Indian Army cavalry formed up by railway line, 1902 (c)
Photograph, India, 1902 (c).
In 1902 the Indian Army included 39 regiments of cavalry. Initially the soldiers and non-commissioned officers were Indian, with British officers, but later Indian officers were promoted as part of the Indianisation process.
From an album of 87 photographs associated with Lieutenant F R Teesdale, 25th Cavalry (Frontier Force), Lahore Cantonment, 1902-1914.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1969-10-587-1-78
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum, Out of Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1969-10-587-1-78
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