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*'''1840''' became 2nd Irregular Cavalry | *'''1840''' became 2nd Irregular Cavalry | ||
*'''1861''' became 2nd Regiment of Bengal Cavalry | *'''1861''' became 2nd Regiment of Bengal Cavalry | ||
| − | *'''1890''' became | + | *'''1890''' became 2nd Regiment of Bengal Lancers |
| − | *'''1903''' became 2nd Lancers (Gardner’s Horse) | + | *'''1903''' became '''2nd Lancers (Gardner’s Horse)''' |
*'''1921''' absorbed the [[6th Irregular Cavalry|4th Lancers]] | *'''1921''' absorbed the [[6th Irregular Cavalry|4th Lancers]] | ||
*'''1935''' became the 2nd Royal Lancers (Gardner's Horse) | *'''1935''' became the 2nd Royal Lancers (Gardner's Horse) | ||
Revision as of 18:31, 19 November 2011
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
2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse) Wikipedia
William Dalrymple's article on William Gardner guardian.co.uk
Colonel Gardner's papers at Centre of South Asian Studies, Cambridge www.s-asian.cam.ac.uk
Gardner genealogy uqconnect.net
2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse) www.regiments.org
2nd Royal Lancers (Gardner's Horse) www.regiments.org
