8 ▁this ▁unit ▁was ▁renamed ▁the ▁Ass am ▁Valley ▁Light ▁Hor se ▁and ▁L ums den ▁commanded ▁F ▁Squadron ▁in ▁the ▁D urr ung ▁District . ▁ ▁L ums den ▁left ▁India ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁but ▁maintained ▁contact ▁with ▁his ▁com r ades ▁there , ▁which ▁was ▁useful ▁six ▁years ▁later ▁when ▁he ▁raised ▁L ums den ' s ▁Hor se ▁to ▁fight ▁in ▁the ▁Bo er ▁War ▁in ▁South ▁Africa . ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁L ums den ▁was ▁trav elling ▁in ▁Australia ▁so ▁he ▁c abled ▁his ▁contacts ▁in ▁Cal cut ta ▁about ▁raising ▁a ▁unit ▁there ▁and ▁took ▁passage ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁available ▁ship ▁to ▁India . ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁January ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁ad ver ts ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁London ▁newsp apers ▁request ing ▁men ▁and ▁money ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁volunte er ▁unit . ▁The ▁response ▁was ▁so ▁great ▁that ▁L ums den ▁could ▁have ▁raised ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁volunte ers . ▁L ums den ' s ▁Hor se ▁and ▁' Col onel ▁L ums den ' s ▁Corps ' ▁was ▁the ▁name ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁Indian ▁Mount ed ▁Infantry ▁Corps ▁which ▁was ▁raised ▁from ▁volunte ers ▁from ▁various ▁existing ▁Indian ▁reg iments , ▁including ▁the ▁Ass am ▁Valley ▁Light ▁Hor se . ▁Colonel ▁L ums den ▁contributed ▁ 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁ru pe es ▁towards ▁the ▁cost ▁of ▁found ing ▁the ▁Corps . ▁He ▁set ▁an ▁age ▁limit ▁of ▁between ▁ 2