The Assam Valley Light Horse regiment was raised in 1891 and formed part of Indian Volunteer Force, later the Indian Defence Force and finally the Auxiliary Force (India).[1]
The regimental headquarters was at Dibrugarh in Assam. It was recruited from the European community in Assam—mostly tea planters.
A light horse regiment had a rough strength of approximately 400 men and its troops typically fought as mounted infantry rather than traditional cavalry.
A few volunteers from the regiment joined Lumsden's Horse in 1899 raised by Colonel Dugald McTavish Lumsden for service in the Boer War and similarly in 1911 a few volunteers took part in the Abor campaign of 1911–12.
It was not mobilized as a unit during World War I or World War II but individuals did serve, mainly with the British Indian Army.
The regiment was disbanded when India became independent in August 1947.
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