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At amalagamation 1st Troop, 1st Brigade became F Battery (Sphinx) [[Royal Horse Artillery]]. ''Sketch of the History of 'F' Battery Royal Horse Artillery'' (first published 1905), is available through Amazon.co.uk from the [http://astore.amazon.co.uk/faminbriindso-21/detail/1845740467 FIBIS Shop].
This 1858 edition of [http://books.google.com/books?id=kfwBAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA210 ''The Lancet''] (Google Books) mentions the health of the 2nd Troop, 1st Bengal Horse Artillery in 1851-1853. The renowned [[Henry Tombs ]] took command of the 2nd Troop in 1854. He has an entry in the [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/426/mode/2up/search/Tombs Indian Dictionary of Biography] and and there is an article in [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=7JjBbZwtikwC&pg=PA53&dq=Indian+Mutiny+1857+Tombs&hl=en&ei=-ZItTNWSGteUsQbD84i2Ag&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CFgQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q&f=false Symbol of Courage: The Men behind the Medal by Max Arthur 2005].
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