A History of Assam c21.74

c21.74

Formation of a second Sebundy regiment. A second Sebundy regiment of six companies, consisting partly of Rābhas and Kachāris from Lower Assam and partly of Doāniyas, or Singpho half-breeds, and other local men of low caste, was raised for the defence of the newly-acquired territory. Its headquarters were at Rangpur, and it occupied the outposts on the Matak frontier.