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WELLINGTON IN INDIA
THE BATTLE OF ASSAYE 1803
MADRASS NATIVE CAVALRY
India did not see many King’s cavalry regiments, with only the 19[SUP]th[/SUP] Light Dragoons serving in the country at this time. The effectiveness of the 19[SUP]th[/SUP] Light Dragoons was considerable, and as a result the EIC soon started to raise native cavalry regiments.
They were of course organized along the lines of a King’s regiment, in that they were made up of 3 squadrons , each of two troops and totalling 517 men.
A troop at full strength was made up of 3 British officers, 3 Indian officers, 8 Indian NCO’s, a trumpeter, a water carrier and 70 troopers.
The Commanding officer was always a European.
Like their infantry counterparts the native cavalry were well trained and capable of carrying out battlefield manoeuvres by troop or half troop as well as any European regiment.
WINMNC-05
WELLINGTON IN INDIA,
THE BATTLE OF ASSAYE 1803,
MADRASS NATIVE CAVALRY,
7[SUP]th[/SUP] MADRASS NATIVE CAVALRY
WELLINGTON IN INDIA
THE BATTLE OF ASSAYE 1803
MADRASS NATIVE CAVALRY
India did not see many King’s cavalry regiments, with only the 19[SUP]th[/SUP] Light Dragoons serving in the country at this time. The effectiveness of the 19[SUP]th[/SUP] Light Dragoons was considerable, and as a result the EIC soon started to raise native cavalry regiments.
They were of course organized along the lines of a King’s regiment, in that they were made up of 3 squadrons , each of two troops and totalling 517 men.
A troop at full strength was made up of 3 British officers, 3 Indian officers, 8 Indian NCO’s, a trumpeter, a water carrier and 70 troopers.
The Commanding officer was always a European.
Like their infantry counterparts the native cavalry were well trained and capable of carrying out battlefield manoeuvres by troop or half troop as well as any European regiment.
WINMNC-05
WELLINGTON IN INDIA,
THE BATTLE OF ASSAYE 1803,
MADRASS NATIVE CAVALRY,
7[SUP]th[/SUP] MADRASS NATIVE CAVALRY