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[[Image:bihar1.png|thumb|Badge of The Bihar Light Horse]]
[[Image:Behar_Light_Horse.jpg|thumb|250px|The Bihar Light Horse in camp c.1908]]
Alternative spelling '''Behar Light Horse'''
Formed on 8th December 1862 as the [[Bihar Mounted Rifles]]. It became the Bihar Light Horse on 29th February 1884.
In 1888 "Captain Francis Carandini, who is in the 8th King’s Royal Irish Hussars has been appointed adjutant of the Behar Light Horse with the rank of major. The appointment is one much sought after, the Behar Light Horse being composed of gentlemen planters all splendidly mounted. The salary attached to the position is 820 rupees a month." <ref> Ashburton Guardian 25 April 1888, page 2 from [http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=AG18880425.2.7&e=-------10--1----0-all Papers Past], National Library of New Zealand </ref>
==Regimental history==
*''History of the Behar Light Horse'' by W N R Kemp 1948. See Historical books online, below.
==Articles==
*"Bihar Light Horse (the oldest volunteer cavalry regiment in India)" by H B Ellis. ''The Cavalry Journal'', Volume 18, 1928, published in London. [http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/library/browse/issue.xhtml?recordId=1094760&recordType=Journal Index of titles in this issue].
== External links ==
*[http://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?dscnt=1&dstmp=1419065189894&vid=IAMS_VU2 Searchable British Library Catalogue] Note spelling as either Bihar or Behar!
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bihar_Light_Horse Bihar Light Horse] Wikipedia
*[http://valmayukuk.tripod.com/id42.html In Memory of The Bihar Light Horse] valmayukuk.tripod.com
*[http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00routesdata/1800_1899/britishrule/troops/graphic1880.jpg Drawing of:"Volunteering in India--the Bahar Mounted Rifles of Bengal," from ''The Graphic'', May 8, 1880] from [http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00routesdata/1800_1899/britishrule/troops/troops.html this page] of Prof Fran Pritchett’s Indian Routes website
==British Library holdings=Historical books online===*[http://www.archive.org/stream/culturemanufactu00reidrich#page/152/mode/2up “The Behar Light Horse”], from ''History The culture and manufacture of the Behar Light Horse (the oldest Volunteer Regiment in Bengal) from its formation in 1862, indigo; with an account a description of the defence force, at Muzaffarpur during the Mutiny of 1857a planter's life and resources'' by GWalter Maclagan Reid 1887 Archive. Worg*[http://www.archive. Disneyorg/stream/cu31924024077806#page/n331/mode/2up “The Soubah Behar Mounted Rifles. 1908 *''An Epitomised History of the Behar Light Horse'' by GB. WL. Disney and TH. R. Filgate. 1921*”] from ''History of Behar indigo factories ; Reminiscences of Behar ; Tirhoot and its inhabitants of the past ; History of Behar Light HorseVolunteers'' by Lieut.-Colonel W. NMinden Wilson 1908 Archive. R. Kemp. 1948org*[http://www.nationalarchivesarchive.gov.ukorg/a2astream/records.aspx?cat=059-msseur_4&cid=231-2-6soneporereminisc00abborich#231-2-6 Papers of Alan William Flack, Indian Civil Service, Bihar 1937-47] relating to his activities as a member of the Bihar Light Horse. page/294/mode/2up '''Mss Eur D1060/10'Sonepore reminiscences. Years 1840-96''], page 295 by Harry E Abbott 1896. Archive.org*[httphttps://wwwarchive.nationalarchives.gov.ukorg/a2adetails/recordsdli.ernet.aspx?cat=059-msseur_6&cid=95-2-3#95-2-3 Miscellaneous personal papers 238395 ''History of Ian Hay Macdonaldthe Behar Light Horse'']by W N R Kemp 1948. Archive.org, Indian Civil Service, Bihar and Orissa 1938-47 including standing orders mirror from Digital Library of Bihar Light HorseIndia. '''Mss Eur E360/15'''
== References ==
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{{#widget:Google PlusOne|size== External Links ==small*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bihar_Light_Horse Bihar Light Horse] Wikipedia*[http://valmayukuk.tripod.com/id42.html In Memory of The Bihar Light Horse] ===Historical books online==|count=true*[http://www.archive.org/stream/culturemanufactu00reidrich#page/152/mode/2up “The Behar Light Horse”], from ''The culture and manufacture of indigo; with a description of a planter's life and resources'' by Walter Maclagan Reid 1887 Archive.org}}*[http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924024077806#page/n331/mode/2up “The Soubah Behar Mounted Rifles. An Epitomised History of the B.L.H.”] from ''History of Behar indigo factories ; Reminiscences of Behar ; Tirhoot and its inhabitants of the past ; History of Behar Light Horse Volunteers'' by Minden Wilson 1908 Archive.org*[http://www.archive.org/stream/soneporereminisc00abborich#page/294/mode/2up ''Sonepore reminiscences. Years 1840-96''], page 295 by Harry E Abbott 1896. Archive.org
[[Category:Auxiliary Regiments]]
