3rd Bengal Light Cavalry
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title:
3rd Bengal Light Cavalry
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The 3rd Bengal Light Cavalry, also known as the 3rd Bengal Native Cavalry, was a locally recruited regiment of the East India Company's Bengal Army. Raised in 1797, the regiment took part in conflicts throughout British India, serving with distinction in the Second Anglo-Maratha War, the First Anglo-Afghan War and the First Anglo-Sikh War, earning various battle honours. In April 1857, 85 men of the regiment refused to accept cartridges for their carbines and were tried by court-martial, convict
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Military unit
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3rd_Bengal_Light_Cavalry
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2023-10-29T15:16:00Z
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