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*'''1890''' became the 1st (Duke of Connaught's Own) Bombay Lancers | *'''1890''' became the 1st (Duke of Connaught's Own) Bombay Lancers | ||
*'''1903''' became the '''31st Duke of Connaught's Own 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 | *'''1923''' amalgamated with the [[32nd Lancers]] to become [[13th Duke of Connaught's Own Bombay Lancers|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 == | == Battle Honours == | ||
*[[1st Afghan War|Affghanistan]] | *[[1st Afghan War|Affghanistan]] | ||
Revision as of 11:15, 25 March 2014
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 by John Gaylor Defence Journal (Karachi) November 1999 www.defencejournal.com
- Uniform of Officer of 1st Bombay Light Cavalry Painting of first lancer uniform worn by officers in 1842. (bbc.co.uk/arts).