The regiment was raised at Bareilly as the 7th Irregular Cavalry in 1841 as a result of the First Anglo-Afghan War. In 1861 it was renamed the 5th Regiment of Bengal Cavalry. The pre-Indian Rebellion of 1857 Bengal Light Cavalry regiments had been lost to mutiny or disbandment, leaving the number free.
In 1901 the unit was renamed to 5th Bengal Cavalry. The 1903 British Indian Army#Kitchener reforms unified the various Presidency armies, renumbering the regiments into a more cohesive sequence. The Bengal regiments took the first 19 numbers, and so the 5th Bengal Cavalry was simply renamed the 5th Cavalry.
Kempton, C (1996). A Register of Titles of the Units of the H.E.I.C. & Indian Armies 1666-1947. Bristol: British Empire & Commonwealth Museum. ISBN978-0-9530174-0-9
Gaylor, J (1992). Sons of John Company: The Indian and Pakistan Armies 1903- 1991. Stroud: Spellmount Publishers Ltd. ISBN978-0-946771-98-1
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cavalry, india, confused, with, bengal, european, cavalry, bengal, light, cavalry, cavalry, cavalry, regiment, bengal, army, 1841, 1895, british, indian, army, 1895, 1921, until, amalgamated, with, lancers, form, cavalry, cavalryactive1841, 1921countryindiaall. Not to be confused with 5th Bengal European Cavalry or 5th Bengal Light Cavalry The 5th Cavalry was a cavalry regiment of the Bengal Army 1841 1895 and the British Indian Army 1895 1921 until it was amalgamated with the 8th Lancers to form the 3rd Cavalry 5th CavalryActive1841 1921CountryIndiaAllegiance East India Company 1841 1858 British India 1858 1921 BranchBengal Army 1841 1895 British Indian Army 1895 1921 TypeCavalrySizeRegimentHistory editThe regiment was raised at Bareilly as the 7th Irregular Cavalry in 1841 as a result of the First Anglo Afghan War In 1861 it was renamed the 5th Regiment of Bengal Cavalry The pre Indian Rebellion of 1857 Bengal Light Cavalry regiments had been lost to mutiny or disbandment leaving the number free In 1901 the unit was renamed to 5th Bengal Cavalry The 1903 British Indian Army Kitchener reforms unified the various Presidency armies renumbering the regiments into a more cohesive sequence The Bengal regiments took the first 19 numbers and so the 5th Bengal Cavalry was simply renamed the 5th Cavalry In 1921 the regiment was amalgamated with the 8th Lancers to form the 3rd Cavalry References editKempton C 1996 A Register of Titles of the Units of the H E I C amp Indian Armies 1666 1947 Bristol British Empire amp Commonwealth Museum ISBN 978 0 9530174 0 9 Gaylor J 1992 Sons of John Company The Indian and Pakistan Armies 1903 1991 Stroud Spellmount Publishers Ltd ISBN 978 0 946771 98 1This article about a specific Indian military unit is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 5th Cavalry India amp oldid 1158723411, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
