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Button, 6th Bengal Native Cavalry, 1800-1819
Small, full ball button by C Jennens, London, with regimental number, '6', in the centre and the title 'Native' above, and 'Cavalry', below.
The 6th Light Cavalry was raised as the 6th Bengal Native Cavalry in 1800. Its battle honours included, 'Laswaree', 'Seetabuldee', 'Bhurtpore', 'Punjab', Chillianwalla' and 'Goojerat'. The regiment mutinied in 1857 while stationed at Jalandhar in the Punjab.
From the Field Marshal Sir John Chapple Indian Army Collection.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 2013-10-20-23-21
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=2013-10-20-23-21