Irregular and Contingent Troops.
- Twenty-three regiments of irregular native cavalry.
- Twelve regiments of irregular native infantry.
- One corps of Guides.
- One regiment of camel corps.
- Sixteen regiments of local militia.
- Shekhawuttie brigade.
- Contingents of Gwalior, Jhodpore, Malwah, Bhopal, and Kotah.
The European troops here mentioned, in the Company’s regular army, are those who have been enlisted in England or elsewhere by the Company’s agents, quite irrespective of the royal or Queen’s army. The above forces, altogether, amounted to somewhat over 150,000 men. Let us now glance at another presidency:
MADRAS PRESIDENCY.
Queen’s Troops.
- One regiment of light cavalry.
- Five regiments of infantry.
Company’s Regular Troops.
- One brigade of horse-artillery, European and native.
- Four battalions of European foot-artillery.
- One battalion of native foot-artillery.
- Corps of Royal Engineers.
- Eight regiments of native light cavalry.
- Two regiments of European infantry.
- Fifty-two regiments of native infantry.
No irregular or contingent troops appear in this entry.
BOMBAY PRESIDENCY.