Hodson's Horse

Brevet Major William Hodson raised a cavalry regiment (Hodson's Horse) during the Indian Mutiny. In 1858 this was split into three regiments:

External links

William Hodson Wikipedia
Hodson's Ride to Chhibramau Wikipedia
Hodson's Horse British Empire website
Hodson's Horse - Charles Gough British Empire website
Hodson's Horse - Hugh Gough British Empire website
Obituary of Charles Chenevix Trench, c 1914 -2003 (telegraph.co.uk, archived. He served as an Indian Army officer in the 1930s, commissioned into Hodson's Horse, and winning an MC during the Second World War . In 1946 he retired from the Army to follow his father into the Indian Political Service for the 18 months until Partition. His 19 books included three classic accounts of British India: The Indian Army and the King's Enemies, 1900-1947; The Frontier Scouts; and The Viceroy's Agent, all published in the 1980s and available at the British Library

Hodson's Horse 1857-1922 by Major F G Cardew 1928 Archive.org
"Hodson’s Horse: An historical sketch of the 9th Bengal Cavalry" by Major Dudley Sampson, page 300 Colburn’s United Service Magazine 1878, Part III Archive.org
Comments about Major Hodson page 116, Anecdotes and Reminiscences of Service in Bengal [by A. L. M. Phillips (Alfred Lisle March Phillips) 1878] Google Books. The author worked for the Bengal Civil Service.
Hodson of Hodson's Horse, or, Twelve Years of a Soldier's Life in India by Major W S R Hodson 4th Edition 1883 (Archive.org)
The Life of Hodson of Hodson's Horse by Captain Lionel James Trotter 1910 (Archive.org)
Old Memories by General Sir Hugh Gough 1897 Archive.org. 2nd digital file which lists the illustrations in the book. Both Archive.org. Gough was appointed to Hodson's Horse during the Indian Mutiny.