16th Bengal Cavalry

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Chronology

  • 1857 raised as Rohilkhund Horse
  • 1864 known as 16th Cavalry
  • 1882 disbanded
  • 1885 raised in Ambala as 16th Regiment of Bengal Cavalry by Lt-Col G C Ross
  • 1890 became 16th Regiment of Bengal Lancers
  • 1901 became 16th Bengal Lancers
  • 1921 amalgamated with 16th Cavalry to become 13/16th Cavalry
  • 1922 became 6th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers
  • 1947 allocated to Pakistan on Partition

External Links

16th Cavalry Bengal Cavalry Regiments 1857-1914 (Google Books)
16th Cavalry Wikipedia