Note.
Queen’s Regiments in India in June.—Sufficient has been said in former chapters to convey some notion of the European element in the Indian army in past years; the necessity for increasing the strength of that element; the relation between the Queen’s troops and the Company’s troops; the difficulty of sparing additional troops from England; the mode in which that difficulty was overcome; and the controversy concerning the best route for troop-ships. It seems desirable to add here a few particulars concerning the actual number of European troops in India at or about the time to which this chapter relates, and the localities in which they were stationed.
The following list, correct as to the regiments, is liable to modification in respect of localities. Many of the regiments were at the time in detachments, serving in different places; in such cases, the station of the main body only is named. Other regiments were at the time on the march; these are referred to the station towards which they were marching.
QUEEN’S TROOPS IN THE BENGAL ARMY.
It may here be remarked, that the distinctions between ‘fusiliers,’ ‘foot,’ ‘light infantry,’ ‘Highlanders,’ and ‘rifles,’ are more nominal than real; these are all infantry regiments of the line, with a special number attached to each—except the particular corps called the ‘Rifle Brigade.’
| Cavalry. | ||
| 2d | Dra. Gds., | Lucknow. |
| 6th | Dra. Gds., | Meerut. |
| 7th | Dra. Gds., | Sealkote. |
| 7th | Lt. Dra., | Lucknow. |
| 9th | Lancers, | Umballa. |
| Mil. Trn., 2d bat., | Benares. | |
| Horse-artillery. | ||
| E | Troop, | Allahabad. |
| F | Troop, | Lucknow. |
| Foot-artillery. | ||
| 2d | Bat. 8th Com. | Benares. |
| 3d | Bat. 5th Com. | Calcutta. |
| 5th | Bat. 4th Com. | Lucknow. |
| 6th | Bat. 1st Com. | Moultan. |
| 7th | Bat. 6th Com. | Rawul Pindee. |
| 8th | Bat. 3d Com. | Lucknow. |
| 9th | Bat. 3d Com. | Dumdum. |
| 11th | Bat. 6th Com. | Lucknow. |
| 12th | Bat. 5th Com. | Lucknow. |
| 13th | Bat. 5th Com. | Bunnee. |
| 13th | Bat. 6th Com. | Lucknow. |
| 14th | Bat. 3d Com. | Agra. |
| 14th | Bat. 4th Com. | Allahabad. |
| 14th | Bat. 7th Com. | Futteghur. |
| Engineers. | ||
| 4th | Company, | Lucknow. |
| 23d | Company, | Lucknow. |
| Infantry. | ||
| 5th | Fusiliers, | Calpee. |
| 7th | Fusiliers, | Meean Meer. |
| 8th | foot, | Agra. |
| 10th | foot, | Dinapoor. |
| 13th | Lt. Infantry, | Goruckpore. |
| 19th | foot, | Barrackpore. |
| 20th | foot, | Lucknow. |
| 23d | Fusiliers, | Lucknow. |
| 24th | foot, | Ferozpore. |
| 27th | foot, | Umballa. |
| 29th | foot, | Rangoon. |
| 32d | Lt. Infantry, | Allahabad. |
| 34th | foot, | Azimghur. |
| 35th | foot, | Dinapoor. |
| 37th | foot, | Ghazeepore. |
| 38th | foot, | Lucknow. |
| 42d | Highlanders, | Bareilly. |
| 52d | foot, | Sealkote. |
| 53d | foot, | Lucknow. |
| 54th | foot, | Allahabad. |
| 60th | Rif., 1st bat. | Shahjehanpoor. |
| 60th | Rif., 2d bat. | Dinapoor. |
| 61st | Delhi. | |
| 70th | Peshawur. | |
| 73d | Sheergotty. | |
| 75th | Meerut. | |
| 77th | Calcutta. | |
| 79th | Futteghur. | |
| 80th | Cawnpore. | |
| 81st | Nowsherah. | |
| 82d | Shahjehanpoor. | |
| 84th | Buxar. | |
| 87th | Jullundur. | |
| 88th | Cawnpore. | |
| 90th | Lucknow. | |
| 93d | Bareilly. | |
| 97th | Lucknow. | |
| 98th | Campbellpoor. | |
| Rif. Brig., 2d bat. | Lucknow. | |
| Rif. Brig., 3d bat. | Lucknow. | |
QUEEN’S TROOPS IN THE BOMBAY ARMY.
The preceding list, relating to the Bengal army, gives the names and localities of regiments for the later weeks of June; the following, having reference to the Bombay army, applies to the earlier part of the same month; but the difference in this respect cannot be considerable.
| Cavalry. | ||
| 3d | Drag. Guards, | Kirkee. |
| 8th | Hussars, | Nuseerabad. |
| 14th | Light Drag., | Calpee. |
| 17th | Lancers, | Kirkee. |
| Horse-artillery. | ||
| D | Troop, | Poonah. |
| Foot-artillery. | ||
| 1st | Bat. 8th Com., | Baroda. |
| 4th | Bat. 3d Com. | Rajpootana. |
| 6th | Bat. 1st Com. | Sinde. |
| 11th | Bat. 2d Com., | Rajpootana. |
| 11th | Bat. 7th Com. | Bombay. |
| 14th | Bat. 5th Com. | Cen. India. |
| 14th | Bat. 8th Com. | Dharwar. |
| Engineers. | ||
| 11th | Company, | Rajpootana. |
| 21st | Company, | Cen. India. |
| Infantry. | ||
| 4th | foot, | Gujerat. |
| 18th | Royal Irish, | Poonah. |
| 33d | foot, | Poonah. |
| 51st | foot, | Kurachee. |
| 56th | foot, | Belgaum. |
| 57th | foot, | Aden. |
| 64th | foot, | Allygurh. |
| 71st | Highlanders, | Calpee. |
| 72d | Highlanders, | Neemuch. |
| 78th | Highlanders, | Alum Bagh. |
| 83d | foot, | Rajpootana. |
| 86th | foot, | Calpee. |
| 89th | foot, | Ahmedabad. |
| 92d | Highlanders, | Bombay. |
| 95th | foot, | Rajpootana. |
QUEEN’S TROOPS IN THE MADRAS ARMY.