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[[Category:Indian Army Cavalry Regiments]]
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See also [[2nd Lancers (Gardener’s Horse)]]
== Chronology ==
*'''1809''' raised at Farrukhabad and Mainpuri by William  Linnaeus Gardner as Gardner’s Horse
*'''1823''' became 2nd (Gardner's) Local Horse
*'''1840''' became 2nd Irregular Cavalry
*'''1861''' became 2nd Regiment of Bengal Cavalry
*'''1890''' became 2nd Regiment of Bengal Lancers
*'''1903''' became '''2nd Lancers (Gardner’s Horse)'''
*'''1921''' absorbed the [[6th Irregular Cavalry|4th Lancers]]
*'''1935''' became the 2nd Royal Lancers (Gardner's Horse)
*'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition
 
== Battle Honours ==
*[[:Category:1st Burma War|Arracan]]
*[[Battle of Sobraon|Sobraon]]
*[[:Category:2nd Sikh War|Punjaub]]
*[[Egyptian Campaign|Egypt 1882]]
:*[[Battle of Tel el-Kebir|Tel-el-Kebir]]
 
== External links ==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2nd_Lancers_(Gardner's_Horse) 2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse)] Wikipedia<br>
*[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2003/dec/08/india.lords William Dalrymple's article on William Gardner] guardian.co.uk<br>
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20060302032731/www.regiments.org/regiments/southasia/cav/1903-02.htm 2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse)] www.regiments.org<br>
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20060113051454/www.regiments.org/regiments/southasia/cav/1921-02.htm 2nd Royal Lancers (Gardner's Horse)] www.regiments.org
*[http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/on-the-frontline-100-years-ago/ "On the frontline, 100 years ago"]  by Samudra Gupta Kashyap August 17, 2014 indianexpress.com . Gobind Singh Rathore, 2nd Lancers (Gardner’s Horse), Battle of  Cambria, was awarded the Victoria Cross.
 
===Historical books online===
*[https://archive.org/details/memoirsgeminige01wilkgoog ''The Memoirs of the Gemini Generals; Personal Anecdotes, Sporting Adventures, and Sketches of Distinguished Officers''] by  Major-Generals Osborn Wilkinson and  Johnson Wilkinson. 1896 Archive.org. Twin brothers Osborn and Johnson Wilkinson were born 1822. The former joined the Bengal Cavalry in 1844, and served  initially in the 10th Light Bengal Cavalry,  and subsequently the 2nd Bengal Cavalry, (and perhaps other cavalry regiments); the latter HM 15th Regiment of Foot, which went to Ceylon in 1845, with a period at Poona.
*[https://archive.org/details/hist-2ndlancers/page/n7/mode/2up ''History of the 2nd Lancers (Gardner’s Horse) from 1809-1922''] by Captain D. E. Whitworth 1922. Archive.org. Also available in a reprint edition,<ref>[https://www.naval-military-press.com/product/history-of-the-2nd-lancers-gardners-horse-from-1809-1922/ ''History of the 2nd Lancers (Gardner’s Horse) from 1809-1922''] by Captain D. E. Whitworth  Naval & Military Press reprint edition.</ref> which in turn is available [https://www.fold3.com/browse/251/hTGb85NZ8EamDdOvsUG_Eow4S online on the Ancestry owned pay website fold3]  (located in Military Books/India).
 
==References==
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Latest revision as of 06:22, 24 June 2023

Chronology

  • 1809 raised at Farrukhabad and Mainpuri by William Linnaeus Gardner as Gardner’s Horse
  • 1823 became 2nd (Gardner's) Local Horse
  • 1840 became 2nd Irregular Cavalry
  • 1861 became 2nd Regiment of Bengal Cavalry
  • 1890 became 2nd Regiment of Bengal Lancers
  • 1903 became 2nd Lancers (Gardner’s Horse)
  • 1921 absorbed the 4th Lancers
  • 1935 became the 2nd Royal Lancers (Gardner's Horse)
  • 1947 allocated to India on Partition

Battle Honours

External links

Historical books online

References

  1. History of the 2nd Lancers (Gardner’s Horse) from 1809-1922 by Captain D. E. Whitworth Naval & Military Press reprint edition.