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*'''1923''' amalgamated with the 32nd Lancers to become 13th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers  
*'''1923''' amalgamated with the 32nd Lancers to become 13th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers  
*'''1947''' allocated to Pakistan on Partition becoming 13th Lancers
*'''1947''' allocated to Pakistan on Partition becoming 13th Lancers
== Battle Honours ==
*[[1st Afghan War|Affghanistan]]
:*[[Battle of Ghazni 1839|Ghuznee 1839]]
*[[Siege of Multan Dec 1848|Mooltan]]
*[[3rd Burma War|Burma 1885-87]]
*[[1st Afghan War|Afghanistan 1919]]


== External Links ==
== External Links ==

Revision as of 10:44, 10 September 2009

'31st Lancers - Daffadar' from a painting by Major A. C. Lovett

Known as 31st Lancers

Chronology

  • 1803 raised as Bombay Squadron of Cavalry by Colonel John Murray
  • 1803 split into 1st and 2nd Bombay Light Cavalry
  • 1842 became 1st Regiment of Bombay Light Cavalry (Lancers)
  • 1890 became the 1st (Duke of Connaught's Own) Bombay Lancers
  • 1903 became the 31st Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers
  • 1923 amalgamated with the 32nd Lancers to become 13th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers
  • 1947 allocated to Pakistan on Partition becoming 13th Lancers

Battle Honours

External Links

Bombay Light Cavalry British Empire website
13th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers www.defencejournal.com