18th Tiwana Lancers
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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 is available in a reprint edition.
External Links
- 18th King George's Own Lancers Bengal Cavalry Regiments 1857-1914
- 18th Bengal Lancers in the Boer War AngloBoerWar.com
- Watercolours by Charles James Lyall 1903. Brown Digital Repository, Brown University Library
