This blog provides articles about history of Pashtun or Pakhtun people (also known as Afghans or Pathans) and images of historical importance pertaining to Pakhtunkhwa and its people
Friday, 4 July 2014
Rohilla Cavalry
The Rohillas were a tough, tribal, Pashtun people originally from Afghanistan. They lived by breeding and trading horses. Well-suited to frontier fighting, they were recruited by the British into the Rohilla Cavalry and other irregular cavalry regiments which served in Bengal.The Rohilla horsemen wore a scarlet alkalak faced with gold lace. They also wore a fez type head dress or turban.
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