Difference between revisions of "26th Light Cavalry"

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1787 raised as the 5th Regiment Madras Native Cavalry
1788 became the the 1st Madras Native Cavalry
1816 became 1st Madras Light Cavalry
1886 became the 1st Regiment of Madras Lancers
1901 became the 1st Madras Lancers
1903 became the 26th Light Cavalry
1909 became the 26th Prince of Wales Own Light Cavalry
1910 became the 26th King George’s Own Light Cavalry
1922 amalgamated with 30th Lancers (Gordon's Horse) to become the 8th King George's Own Light Cavalry
1947 allocated to India on Partition

8th King George's Own Light Cavalry Wikipedia
"The British Campaign in Aden, 1914-1918" by Mark Connelly Journal of the Centre for First World War Studies Vol. 1, No. 3, 2005. pages 65-96. Includes brief mention of 26/King George's Own Light Cavalry

The Madras Soldier 1746-1946 by Lt.-Col. E G Phythian-Adams Revised and enlarged edition 1947 Archive.org. Includes Chapter VI
- Cavalry page 132

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 *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8th_King_George's_Own_Light_Cavalry 8th King George's Own Light Cavalry] Wikipedia
 *[http://www.js-ww1.bham.ac.uk/articles/issue3_Connelly.pdf  "The British Campaign in Aden, 1914-1918"] by Mark Connelly ''Journal of the Centre for First World War Studies Vol. 1, No. 3, 2005''. pages 65-96. Includes brief mention of  26/King George's Own Light Cavalry
+===Historical books online===
+*[https://archive.org/details/MadrasSoldier ''The Madras Soldier 1746-1946''] by Lt.-Col. E G Phythian-Adams Revised and enlarged edition 1947 Archive.org. Includes Chapter VI
+**[https://archive.org/stream/MadrasSoldier#page/n149/mode/2up Cavalry] page 132
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