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The Diary == Chronology ==*'''1778''' 1st troop of an Indian Cavalry Officer, Pagioda Tree Press, Bath, 2003 is Pathans raised as the Kandahar Horse*'''1783''' 3rd troop became the diary '''1st Regiment of John Hatfield Brooks who was an officer in this Regiment form 1843 till it was Bengal Light Cavalry'''*'''1858''' disbanded in 1858. Unfortunately most of the earliest years are missing, so we lack the first hand account of the Maharjpoor Campaign and transferred to the Sikh Wars. But the diary is complete from 1849. The diarist gives a vivid view of cantonment life in pre-Mutiny India, and also sheds light on the annexation of Oude. When the new [[Indian Mutiny1st Bengal European Light Cavalry]] broke out in 1857, the Regiment was at Mhow in SW Bengal and Brooks describes in some detail the events there.
Add chronology and external link. Recast Recommended Reading
== Recommended Reading == '''The diary continues till 1863, by which time the officers Diary of the Regiment had transferred to the new 1st Bengal European Light an Indian CavalryOfficer, 1843-63: Before, During, which in turn became and After the 19th Hussars in the QueenMutiny'''s (ie British) Army.by John Hatfield Brooks Pagoda Tree Press, Bath, 2003 ISBN 9781904289166 and ISBN 1904289169
John Hatfield Brooks was an officer in the 1st Regiment of Light Cavalry from 1843 till it was disbanded in 1858. Unfortunately most of the earliest years are missing, so we lack the first hand account of the Maharjpoor Campaign and the Sikh Wars. But the diary is complete from 1849. The diarist gives a vivid view of cantonment life in pre-Mutiny India, and also sheds light on the annexation of Oude. When the [[Indian Mutiny]] broke out in 1857, the Regiment was at Mhow in SW Bengal and Brooks describes in some detail the events there.
The diary continues till 1863, by which time the officers of the Regiment had transferred to the new [[1st Bengal European Light Cavalry]], which in turn became the [[19th Hussars]] in the Queen's (i.e. British) Army.
== External Links ==
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indiancavalry/indiancavalrypre1857.htm Bengal Light Cavalry] British Empire website
[[Category:Bengal Cavalry Regiments]]
