14th Murray’s Jat Lancers

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14th Murrays Jat Lancers

Chronology

  • 1857 raised as The Jat Horse Yeomanry
  • 1859 became Murray’s Jat Horse
  • 1861 became 14th Regiment of Bengal Cavalry
  • 1864 became 14th Bengal Cavalry (Lancers)
  • 1874 became 14th Bengal Lancers
  • 1901 became 14th Bengal Lancers (Murray’s Jat Horse)
  • 1903 became 14th Murray’s Jat Lancers
  • 1922 amalgamated with the 15th Lancers (Cureton's Multanis) to become 1st Battalion 20th Lancers

Battle Honours

First World War

14th Murray's Jat Lancers was a cavalry unit with largest establishment in the then Indian Army. During WW 1 while the main body operated in NWFP (1914 - 1916) and Mesopotamia (1916 - 1918), one of its squadron (additional) was affiliated to 29 Lancers (DH) throughout the war. This was so because both the units recruited Hindu Jats. 14th Murray's Jat Lancers was a purely Hindu Jat unit which recruited its troops from Rohtak District of then Punjab and Meerut and Bullundshahr districts of United Province.[1]

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References

  1. Yogi. Jordan Valley Day Great War Forum 12 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.