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.