The Regular Cavalry Regiments of the British Indian Army

From 1824 to the Mutiny


- Bengal European -

	Mutiny 1858	British Army 1862

	1^st Bengal European Light Cavalry ↲
	↳ 1859: 1^st Bengal European Cavalry	→	19^th Hussars
	2^nd Bengal European Light Cavalry ↲
	↳ 1859: 2^nd Bengal European Cavalry	→	20^th Hussars
	3^rd Bengal European Light Cavalry ↲
	↳ 1859: 3^rd Bengal European Cavalry	→	21^st Hussars
	4^th Bengal European Light Cavalry ↲
	↳ 1859: 4^th Bengal European Cavalry → 1859: disbanded
	5^th Bengal European Light Cavalry ↲
	↳ 1859: 5^th Bengal European Cavalry → 1859: disbanded


- Bengal Native -

Before 1819	1819	Mutiny 1857/58	In 1861

Governor-General’s Bodyguard	→	→	→	→	→	→	→	→
1^st Bengal Native Cavalry	→	1^st Bengal Light Cavalry	→	→	→	mutinied
2^nd Bengal Native Cavalry	→	2^nd Bengal Light Cavalry	→	1841: disbanded
3^rd Bengal Native Cavalry	→	3^rd Bengal Light Cavalry	→	→	→	mutinied
4^th Bengal Native Cavalry	→	4^th Bengal Light Cavalry	→	→	→	mutinied
5^th Bengal Native Cavalry	→	5^th Bengal Light Cavalry	→	→	→	mutinied
6^th Bengal Native Cavalry	→	6^th Bengal Light Cavalry	→	→	→	mutinied
7^th Bengal Native Cavalry	→	7^th Bengal Light Cavalry	→	→	→	mutinied
8^th Bengal Native Cavalry	→	8^th Bengal Light Cavalry	→	→	→	mutinied
	1825: 1^st Extra Bengal LC	→	1826: 9^th Bengal Light Cavalry	→	mutinied
	1826: 2^nd Extra Bengal LC	→	1826: 10^th Bengal Light Cavalry	→	mutinied
	1842: 11^th Bengal Light Cavalry ↲
	↳ 1850: 2^nd Bengal Light Cavalry	→	mutinied


- Bengal Local -

Before 1823	1823	Mutiny 1857/58	In 1861

Skinner’s Horse	→	1^st Bengal Local Horse	→	1840: 1^st Bengal Irregular Cavalry	→	→	→	1^st Bengal Cavalry
Gardner’s Horse	→	2^nd Bengal Local Horse	→	1840: 2^nd Bengal Irregular Cavalry	→	→	→	2^nd Bengal Cavalry
1^st Rohilla Cavalry	→	3^rd Bengal Local Cavalry	→	1840: 3^rd Bengal Irregular Cavalry	→	mutinied
2^nd Skinner’s Horse	→	4^th Bengal Local Horse	→	1840: 4^th Bengal Irregular Cavalry	→	→	→	3^rd Bengal Cavalry
Gough’s Horse	→	5^th Bengal Local Horse	→	1840: 5^th Bengal Irregular Cavalry	→	mutinied
Fitzgerald’s Horse	→	6^th Bengal Local Horse	→	1829: disbanded
Hawke’s Horse	→	7^th Bengal Local Horse	→	1829: disbanded
Skinner’s Horse	→	8^th Bengal Local Horse	→	1829: disbanded
	1838: Oudh Auxiliary Cavalry	→	1840: 6^th Bengal Irregular Cavalry	→	→	→	4^th Bengal Cavalry
	1841: 7^th Bengal Irregular Cavalry	→	→	→	5^th Bengal Cavalry
	1842: 8^th Bengal Irregular Cavalry	→	→	→	6^th Bengal Cavalry
from Christie’s Horse in service of Shah Shujah	→	1847: 9^th Bengal Irregular Cavalry	→	partly mutinied	→	remainder disbanded
from the cavalry of The Bundelkund Legion (raised in 1838)	→	1847: 10^th Bengal Irregular Cavalry	→	disbanded
	1846: 11^th Bengal Irregular Cavalry ¹	→	mutinied
	1846: 12^th Bengal Irregular Cavalry ¹	→	partly mutinied	→	remainder disbanded
	1846: 13^th Bengal Irregular Cavalry ¹	→	mutinied
	1846: 14^th Bengal Irregular Cavalry ¹	→	mutinied
	1846: 15^th Bengal Irregular Cavalry ¹	→	mutinied
	1846: 16^th Bengal Irregular Cavalry ¹	→	disarmed
	1846: 17^th Bengal Irregular Cavalry ¹	→	→	→	7^th Bengal Cavalry
	1846: 18^th Bengal Irregular Cavalry ¹	→	→	→	8^th Bengal Cavalry
	1^st Hodson’s Horse	→	9^th Bengal Cavalry
	2^nd Hodson’s Horse	→	10^th Bengal Cavalry
	3^rd Hodson’s Horse	→	disbanded
	Alexander’s Horse	→	disbanded
	1^st Mahratta Horse	→	disbanded
	2^nd Mahratta Horse	→	18^th Bengal Cavalry
	1^st Sikh Irregular Cavalry	→	11^th Bengal Cavalry
	2^nd Sikh Irregular Cavalry	→	12^th Bengal Cavalry
	3^rd Sikh Irregular Cavalry	→	disbanded
	4^th Sikh Irregular Cavalry	→	13^th Bengal Cavalry
	Behar Irregular Cavalry	→	disbanded
	Lahore Light Horse	→	disbanded
	Benares Horse	→	disbanded
	Lind’s Pathans	→	disbanded
	Ramghur Irregular Cavalry	→	disbanded
	Meerut Horse	→	disbanded
	Rohilkund Horse	→	16^th Bengal Cavalry
	Muttra Horse	→	17^th Bengal Cavalry
	Jat Horse Yeomanry	→	14^th Bengal Cavalry
	Multani Regiment of Cavalry	→	15^th Bengal Cavalry
	Fane’s Horse	→	19^th Bengal Cavalry

¹ the 11^th to 18^th were originally numbered the 10^th to 17^th, but moved up one number in 1847


- Punjab Irregular -

	1846			In 1861

	The Corps of Guides, PIF	→	→	→	→
	1849: 1^st Punjab Cavalry, PIF	→	→	→	→
	1849: 2^nd Punjab Cavalry, PIF	→	→	→	→
	1849: 3^rd Punjab Cavalry, PIF	→	→	→	→
	1849: 4^th Punjab Cavalry, PIF	→	→	→	→
	1849: 5^th Punjab Cavalry, PIF	→	→	→	→


- Madras Native -

Before 1819	1819	Mutiny 1857/58	In 1861

1^st Madras Native Cavalry	→	1^st Madras Light Cavalry	→	→	→	→	→	→
2^nd Madras Native Cavalry	→	2^nd Madras Light Cavalry	→	→	→	→	→	→
3^rd Madras Native Cavalry	→	3^rd Madras Light Cavalry	→	→	→	→	→	→
4^th Madras Native Cavalry	→	4^th Madras Light Cavalry	→	→	→	→	→	→
5^th Madras Native Cavalry	→	5^th Madras Light Cavalry	→	→	→	→	→	disbanded
6^th Madras Native Cavalry	→	6^th Madras Light Cavalry	→	→	→	→	→	disbanded
7^th Madras Native Cavalry	→	7^th Madras Light Cavalry	→	→	→	→	→	disbanded
8^th Madras Native Cavalry	→	8^th Madras Light Cavalry	→	→	→	disbanded


- Hyderabad -

	1826	1854

	1^st Nizam’s Cavalry	→	1^st Cavalry, Hyderabad Contingent	→	→	→	→
	2^nd Nizam’s Cavalry	→	2^nd Cavalry, Hyderabad Contingent	→	→	→	→
	3^rd Nizam’s Cavalry	→	3^rd Cavalry, Hyderabad Contingent	→	→	→	→
	4^th Nizam’s Cavalry	→	4^th Cavalry, Hyderabad Contingent	→	→	→	→
	5^th Nizam’s Cavalry	→	1853: disbanded


- Bombay Native -

Before 1820	1820	In 1861

1^st Bombay Light Cavalry	→	1^st Bombay Light Cavalry	→	→	→	→	→	→
2^nd Bombay Light Cavalry	→	2^nd Bombay Light Cavalry	→	→	→	→	→	→
3^rd Bombay Light Cavalry	→	3^rd Bombay Light Cavalry	→	→	→	→	→	→


- Bombay Irregular -

	1817		Mutiny 1857/58	In 1861

	Poona Auxiliary Horse	→	1847: Poona Irregular Horse	→	→	→	1^st Poona Horse
	1839: Gujerat Irregular Horse	→	→	→	Gujerat Irregular Horse
	1839: Scinde Irregular Horse	→	→	→	1^st Scinde Horse
	1846: 2^nd Scinde Irregular Horse	→	→	→	2^nd Scinde Horse
	1850: South Mahratta Horse	→	→	→	Southern Mahratta Horse
	2^nd Southern Mahratta Horse	→	→
	Macauley’s Horse	→	3^rd Scinde Horse
	2^nd Poona Horse	→	→
	4^th Scinde Horse	→	disbanded
	3^rd Southern Mahratta Horse	→	disbanded
	2^nd Gujerat Horse	→	disbanded


- Central India -

	Mutiny 1858	In 1861

	Mayne’s Horse	→	1^st Central India Horse
	Beatson’s Horse	→	2^nd Central India Horse

- Bengal European -

Mutiny 1858

British Army 1862

1^st Bengal European Light Cavalry ↲

↳ 1859: 1^st Bengal European Cavalry

→

19^th Hussars

2^nd Bengal European Light Cavalry ↲

↳ 1859: 2^nd Bengal European Cavalry

→

20^th Hussars

3^rd Bengal European Light Cavalry ↲

↳ 1859: 3^rd Bengal European Cavalry

→

21^st Hussars

4^th Bengal European Light Cavalry ↲

↳ 1859: 4^th Bengal European Cavalry → 1859: disbanded

5^th Bengal European Light Cavalry ↲

↳ 1859: 5^th Bengal European Cavalry → 1859: disbanded

- Bengal Native -

Before 1819

1819

Mutiny 1857/58

In 1861

Governor-General’s Bodyguard

→

1^st Bengal Native Cavalry

→

1^st Bengal Light Cavalry

→

mutinied

2^nd Bengal Native Cavalry

→

2^nd Bengal Light Cavalry

→

1841: disbanded

3^rd Bengal Native Cavalry

→

3^rd Bengal Light Cavalry

→

mutinied

4^th Bengal Native Cavalry

→

4^th Bengal Light Cavalry

→

mutinied

5^th Bengal Native Cavalry

→

5^th Bengal Light Cavalry

→

mutinied

6^th Bengal Native Cavalry

→

6^th Bengal Light Cavalry

→

mutinied

7^th Bengal Native Cavalry

→

7^th Bengal Light Cavalry

→

mutinied

8^th Bengal Native Cavalry

→

8^th Bengal Light Cavalry

→

mutinied

1825: 1^st Extra Bengal LC

→

1826: 9^th Bengal Light Cavalry

→

mutinied

1826: 2^nd Extra Bengal LC

→

1826: 10^th Bengal Light Cavalry

→

mutinied

1842: 11^th Bengal Light Cavalry ↲

↳ 1850: 2^nd Bengal Light Cavalry

→

mutinied

- Bengal Local -

Before 1823

1823

Mutiny 1857/58

In 1861

Skinner’s Horse

→

1^st Bengal Local Horse

→

1840: 1^st Bengal Irregular Cavalry

→

1^st Bengal Cavalry

Gardner’s Horse

→

2^nd Bengal Local Horse

→

1840: 2^nd Bengal Irregular Cavalry

→

2^nd Bengal Cavalry

1^st Rohilla Cavalry

→

3^rd Bengal Local Cavalry

→

1840: 3^rd Bengal Irregular Cavalry

→

mutinied

2^nd Skinner’s Horse

→

4^th Bengal Local Horse

→

1840: 4^th Bengal Irregular Cavalry

→

3^rd Bengal Cavalry

Gough’s Horse

→

5^th Bengal Local Horse

→

1840: 5^th Bengal Irregular Cavalry

→

mutinied

Fitzgerald’s Horse

→

6^th Bengal Local Horse

→

1829: disbanded

Hawke’s Horse

→

7^th Bengal Local Horse

→

1829: disbanded

Skinner’s Horse

→

8^th Bengal Local Horse

→

1829: disbanded

1838: Oudh Auxiliary Cavalry

→

1840: 6^th Bengal Irregular Cavalry

→

4^th Bengal Cavalry

1841: 7^th Bengal Irregular Cavalry

→

5^th Bengal Cavalry

1842: 8^th Bengal Irregular Cavalry

→

6^th Bengal Cavalry

from Christie’s Horse in service of Shah Shujah

→

1847: 9^th Bengal Irregular Cavalry

→

partly mutinied

→

remainder disbanded

from the cavalry of The Bundelkund Legion (raised in 1838)

→

1847: 10^th Bengal Irregular Cavalry

→

disbanded

1846: 11^th Bengal Irregular Cavalry ¹

→

mutinied

1846: 12^th Bengal Irregular Cavalry ¹

→

partly mutinied

→

remainder disbanded

1846: 13^th Bengal Irregular Cavalry ¹

→

mutinied

1846: 14^th Bengal Irregular Cavalry ¹

→

mutinied

1846: 15^th Bengal Irregular Cavalry ¹

→

mutinied

1846: 16^th Bengal Irregular Cavalry ¹

→

disarmed

1846: 17^th Bengal Irregular Cavalry ¹

→

7^th Bengal Cavalry

1846: 18^th Bengal Irregular Cavalry ¹

→

→

→

3^rd Hodson’s Horse

→

disbanded

Alexander’s Horse

→

disbanded

1^st Mahratta Horse

→

disbanded

2^nd Mahratta Horse

→

18^th Bengal Cavalry

1^st Sikh Irregular Cavalry

→

11^th Bengal Cavalry

2^nd Sikh Irregular Cavalry

→

12^th Bengal Cavalry

3^rd Sikh Irregular Cavalry

→

disbanded

4^th Sikh Irregular Cavalry

→

13^th Bengal Cavalry

Behar Irregular Cavalry

→

disbanded

Lahore Light Horse

→

disbanded

Benares Horse

→

disbanded

Lind’s Pathans

→

disbanded

Ramghur Irregular Cavalry

→

disbanded

Meerut Horse

→

disbanded

Rohilkund Horse

→

16^th Bengal Cavalry

Muttra Horse

→

17^th Bengal Cavalry

Jat Horse Yeomanry

→

14^th Bengal Cavalry

Multani Regiment of Cavalry

→

15^th Bengal Cavalry

Fane’s Horse

→

19^th Bengal Cavalry

¹ the 11^th to 18^th were originally numbered the 10^th to 17^th, but moved up one number in 1847

- Punjab Irregular -

1846

In 1861

The Corps of Guides, PIF

→

1849: 1^st Punjab Cavalry, PIF

→

1849: 2^nd Punjab Cavalry, PIF

→

1849: 3^rd Punjab Cavalry, PIF

→

1849: 4^th Punjab Cavalry, PIF

→

1849: 5^th Punjab Cavalry, PIF

→

- Madras Native -

Before 1819

1819

Mutiny 1857/58

In 1861

1^st Madras Native Cavalry

→

1^st Madras Light Cavalry

→

2^nd Madras Native Cavalry

→

2^nd Madras Light Cavalry

→

3^rd Madras Native Cavalry

→

3^rd Madras Light Cavalry

→

4^th Madras Native Cavalry

→

4^th Madras Light Cavalry

→

5^th Madras Native Cavalry

→

5^th Madras Light Cavalry

→

disbanded

6^th Madras Native Cavalry

→

6^th Madras Light Cavalry

→

disbanded

7^th Madras Native Cavalry

→

7^th Madras Light Cavalry

→

disbanded

8^th Madras Native Cavalry

→

8^th Madras Light Cavalry

→

disbanded

- Hyderabad -

1826

1854

1^st Nizam’s Cavalry

→

1^st Cavalry, Hyderabad Contingent

→

2^nd Nizam’s Cavalry

→

2^nd Cavalry, Hyderabad Contingent

→

3^rd Nizam’s Cavalry

→

3^rd Cavalry, Hyderabad Contingent

→

4^th Nizam’s Cavalry

→

4^th Cavalry, Hyderabad Contingent

→

5^th Nizam’s Cavalry

→

1853: disbanded

- Bombay Native -

Before 1820

1820

In 1861

1^st Bombay Light Cavalry

→

1^st Bombay Light Cavalry

→

2^nd Bombay Light Cavalry

→

2^nd Bombay Light Cavalry

→

3^rd Bombay Light Cavalry

→

3^rd Bombay Light Cavalry

→

- Bombay Irregular -

1817

Mutiny 1857/58

In 1861

Poona Auxiliary Horse

→

1847: Poona Irregular Horse

→

1^st Poona Horse

1839: Gujerat Irregular Horse

→

Gujerat Irregular Horse

1839: Scinde Irregular Horse

→

1^st Scinde Horse

1846: 2^nd Scinde Irregular Horse

→

2^nd Scinde Horse

1850: South Mahratta Horse

→

Southern Mahratta Horse

2^nd Southern Mahratta Horse

→

Macauley’s Horse

→

3^rd Scinde Horse

2^nd Poona Horse

→

4^th Scinde Horse

→

disbanded

3^rd Southern Mahratta Horse

→

disbanded

2^nd Gujerat Horse

→

disbanded

- Central India -

Mutiny 1858

In 1861

Mayne’s Horse

→

1^st Central India Horse

Beatson’s Horse

→

2^nd Central India Horse

From the The Mutiny to the Indian Army

The Regiments in 1902

From 1903 to the Reorganisation of 1922

The Regiments in 1914

The Reorganisation of 1922

The Regiments in 1939

The Second World War and Independence

The Regiments of the Indian Army Armoured Corps since 1950

The Regiments of the Pakistan Army Armoured Corps since 1956