The 5th BLC , numbering at the time 500 sowars ( Indian troopers ) , was stationed at Peshwar when the rebellion broke out .
In the course of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 all the eight Bengal Light Cavalry regiments were lost to mutiny or disbandment .
The 5th Bengal Light Cavalry , numbering at the time 500 sowars ( Indian troopers ) , was stationed at Peshwar when the rebellion broke out .
In the course of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 all the eight Bengal Light Cavalry regiments were lost to mutiny or disbandment .