Native Indian Army.
The Native Indian Army is composed of Native Cavalry, Artillery, Engineers, Infantry, Medical Corps, etc., etc., partly officered by Englishmen, and numbering altogether about 152,000 men, including 13,000 Volunteers.
It is divided into the Armies of the Bengal, Madras, and Bombay Presidencies. The English officers are drawn from the three Staff Corps of those Presidencies, which they have entered after serving for at least one year with their English regiments.
The Army of Bengal numbers—
19 Regiments of Bengal Cavalry, including 7 Lancer regiments.
4 Regiments Punjab Cavalry.
Central India Horse.
2 Bengal Mountain Batteries.
5 Punjab Mountain Batteries.
Corps of Bengal Sappers.