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== Chronology == | == Chronology == | ||
*'''1858''' raised at Gwalior by Capt F H Smith as 2nd Regiment of Mahratta Horse | *'''1858''' raised at [[Gwalior]] by Capt F H Smith as 2nd Regiment of Mahratta Horse | ||
*'''1861''' became 18th Regiment of Bengal Cavalry | *'''1861''' became 18th Regiment of Bengal Cavalry | ||
*'''1886''' became 18th Regiment of Bengal Lancers | *'''1886''' became 18th Regiment of Bengal Lancers | ||
*'''1901''' became 18th Bengal Lancers | *'''1901''' became 18th Bengal Lancers | ||
*'''1903''' became 18th Tiwana Lancers | *'''1903''' became '''18th Tiwana Lancers''' | ||
*'''1906''' became 18th Prince of Wales' Own Tiwana Lancers | *'''1906''' became 18th Prince of Wales' Own Tiwana Lancers | ||
*'''1910''' became 18th King George's Own Lancers | *'''1910''' became 18th King George's Own Lancers | ||
*'''1921''' amalgamated with [[19th Bengal Lancers (Fane's Horse)]] to form [[19th King George's Own Lancers]] | |||
*'''1947''' allocated to Pakistan on Partition | |||
== Battle Honours == | == Battle Honours == | ||
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:*[[Tirah Campaign]] | :*[[Tirah Campaign]] | ||
== | ==Regimental history== | ||
''History Of The 19th King George’s Own Lancers 1858-1921'' by General Sir H. Hudson 1937. Full title: ''History of the 19th King George's Own Lancers, formerly 18th King George's Own Lancers and 19th Lancers-Fane's Horse-amalgamated in 1921. 1858-1921''. Available at the British Library | |||
UIN: BLL01001795330 and in a reprint edition.<ref>[https://www.naval-military-press.com/product/history-of-the-19th-king-georges-own-lancers-1858-1921/ ''History Of The 19th King George’s Own Lancers 1858-1921''] by General Sir H. Hudson. naval-military-press.com.</ref> | |||
== External links == | |||
*[http://www.angloboerwar.com/indian-units/1994-18th-bangall-lancers 18th Bengal Lancers in the Boer War] AngloBoerWar.com | *[http://www.angloboerwar.com/indian-units/1994-18th-bangall-lancers 18th Bengal Lancers in the Boer War] AngloBoerWar.com | ||
*Watercolours by Charles James Lyall 1903. Brown Digital Repository, Brown University Library | |||
**[https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:250966/ 1896. 18th Bengal Lancers. The Commandant, Lieu. Col. Richardson] | |||
**[https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:250969/ 1896. 18th Bengal Lancers] | |||
===Historical books online=== | |||
*[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780850453089/page/30/mode/2up "18th King George’s Own Lancers"] page 31 ''Bengal Cavalry Regiments, 1857-1914'' by R G Harris. Colour plates by Chris Warner 2000 reprint, first published 1979. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library. | |||
*[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.77401/page/n5/mode/2up ''Shifting Sands''] by Major N N E Bray (Norman Napier Evelyn) 1934 Archive.org. He was originally with the 18th Bengal Lancers.<ref>[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=WXFGDwAAQBAJ&lpg=PA23&ots=oMqUy46uiO&dq=Norman%20Napier%20Evelyn%20Bray&pg=PA23 Page 23] ''Behind the Lawrence Legend: The Forgotten Few Who Shaped the Arab Revolt'' by Philip Walker 2018 Google Books.</ref> [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.77401/page/n131/mode/2up Pages 106-109] provide brief details of a regimental escort for a Boundary Commission in respect of Turkey and Persia, pre WW1. Initially during WW1 Bray was working under Sir Mark Sykes, and for the Arab Bureau. C October 1917 he returned to France and his regiment. Subsequently he became the Hakim (Governor) of Kerbela, as a part of the British Administration of A. T Wilson in Mesopotamia. | |||
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Latest revision as of 00:33, 27 March 2020
Chronology
- 1858 raised at Gwalior by Capt F H Smith as 2nd Regiment of Mahratta Horse
- 1861 became 18th Regiment of Bengal Cavalry
- 1886 became 18th Regiment of Bengal Lancers
- 1901 became 18th Bengal Lancers
- 1903 became 18th Tiwana Lancers
- 1906 became 18th Prince of Wales' Own Tiwana Lancers
- 1910 became 18th King George's Own Lancers
- 1921 amalgamated with 19th Bengal Lancers (Fane's Horse) to form 19th King George's Own Lancers
- 1947 allocated to Pakistan on Partition
Battle Honours
Regimental history
History Of The 19th King George’s Own Lancers 1858-1921 by General Sir H. Hudson 1937. Full title: History of the 19th King George's Own Lancers, formerly 18th King George's Own Lancers and 19th Lancers-Fane's Horse-amalgamated in 1921. 1858-1921. Available at the British Library UIN: BLL01001795330 and in a reprint edition.[1]
External links
- 18th Bengal Lancers in the Boer War AngloBoerWar.com
- Watercolours by Charles James Lyall 1903. Brown Digital Repository, Brown University Library
Historical books online
- "18th King George’s Own Lancers" page 31 Bengal Cavalry Regiments, 1857-1914 by R G Harris. Colour plates by Chris Warner 2000 reprint, first published 1979. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library.
- Shifting Sands by Major N N E Bray (Norman Napier Evelyn) 1934 Archive.org. He was originally with the 18th Bengal Lancers.[2] Pages 106-109 provide brief details of a regimental escort for a Boundary Commission in respect of Turkey and Persia, pre WW1. Initially during WW1 Bray was working under Sir Mark Sykes, and for the Arab Bureau. C October 1917 he returned to France and his regiment. Subsequently he became the Hakim (Governor) of Kerbela, as a part of the British Administration of A. T Wilson in Mesopotamia.
References
- ↑ History Of The 19th King George’s Own Lancers 1858-1921 by General Sir H. Hudson. naval-military-press.com.
- ↑ Page 23 Behind the Lawrence Legend: The Forgotten Few Who Shaped the Arab Revolt by Philip Walker 2018 Google Books.
References