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==Officers==
===Cavalry Regiments in the HEICo Army===
In regular Cavalry Regiments there was single Colonel who was largely honorary. Below him were two Lieut-Cols. Below them the Regiment was divided into two "Wings". Each Wing had a Major, 6-7 Captains, up to a dozen Lieutenants and below these Cornets (who were effectively Trainees).
From among the Lieutenants would be chosen an Adjutant and usually an Interprteter and Quarter-Master. In addition, the Regiment would have attached to it one or two Surgeons, a Veterinary Surgeon and a Riding Master, the latter a warrant officer.
===Subalterns===
A Subaltern is a commissioned officer below the rank of Captain.
Depending on terminology used at different periods, this would include a Cadet, Cornet, Ensign, Sub-Lieutenant, 2nd Lieutenant and 1st Lieutenant.
*Cadet: The entry level officer rank in the [[East India Company's Armies]]. The applications completed to become as Officer in the Bengal, Madras or Bombay Army are referred to as Cadet Papers.
*Cornet: Originally the lowest grade of commissioned officer in a British cavalry regiment. or the 2nd lowest in an East India Company Army cavalry regiment. It was abolished in the Cardwell Reforms of 1871 and replaced by sub-lieutenant.
*Ensign: As for Cornet, but applying to an infantry regiment.
*Sub-Lieutenant: The British Army briefly used the rank of sub-lieutenant from 1871 to 1877, replacing the ranks of ensign in the infantry and cornet in the cavalry. In 1877, it was replaced in turn by the rank of second lieutenant, although this rank had always been used by the Royal Artillery, Royal Engineers, and rifle and fusilier regiments.
*Second or 2nd Lieutenant: Generally became the lowest grade of commissioned officer from 1877, but had always been used by some corps and regiments, see Sub-Lieutenant.
==Other Ranks==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Army_officer_rank_insignia British Army officer rank insignia] Wikipedia
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Army_Other_Ranks_rank_insignia British Army Other Ranks rank insignia] Wikipedia.
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornet_(rank) Cornet (rank]) Wikipedia
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ensign_(rank) Ensign (rank)] Wikipedia.
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ensign_(rank)#United_Kingdom Subaltern - United Kingdom] Wikipedia.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warrant_Officer Warrant Officer] Wikipedia.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-commissioned_officers Non -commissioned officer] Wikipedia.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombardier_(rank) Bombardier] Wikipedia
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Driver_(rank) Driver (rank)] Wikipedia.
