Governor General's Bodyguard

The Governor General's Bodyguard was a cavalry regiment of the British Indian Army and served as the British Indian equivalent to the Household Cavalry of the British Army. == History == The Presidency armies had no cavalry units until the early 1760s, when two troops of dragoons and one troop of hussars were raised - the latter becoming the personal bodyguard of the governor of Bengal.

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Governor General's Bodyguard

The Governor General's Bodyguard was a cavalry regiment of the British Indian Army and served as the British Indian equivalent to the Household Cavalry of the British Army. == History == The Presidency armies had no cavalry units until the early 1760s, when two troops of dragoons and one troop of hussars were raised - the latter becoming the personal bodyguard of the governor of Bengal.

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