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[[Category:Indian Army]]
== British Indian Army ==The British Indian Army maintained about forty regiments of cavalry, officered by British and manned by Indian sowars (cavalrymen). The legendary exploits of this branch lives on in literature and early films. Among the more famous regiments in the lineages of modern Indian and Pakistani Armies are:<br>*Governor General's Bodyguard (now President's Bodyguard)*Skinner's Horse (now India's 1st Horse (Skinner's))*Gardner's Lancers (now India's 2nd Lancers (Gardner's))*Hodson's Horse (now India's 3rd Horse (Hodson's)) of the Bengal Lancers fame*6th Bengal Cavalry (later amalgamated with 7th Hariana Lancers to form 18th King Edward's Own Cavalry) now 18th Cavalry of the *Indian Army*Probyn's Horse (now Pakistani)*Royal Deccan Horse (now India's The Deccan Horse)*Poona Horse (now India's The Poona Horse)*Queen's Own Guides Cavalry (now partitioned between Pakistan and India).*Several of these formations are still active, though they now are armoured formations, for example Guides Cavalry in Pakistan.<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavalry Wikipedia]
== External Links ==
<br>[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indiancavalry/indiancavalrypre1857.htm British Empire - Indian Cavalry]
