Note

Queen’s Regiments in India in June.—Sufficient has been said in former chapters to convey some notion of the European element in the Indian army in past years; the necessity for increasing the strength of that element; the relation between the Queen’s troops and the Company’s troops; the difficulty of sparing additional troops from England; the mode in which that difficulty was overcome; and the controversy concerning the best route for troop-ships. It seems desirable to add here a few particulars concerning the actual number of European troops in India at or about the time to which this chapter relates, and the localities in which they were stationed.

The following list, correct as to the regiments, is liable to modification in respect of localities. Many of the regiments were at the time in detachments, serving in different places; in such cases, the station of the main body only is named. Other regiments were at the time on the march; these are referred to the station towards which they were marching.

QUEEN’S TROOPS IN THE BENGAL ARMY.

It may here be remarked, that the distinctions between ‘fusiliers,’ ‘foot,’ ‘light infantry,’ ‘Highlanders,’ and ‘rifles,’ are more nominal than real; these are all infantry regiments of the line, with a special number attached to each—except the particular corps called the ‘Rifle Brigade.’

Cavalry.

2d Dra. Gds., Lucknow.

6th Dra. Gds., Meerut.

7th Dra. Gds., Sealkote.

7th Lt. Dra., Lucknow.

9th Lancers, Umballa.

Mil. Trn., 2d bat., Benares.

Horse-artillery.

E Troop, Allahabad.

F Troop, Lucknow.

Foot-artillery.

2d Bat. 8th Com. Benares.

3d Bat. 5th Com. Calcutta.

5th Bat. 4th Com. Lucknow.

6th Bat. 1st Com. Moultan.

7th Bat. 6th Com. Rawul Pindee.

8th Bat. 3d Com. Lucknow.

9th Bat. 3d Com. Dumdum.

11th Bat. 6th Com. Lucknow.

12th Bat. 5th Com. Lucknow.

13th Bat. 5th Com. Bunnee.

13th Bat. 6th Com. Lucknow.

14th Bat. 3d Com. Agra.

14th Bat. 4th Com. Allahabad.

14th Bat. 7th Com. Futteghur.

Engineers.

4th Company, Lucknow.

23d Company, Lucknow.

Infantry.

5th Fusiliers, Calpee.

7th Fusiliers, Meean Meer.

8th foot, Agra.

10th foot, Dinapoor.

13th Lt. Infantry, Goruckpore.

19th foot, Barrackpore.

20th foot, Lucknow.

23d Fusiliers, Lucknow.

24th foot, Ferozpore.

27th foot, Umballa.

29th foot, Rangoon.

32d Lt. Infantry, Allahabad.

34th foot, Azimghur.

35th foot, Dinapoor.

37th foot, Ghazeepore.

38th foot, Lucknow.

42d Highlanders, Bareilly.

52d foot, Sealkote.

53d foot, Lucknow.

54th foot, Allahabad.

60th Rif., 1st bat. Shahjehanpoor.

60th Rif., 2d bat. Dinapoor.

61st Delhi.

70th Peshawur.

73d Sheergotty.

75th Meerut.

77th Calcutta.

79th Futteghur.

80th Cawnpore.

81st Nowsherah.

82d Shahjehanpoor.

84th Buxar.

87th Jullundur.

88th Cawnpore.

90th Lucknow.

93d Bareilly.

97th Lucknow.

98th Campbellpoor.

Rif. Brig., 2d bat. Lucknow.

Rif. Brig., 3d bat. Lucknow.

QUEEN’S TROOPS IN THE BOMBAY ARMY.

The preceding list, relating to the Bengal army, gives the names and localities of regiments for the later weeks of June; the following, having reference to the Bombay army, applies to the earlier part of the same month; but the difference in this respect cannot be considerable.

Cavalry.

3d Drag. Guards, Kirkee.

8th Hussars, Nuseerabad.

14th Light Drag., Calpee.

17th Lancers, Kirkee.

Horse-artillery.

D Troop, Poonah.

Foot-artillery.

1st Bat. 8th Com., Baroda.

4th Bat. 3d Com. Rajpootana.

6th Bat. 1st Com. Sinde.

11th Bat. 2d Com., Rajpootana.

11th Bat. 7th Com. Bombay.

14th Bat. 5th Com. Cen. India.

14th Bat. 8th Com. Dharwar.

Engineers.

11th Company, Rajpootana.

21st Company, Cen. India.

Infantry.

4th foot, Gujerat.

18th Royal Irish, Poonah.

33d foot, Poonah.

51st foot, Kurachee.

56th foot, Belgaum.

57th foot, Aden.

64th foot, Allygurh.

71st Highlanders, Calpee.

72d Highlanders, Neemuch.

78th Highlanders, Alum Bagh.

83d foot, Rajpootana.

86th foot, Calpee.

89th foot, Ahmedabad.

92d Highlanders, Bombay.

95th foot, Rajpootana.

QUEEN’S TROOPS IN THE MADRAS ARMY.

The following list applies to the state of affairs about the third week in June:

Cavalry.

1st Drag. Guards, Bangalore.

12th Lancers, Kurnool.

Horse-artillery.

II Troop, Mount.

Foot-artillery.

3d Bat. 3d Com., Bangalore.

14th Bat. 6th Com., Bundelcund.

Infantry.

1st foot, 1st Battalion, Secunderabad.

43d foot, Bundelcund.

44th foot, Madras.

60th Rifles, 3d Battalion, Bangalore.

66th foot, Cananore.

68th foot, Rangoon.

69th foot, Vizagapatam.

74th foot, Bellary.

Summing up these entries, it will be seen that out of the 99 regiments of the line in the British army (the 100th, a new Canadian regiment, had not at that time completed its organisation), no less than 59 were in India in June 1858; with a proportion of the other branches of the military service. Nothing can more strikingly illustrate the importance attached to the state of our Indian possessions.

On the 1st of January 1857, there were about 26,000 royal troops and 12,000 Company’s European troops in India. During the ensuing fifteen months, to April 1858, there were sent over 42,000 royal troops and 5000 Company’s Europeans. These would have given a total of 85,000 British troops in India; but it was estimated that war, sickness, and heat had lessened this number to 50,000 available effective men. At that time the arrangements of the English authorities were such as to insure the speedy increase of this European element to not less than 70,000 men; and during the summer, still further advances were made in the same direction.