The Cossipore Field Brigade was designated as the Cossipore Artillery Volunteers on the 7th September 1888. It was again renamed on 7th September 1888 as the Cossipore Artillery Volunteers. In the year 1901, the detached companies of the artillery unit were stationed in various bases throughout British India, including Cossipore, Rajgunge, Isharpore, Khardah, Hastings, Juggerdal, Champadany, Bally, Howrah, Gondalpara, Fort Gloster, Budge Budge, Budderollah, Dum Dum, Goosery, Gourepore, Rishra, Tittagarh, Teleiniepara, Kamarhatty, Kankanarah, Baranagore, Garden Reach, Baliaghatta, Samnagar and Barrackpore. The military battalion was re-designated as number of times in the following years, such as I. (Cossipore) Mobile Brigade Artillery on 1st April 1917 and IV. (Cossipore) Field Brigade on 1st October 1920. The troops of the Cossipore Field Brigade were merged with the I. (Calcutta Port Defence) Field Brigade in order to raise the Bengal Artillery (AFI) on the 18th December 1925. This article is a stub. You may enrich it by adding more information to it. You can send your write-up at content@indianetzone.com |