Fall of the Mughal Empire v4.c51.s7.7
Fall of the Mughal Empire v4.c51.s7.7
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v4.c51.s7.7
To each brigade of infantry were attached two *risālas* of regular horse (150 men and officers) and 50 irregulars composed of the bravest and best mounted men for skirmishing, reconnoitring, &c. These were all *silahdārs*, *i.e.*, they had to provide and feed their own horses, for a higher pay (double for the officers and treble for the troopers) than the Guard Regiment. No European was employed in the cavalry.