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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)]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Singh |first=Lieutenant Colonel Surender |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3ortDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Assam+Valley+Light+Horse%22&pg=PT49 |title=Territorial Army: Gateway for Civilians to Army |date=2020-06-27 |publisher=Notion Press |isbn=978-1-64899-704-4 |language=en}}</ref>
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 [[Second Boer War|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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[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1891]]
[[Category:Indian World War I regiments]]
[[Category:Indian World War II regiments]]
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