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*'''1826''' reorganisation of Bengal Horse Artillery into Brigades

*'''1861''' absorbed into the Royal Artillery

*This link briefly mentions the formation in 1800 of an “experimental brigade” [http://www.archive.org/stream/fieldartilleryw00maygoog#page/n244/mode/1up Archive.org]

*Ian Patterson’s webpage [http://www.btinternet.com/~ian.a.paterson/orgartillery.htm#RHABTY Artillery Regiments] says a troop of the Bengal Horse Artillery was first formed in 1800 to accompany the expedition to Egypt later that year. Between 1801 and 1817 the Troop saw active service in Egypt, the Mahratta war, the Gurkha War and finally the Siege of Hathras. After fighting the first Burma war from 1824-26, the Troop found itself involved in the famous retreat from Khabul (1842) during the Afghan campaign. It was during this retreat that all the guns were lost, mainly due to lack of feed for the horses, which rendered them unable to drag the guns of the Battery through the deep snow and rugged mountain passes. One by one the guns were spiked and abandoned. The Captain, two officers and 102 NCO's and men were killed in the retreat, with in one case an entire gun crew perishing rather than desert their charge! It is now part of F Battery (Sphinx) Royal Horse Artillery. This [http://books.national-army-museum.ac.uk/sketch-of-the-history-of-f-battery-royal-horse-artillery-pr-26529.html link] is about a book called ''Sketch of the History of 'F' Battery Royal Horse Artillery''