Sepoys Khyber Rifles

[Original caption] The native tribes of India have, since the first occupation of the country by the British, been trained to act as soldiers to guard their own districts. These Sepoys, as they are known, make excellent troops, especially when officered by Europeans. The Khyber Rifles are recruited from various frontier tribes, such as the Afridis and are employed practically solely in the forts and roads of Khyber Province. [end]