In his Preface, Mountbatten of Burma recalls his sadness at ordering the disbandment in 1947 of the Calcutta Light Horse, a regiment whose origins dated back to the days of Clive. The history of the regiment is followed by 76pp of Appendices inc. Rolls of Honour and lists of cavalrymen, both troopers and officers, and sporting records where the victorious horses are named as well as their riders.