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By the treaty of 1801 the Nizam of Hyderabad was obliged to maintain a military force called the '''Nizam's Contingent'''. The subsequent treaty of 1853 renamed the force the '''Hyderabad Contingent'''. During the 19th century the names of the units changed from  '''lst and 2nd Regiment Nizam’s Cavalry''' to '''Ist and 2nd Cavalry Hyderabad Contingent''' and '''lst and 2nd Lancers Hyderabad Contingent'''.
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The '''Deccan Horse''' was the successor of the 1st and 2nd Cavalry Regiments of the [[Hyderabad Contingent]]. In 1903 they became the '''[[20th Deccan Horse]]''' and the '''[[29th Lancers (Deccan Horse)]]''' respectively. The regiments were amalgamated in 1922 to form the Royal Deccan Horse (9th Horse) which changed to The Deccan Horse (9 Horse) on Indian independence.
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== Chronology ==
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*'''1790''' raised as Asif Sah's Irregular Cavalry under the Colours of the Nizam of Hyderabad in Berar
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== Battle Honours ==
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*'''1801''' became the Nizam's Contingent
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*[[Indian Mutiny|Central India]]
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*'''1816''' Irregular Cavalry reorganised into four regiments of the ‘Reformed Horse’
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*[[Chronological list of North West Frontier Campaigns|Punjab Frontier]]
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*'''1853''' became the Hyderabad Contingent
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*'''1903''' became the 20th Deccan Horse and 29th Lancers (Deccan Horse)
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==First World War==
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*'''1922''' amalgamated to become the Royal Deccan Horse (9th Horse)
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Regimental History: ''The Royal Deccan Horse In The Great War'' by  Lieutenant-Colonel E. Tennant. For details of this history available online, see [[20th Deccan Horse]] and [[29th Lancers (Deccan Horse)]]
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*'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition
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*'''1950''' became The Deccan Horse (9 Horse)
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== External links ==
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== External Links ==
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*[http://www.indiapicks.com/stamps/Forces/1111_Deccan_Horse.htm Deccan Horse] indiapicks.com
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[http://www.geocities.com/stamparchive/Forces/1111_DECCAN_HORSE.htm The Deccan Horse] www.geocities.com<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/29th_Lancers_(Deccan_Horse) 9th Royal Deccan Horse] Wikipedia<br>
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/29th_Lancers_(Deccan_Horse) 9th Royal Deccan Horse] Wikipedia
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[http://indianarmy.nic.in/arms/kumaon/history.html Hyderabad Contingent] http://indianarmy.nic.in
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Latest revision as of 05:52, 23 March 2019

The Deccan Horse was the successor of the 1st and 2nd Cavalry Regiments of the Hyderabad Contingent. In 1903 they became the 20th Deccan Horse and the 29th Lancers (Deccan Horse) respectively. The regiments were amalgamated in 1922 to form the Royal Deccan Horse (9th Horse) which changed to The Deccan Horse (9 Horse) on Indian independence.

Battle Honours

First World War

Regimental History: The Royal Deccan Horse In The Great War by Lieutenant-Colonel E. Tennant. For details of this history available online, see 20th Deccan Horse and 29th Lancers (Deccan Horse)

External links

References


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