NAM.1964-04-74-2

Papers of Major William Stephen Raikes Hodson, 1823-1858, consisting of correspondence and diary entries written during his time serving in India from 1845 up until his death in 1858, covering his experience in the Anglo-Sikh Wars with the 2nd Bengal Grenadiers, 1st Bengal Fusiliers then Corps of Guides (1845-1849), Indian Rebellion (1857-8), his work for Colonel Sir Henry Lawrence and the Corps of Guides (1847-1858), the formation of Hodson's Horse (1857-8), together with the court of inquiry's investigation into his conduct and dealing with its repercussions (1855-8). Associated with the First (1845-1846) and Second Anglo-Sikh Wars (1848-1849) Associated with the Indian Mutiny (1857-1859)

1st Sikh War (1845-1846), Indian Mutiny (1857-1859), 2nd Sikh War (1848-1849)