in 1947. Governor's Body Guard, Madras This was the senior most regiment among the three Governor's Body Guard regiments. Raised in 1778 at Madras with one Sergeant, one Corporal and 12 European troopers, it was placed under command of Lieutenant. P. Sullivan. Unlike other Madras Army regiments, GBG, Madras retained its title throughout its history till 1947, when it was disbanded. The strength and composition of the unit, however, kept on changing. In 1778, it had one European troop and in 1781, the strength was raised to 1 European and 1 Native troop. The European troop was disbanded in 1784 and a company of the light infantry was attached. By 1799, strength of the GBG was raised to 100 men and they performed escort duty in Persia and Mysore war. From 1808 to 1820, detachments from different Madras cavalry regiments joined GBG on rotation. The regiment took part in third Maratha War (1817–1819), where its charge along with 6th Bengal Light Cavalry changed the course of the war and it was considered as the decisive factor in winning the war. During the war, the regiment earned its only Battle Honour 'Seetabuldee' for the relief of Nagpur Residency. GBG, Madras also took part in the First Burma War (1824–1826), where it rescued the advance guard which was surrounded by a large body of enemy force at Pagan. During the First World War, the regiment served as a remount training center and also patrolled the beaches during the bombardment of Madras by a German ship Emden. A combined force was also formed from detachment from Bombay and Madras Body Guards and was sent to serve in France. The Governor's Body Guards, Madras also received a standard from Lord Willingdon in March 1924 bearing its Battle Honour 'Seetabuldee'. At the time of its raising, the unit only had European troops. But 1781 onwards, South Indian classes dominated the regiment for most of the time, especially Deccani and Madrasi Muslims. In 1947, the unit had Rajputs from Rajasthan and Jats from Western United Provinces and Punjab. Governor's Body Guard, Bombay The unit was raised on 22 March 1865 in Poona from a selected body of troopers of a disbanded unit, The Southern Mahratta Horse (SMH), which was first raised in 1850. Though the unit was re-organized twice in 1895 and 1938, there was no change in its title. It also retained its title throughout