1877, and served in the Second Afghan War 1880 (Battle of Suakin) and led the regiment in the Chitral relief column. He possibly invented the wristwatch in the 1890s, getting a relative, Arthur Garstin (trading leather goods in Bloomsbury, London) to fashion him straps for his pocket watch. He commanded the Regiment between 1894 - 1901. Brigadier Miles Richard Smeeton, - Traveller and author Charles Chenevix Trench - Author and historian. Risaldar-Major Mir Dad Khan, - Father of Pakistani general and president Ayub Khan. Lieutenant General Raj Mohan Vohra, - GOC-in-C of Eastern Command from May 1988 to May 1990 Lieutenant General Gurinder Singh, - GOC-in-C of Northern Command from June 1989 to September 1991 Lieutenant General NS Malik, - Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (Planning and Systems) September 1996 – February 1998 Lieutenant General PPS Bhandari - Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (Planning and Systems) January 2004 to January 2006 Colonel Ajai Shukla - Journalist and defence writer Major Bikramjeet Kanwarpal - Indian film and television actor See also 4th Cavalry (India), a former regiment of the British Indian Army 4th Cavalry (Pakistan), an armoured regiment of the Pakistan Army Notes References Further reading Cork, Barry Joynson (1958). Rider on a Grey Horse: A Life of Hodson of Hodson's Horse. Cassell & Company Ltd. Harris, Ronald (1979). Bengal Cavalry Regiments 1857–1914. Osprey Publishing. Hodson, GH (2011). Hodson Of Hodson’s Horse Or Twelve Years Of A Soldier’s Life In India. Nabu Press. Trotter, Lionel J (1901). The life of Hodson of Hodson’s Horse.'' William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London. External links Uniforms of the late 19th Century Military units and formations established in 1857 Armoured and cavalry regiments of the Indian Army from 1947 British Indian Army cavalry regiments 1857 establishments in India