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*[[2nd Afghan War|Afghanistan 1878-80]] | *[[2nd Afghan War|Afghanistan 1878-80]] | ||
*[[3rd Afghan War|Afghanistan 1919]] | *[[3rd Afghan War|Afghanistan 1919]] | ||
==Regimental History== | |||
*''The Star and Crescent: being the story of the 17th Cavalry from 1858 to 1922'' by Francis C. C. Yeats-Brown. Published at Allahabad 1927. Available at the [[British Library]]. | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
Revision as of 12:30, 3 February 2015
Chronology
- 1857 raised at Muttra as the Muttra Horse
- 1857 became the Muttra Police Corps
- 1858 became the Rohilkhand Auxiliary Police Levy
- 1858 became Robarts' Horse
- 1861 became 17th Regiment of Bengal Cavalry
- 1882 disbanded
- 1885 re-raised at Meean Meer by Col E H E Kauntze
- 1900 became 17th Regiment of Bengal Lancers
- 1901 became 17th Bengal Lancers
- 1903 became 17th Cavalry
- 1921 amalgamated with 37th Lancers (Baluch Horse) to form 17th/37th Lancers
- 1922 became 15th Lancers
Battle Honours
Regimental History
- The Star and Crescent: being the story of the 17th Cavalry from 1858 to 1922 by Francis C. C. Yeats-Brown. Published at Allahabad 1927. Available at the British Library.
External Links
- 17th Cavalry Google Books
Historical books online
- Bengal Lancer by Francis Yeats-Brown 1930 is available to read online on the Digital Library of India website. The book below, The Lives of a Bengal Lancer appears to be the same book.
Recommended Reading
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer by Francis Yeats-Brown
Published by Long Riders' Guild Press (December 2001) ISBN 1590480996 and ISBN 978-1590480991
See Military reading list for a review of this book.