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== Chronology ==*The first recorded use of Horse Artillery was in 1756 when the HEIC formed a unit of '''1805Madras Galloper Guns''' raised*that were faster and more mobile than the bullock and draft horse drawn guns and were able to keep up with cavalry. This unit became Horse Artillery when the '''18622nd Troop Madras Horse Artillery''' taken into the British Army [formed on 23 January 1809. Its modern descendant is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J_(Sidi_Rezegh)_Battery_Royal_Horse_Artillery J (Sidi Rezegh) Battery 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery]] as . The '''Rocket Troop Madras Horse Artillery''' was the 3rd Royal 1st Troop formed in 1805. It became ''''C' Troop Madras Horse Artillery Brigade''' in 1825, served in the [[1st China War]] in 1840 and was awarded the honorific title "Dragon Troop".<ref>Its modern descendant is [http://booksen.googlewikipedia.com.auorg/wiki/books?id=J-ERAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA606 "P_Battery_(The_Dragon_Troop)_RA P Battery (The New Dragon Troop) 5th Regiment Royal Artillery Amalgamation"], pages 606-607 (December 1861) from ''Colburn’s United Service Magazine, Volume 97, 1861 Part 3'' Google Books</ref> == References ==<references />.
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In 1862 the Madras Horse Artillery was taken into the British Army [[Royal Horse Artillery]] as the 3rd Royal Horse Artillery Brigade.<ref>[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=J-ERAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA606 "The New Artillery Amalgamation"], pages 606-607 (December 1861) from ''Colburn’s United Service Magazine, Volume 97, 1861 Part 3'' Google Books</ref>
==External Links==
*This [http://www.naval-military-press.com/history-of-j-battery-royal-horse-artillery-formerly-a-troop-madras-horse-artillery.html link] gives a description of the book ''History of J Battery Royal Horse Artillery Formerly A Troop Madras Horse Artillery''. Available through Amazon.co.uk from the [http://astore.amazon.co.uk/faminbriindso-21/detail/1845740483 FIBIS Shop]
*Medical Account of the C Troop of the Madras Horse Artillery in [[1st China War|China 1842]] from the ''Madras Quarterly Medical Journal'' January 1844 [http://books.google.com/books?id=KQUHAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA1 Google Books]
== References ==
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[[Category:Madras Artillery Regiments]]
