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Excerpt from Historical Records of the Governor-General's Body Guard IT is hoped that the following pages illustrative of the part played by the governor-general's Body Guard, the Senior Corps of the Indian Army, in the building up of the Empire of India, may conclusively prove, in the words used by the Directors of the Honourable East India Company in 1805, that, the Body Guard is not kept up for purposes of mere parade but is capable of rendering useful Services in the Field. It is believed that this unofficial History, incomplete though it be, presents an authentic record of the deeds and exploits, both in the Field and at Court, of the governor-general's Body Guard, from its formation in 1773 down to the end of 1908. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Excerpt from Historical Record of the Governor-General's Body Guard: And Its Standing Orders On the conclusion of the war the flank companies were disbanded, and the old organization in regimental divi sions was retained 3 and in order to have a quota of cavalry engrafted on the system, it was arranged in 1822 in some districts to organize troops of cavalry to be at tached to the infantry battalions, and to be under the command of the lieut.-colonels of them. In that year, therefore, Col. Chewett, who was in command of the 1st West York Regiment of Militia, being desirous of organ izing a troop of cavalry in connection with his battalion, applied to Captain George T. Denison, of Bellevue, Toron to, then commanding a company in the 1st West York, who took upon himself the duty of raising one. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
This book provides a detailed history of the Governor-General's Body Guard, a military unit that played an important role in the protection of British interests in India. Drawing on archival sources and personal accounts, the author offers a window into the daily life of this elite corps of soldiers. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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