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*N.W. Bancroft [Nathaniel Washington] "joined the Bengal Horse Artillery as a boy recruit at the age of 9 in 1833 and served through some of the most turbulent years of British rule in India. In 1885 he published his memoirs, ''From Recruit to Staff Sergeant'', telling of the campaigns of his career. He gives particular emphasis on the Sikh wars that culminated in the three Sutlej battles, which he describes in gory detail. His account of the actions of the artillery in the Sikh battles match with accuracy to the official accounts, giving a reliable illustration of the tactics of that time. Bancroft gives a tactile description of the sights and sounds of the battlefield, as they were seen and heard from the men on the ground".<ref>[https://www.sikhbookshelf.com/products/from-recruit-to-staff-sergeant ''From Recruit to Staff Sergeant''] sikhbookshelf.com</ref> A 1979 reprint of this book is available at the [[British Library]]. A recent reprint is available with a changed title.<ref>[http://www.leonaur.com/index.php?route=product/product&search=Bancroft&product_id=280 ''Bancroft of the Bengal Horse Artillery''] Leonaur Books</ref> Also see [[Society for Army Historical Research]] for a ''Journal'' article reference.
==External links==
*[httphttps://www.metmuseum.org/collectionsart/collection/search-the-collections/190041447?img=0 287673 Two photographs: Bengal Horse Artillery, 1860] The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=E00sB_ObR14C&pg=PA13 ''British Napoleonic Artillery 1793-1815 (1): Field Artillery''] by Chris Henry, page 9 mentions the establishment of the Bengal Horse Artillery.
*Images from Brown University Library Digital Repository.**[https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:230774/ Segt. Saml. Shaw B.H.A.] 1840 pen and ink sketch.**[https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:230845/ Bengal Horse Artillery, H.E.I.C.S., 1845] Original gouache drawing signed and dated 1889 by J. C(harlton). **[https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:230846/ Bengal Horse Artillery officer and troops, c. 1845] watercolour.**[https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:251030/ 1846. Bengal Horse Artillery. Trooper] 1903, artist Charles Lyall (CL). **[https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:251031/ 1846. Bengal Horse Artillery officer] 1903, artist Charles Lyall (CL).**[https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:243295/ Bengal Horse Artillery] 1850 One of a collection of 4 watercolours signed by L.E.G.
====Historical books online====
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/memoirofservices00buckuoft#page/n7/mode/2up ''Memoir of the Services of the Bengal Artillery: from the Formation of the Corps to the Present Time, with Some Account of its Internal Organization''] by Captain E. Buckle (1852) Archive.org mentions the establishment of the Bengal Horse Artillery and service in Egypt in 1801 from [http://www.archive.org/stream/memoirofservices00buckuoft#page/230/mode/2up page 230]
