Bengal Horse Artillery
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Chronology
- 1800 raised as the Experimental Brigade of Bengal Horse Artillery
- 1809 2nd and 3rd Troops of Bengal Horse Artillery formed
- 1817 first three Native Troops formed
- 1826 reorganisation of Bengal Horse Artillery into Brigades
- 1861 absorbed into the Royal Artillery
Books
- The Bengal Horse Artillery, 1800-1861 : the 'Red Men' - A Nineteenth Century Corps d'Elite by Basil Perronet Hughes 1971. Available at the British Library
- The Second Maratha Campaign, 1804-1805 : Diary of James Young, Officer, Bengal Horse Artillery, and twice sheriff of Calcutta Published 1990 New Delhi. Available at the British Library and Snippet View Google Books which perhaps some readers can access. A more recent edition has been published by Leonaur Press under the title Galloping Guns, described in this link. More details No Preview Google Books
- From Recruit to Staff Sergeant, by Nathaniel Washington Bancroft published 1885, which is reviewed in this Limited View Google Books link. A 1979 reprint of this book is available at the British Library. It includes his experiences in the Sikh Wars of 1845-1846 and 1848-1849 with the Bengal Horse Artillery. This book is published by Leonaur Press under the title Bancroft of the Bengal Horse Artillery, described in this link. More details No Preview Google Books
