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*[[Chronological list of Wars and Campaigns]]
*[[:Category:Indian Army Artillery|Indian Army Artillery]]
*[[:Category:Indian Army Images| Indian Army Images]]
== British Indian Army Cavalry==
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:
*''A register of titles of the units of the H.E.I.C. & Indian armies, 1666-1947'' by Chris Kempton published by the British Empire and Commonwealth Museum, c1997. Available at the [[ British Library]] ([http://catalogue.bl.uk/F/2EPNT79UJUARC6GV5J3RLVQ6AG43CJ45LKBDY7P51AUYTD2Q22-63546?func=full-set-set&set_number=007163&set_entry=000001&format=999 catalogue entry])
*The [http://www.usiofindia.org United Service Institution of India] was founded in 1870 . It was founded for 'furtherance of interest and knowledge ...of the Defence Services.' It has published a Journal since that time, with the following (pdf) indexes which may be searched. [http://www.usiofindia.org/publications/Journal/Archives/Index/Part1.pdf Index Part 1: 1871-1921], [http://www.usiofindia.org/publications/Journal/Archives/Index/Part2.pdf Index Part 2: 1922-1970]. The Journals are available at the [[British Library]] from 1883 (Volume 12)
*Illustrations of Uniforms
**[http://www.soldierssoldiers.com/sales_military_prints_section.php?section=OurArmies2 Indian Native Cavalry] and [http://www.soldierssoldiers.com/sales_military_prints_section.php?section=OurArmies3 Indian Native Artillery and Infantry], originally from ''Our Armies'' by Richard Simkin 1891 soldierssoldiers.com
**[http://www.soldierssoldiers.com/sales_military_prints_section.php?section=ArmiesOfIndia Armies of India] originally from ''The Armies of India'' painted by Major A. C. Lovett 1911 soldierssoldiers.com. This book is available to read online, refer below
*[http://www.indian-tales.com/pages0-9.asp ''Indian Tales''] by Patrick O‘Meara (born 1930) describes his childhood in India, spent in Army cantonments. His father was in the Royal Indian Army Service Corps (RIASC). Indian-tales.com
*[http://books.google.co.nz/books?id=WgYTAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP11 ''East India Military and Budget Estimates. Session 5 February-21 August 1867''] ''House of Commons Accounts and Papers, Volume 15'' Google Books
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/undertenviceroys00woodiala#page/n7/mode/2up ''Under Ten Viceroys: the Reminiscences of a Gurkha''] by Major-General Nigel Woodyatt 1922 Archive.org . The author, who was in a British Army regiment, arrived in India c 1883, and was subsequently appointed to the Indian Army where he held many positions.
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/armiesofindia00macmuoft#page/n11/mode/2up ''The Armies of India''] painted by Major A. C. Lovett, described by Major G. F. MacMunn With 72 coloured illustrations 1911 Archive.org
== Recommended Reading ==
*[http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Military_reading_list ''A Matter of honour : an account of the Indian Army, its officers and men. By Philip Mason (London: Cape, 1974)''] Review in FIBIS [[Military reading list]]
*[http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Military_reading_list ''India’s Army by Donovan Jackson (pub 1940)''] Review in FIBIS [[Military reading list]]
