpore Legion Cavalry]]*[[Bundelkhand Legion Cavalry]]*[[Gwalior Contingent Cavalry]]*[[Kotah Contingent Cavalry]]*[[Bhopal Contingent Cavalry]]*[[United Malwa Contingent Cavalry]]*[[Ramgarh Irregular Cavalry]]*[[Nagpore Irregular Cavalry]]*[[1st Oudh Irregular Cavalry]]*[[2nd Oudh Irregular Cavalry]]*[[3rd Oudh Irregular Cavalry]]*[[9th Bengal Lancers (Hodson's Horse)|1st Regiment of Hodson's Horse / 9th Bengal Lancers]]*[[10th Bengal Lancers (Hodson's Horse)|2nd Regiment of Hodson's Horse / 10th Bengal Lancers]]*[[3rd Regiment of Hodson's Horse]]*[[11th (The Prince of Wales's Own) Bengal Lancers|1st Sikh Irregular Cavalry / 11th Bengal Lancers / Probyn's Horse]]*[[12th Bengal Cavalry|2nd Sikh Irregular Cavalry / 12th Bengal Lancers]]*[[3rd Sikh Irregular Cavalry]]*[[13th (Duke of Connaught's) Bengal Lancers|4th Sikh Irregular Cavalry / 13th Bengal Lancers / Watson's Horse]]*[[14th Regiment of Bengal Lancers|Murray's Jat Horse / 14th Bengal Lancers]]*[[15th (Cureton's Multani) Bengal Lancers|Multani Regiment of Cavalry / 15th Bengal Lancers / Cureton's Multani's]]*[[16th Bengal Cavalry|Rohilkhand Horse / 16th Bengal Lancers]]*[[17th Bengal Lancers |Muttra Horse / 17th Bengal Lancers]]*[[18th Bengal Lancers|2nd Mahratta Horse / 18th Bengal Lancers]]*[[19th Bengal Lancers (Fane's Horse)|Fane's Horse / 19th Bengal Lancers]]*[[1st Mahratta Horse]]
*[[Alexander's Horse]]
*[[Barrow's Volunteers]]
*[[Benares Horse]]
*[[Bengal Yeomanry Cavalry]]
*[[Bhopal Contingent Cavalry]]
*[[Bundelkhand Legion Cavalry]]
*[[Calcutta Volunteer Guards]]
*[[De Kantzow's Irregular Cavalry]]
*[[19th Bengal Lancers (Fane's Horse)|Fane's Horse]]
*[[Graham's Horse]]
*[[Gwalior Contingent Cavalry]]
*[[2nd Gwalior Cavalry]]
*[[H.H. The Guicowar's Horse]]
*[[9th Bengal Lancers (Hodson's Horse)|1st Regiment of Hodson's Horse]]
*[[10th Bengal Lancers (Hodson's Horse)|2nd Regiment of Hodson's Horse]]
*[[3rd Regiment of Hodson's Horse]]
*[[Jackson's Volunteer Horse]]
*[[Jellandhar Cavalry]]
*[[Jodhpore Legion Cavalry]]
*[[Kotah Contingent Cavalry]]
*[[Lahore Light Horse]]
*[[Lind’s Mooltanee Horse]]
*[[1st Mahratta Horse]]
*[[18th Bengal Lancers|2nd Mahratta Horse]]
*[[Meerut Light Horse]]
*[[15th (Cureton's Multani) Bengal Lancers|Multani Regiment of Cavalry]]
*[[14th Regiment of Bengal Lancers|Murray's Jat Horse]]
*[[17th Bengal Lancers |Muttra Horse]]
*[[Nagpore Irregular Cavalry]]
*[[1st Oudh Irregular Cavalry]]
*[[2nd Oudh Irregular Cavalry]]
*[[3rd Oudh Irregular Cavalry]]
*[[Peshawar Light Horse]]
*[[Rajghazi Volunteer Cavalry]]
*[[Ramgarh Irregular Cavalry]]
*[[16th Bengal Cavalry|Rohilkhand Horse]]
*[[11th (The Prince of Wales's Own) Bengal Lancers|1st Sikh Irregular Cavalry/Wale's Horse]]
*[[12th Bengal Cavalry|2nd Sikh Irregular Cavalry]]
*[[3rd Sikh Irregular Cavalry]]
*[[13th (Duke of Connaught's) Bengal Lancers|4th Sikh Irregular Cavalry]]
*[[United Malwa Contingent Cavalry]]
*[[The Volunteer Cavalry]]
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==== Punjab Irregular Force ====
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*[[Corps of Guides, Punjab Irregular Force]]
*[[1st Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force|1st Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Irregular Force]]
== Infantry ==
==== Regular Infantry Corps Regiments ====
The numbering adopted in this list is that of the 1824 reorganisation. The regiments generally kept these numbers until the [[Indian Mutiny]] in 1857.
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* [[74th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry]]
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==== Local Infantry Corps Units ====
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*[[38th Regiment of Dogra Infantry|Agra Levy]]
*[[43rd Gurkha Rifles|2nd Assam Light Infantry]]
*[[36th (Bareilly) Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|Bareilly Levy]]
*[[1st 45th Regiment of Sikh Infantry|Bengal Military Police Battalion]]
*[[Bhopal Battalion]]
*[[Camel Corps]]
*[[62nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|Cawnpore Levy]]
*[[Cole and Sonthal Levy]]
*[[Deoli Irregular Force]]
*[[East Indian Regiment]]
*[[43rd Erinpura Regiment|Erinpura Irregular Force]]
*[[34th (Fatehgarh) Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|Fatehgarh Levy]]
*[[14th (Ferozepore) Regiment of Sikh Infantry|Regiment of Ferozepore]]
*[[Harianna Light Infantry]]
*[[Joudpore Legion]]
*[[Kamroop Regiment]]
*[[12th (Khelat-i-Ghilzie) Pioneers|Regiment of Khelat-i-GilzieGhilzie]]
*[[Kotah Contingent]]
*[[3rd Gurkha Rifles|Kumaon LevyBattalion]]
*[[Kuppurthala Contingent]]
*[[Landhoor Rangers]]
*[[3rd Local Battalion]]
*[[17th (Loyal Purbeah) Regiment of Bengal Infantry|Loyal Purbeah Regiment]]*[[16th Rajput Infantry (The Lucknow Regiment)|Regiment of Lucknow]]*[[15th (Ludhiana) Regiment of Sikh Infantry|Regiment of Ludhiana]]
*[[Malwa Bheel Corps]]
*[[Malwa Contingent]]
*[[37th (Meerut) Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|Meerut Levy]]
*[[Mehidpore Contingent]]
*[[Mewar Bheel Corps]]
*[[Nagpore Irregular Force]]
*[[Narbudda Sebundy Corps]]
*[[1st Gurkha Rifles|1st Nusseree Battalion]]
*[[Oudh Irregular Force]]
*[[Rajpoot Levy]]
*[[Sealkote Infantry Levy]]
*[[40th Regiment of Pathan Infantry|Shahjehanpur Levy]]
*[[13th (Shekhawati Regiment) Bengal Native Infantry|Shekhawati Battalion]]*[[2nd Gurkha Rifles|Sirmoor RiflesBattalion]]
*[[44th Gurkha Rifles|11th Sylhet Local Light Infantry]]
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==== Punjab Irregular Force ====
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* [[Corps of Guides, Punjab Irregular Force]]
* [[5th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|5th Infantry, Punjab Irregular Force]]
* [[6th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|6th Infantry, Punjab Irregular Force]]
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==== Other Regiments raised during the Mutiny ====
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* [[7th Regiment of Punjab Infantry]]
* [[8th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|8th Regiment of Punjab Infantry]]* [[21st Regiment of Punjab Infantry|9th Punjab Infantry]]* [[10th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|10th Punjab Infantry]]* [[22nd Regiment of Punjab Infantry|11th Punjab Infantry]]* [[12th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|12th Punjab Infantry]]* [[13th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|13th Punjab Infantry]]* [[14th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|14th Punjab Infantry]]* [[23rd Punjab Pioneers|15th (Pioneer) Regiment of Punjab Infantry]]* [[24th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|16th Punjab Infantry]]* [[25th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|17th Punjab Infantry]]* [[26th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|18th Punjab Infantry]]* [[27th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|19th Punjab Infantry]]* [[28th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|20th Punjab Infantry]]* [[29th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|21st Punjab Infantry]]* [[30th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|22nd Punjab Infantry]]* [[23rd Punjab Pioneers|23rd Punjab Infantry]]* [[32nd Punjab Pioneers|24th (Pioneer) Punjab Infantry]]
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==Artillery==
*[[The Corps of Bengal Sappers and Miners]]
*[[The Sebundy Sappers and Miners]]
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