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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/29th_Lancers_(Deccan_Horse) 9th Royal Deccan Horse] Wikipedi
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/29th_Lancers_(Deccan_Horse) 9th Royal Deccan Horse] Wikipedi
*[http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/unseen-unsung-unheralded-the-monument-of-the-fallen/article8846686.ece "Unseen, unsung, unheralded: the monument of the fallen"] by  Serish Nanisetti July 14, 2016 ''The Hindu'', Hyderabad. The Second Lancers WW1 Memorial  near Golconda fort, Hyderabad.
*[http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/unseen-unsung-unheralded-the-monument-of-the-fallen/article8846686.ece "Unseen, unsung, unheralded: the monument of the fallen"] by  Serish Nanisetti July 14, 2016 ''The Hindu'', Hyderabad. The Second Lancers WW1 Memorial  near Golconda fort, Hyderabad.
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20151121035514/http://www.cwgc.org/foreverindia/military-honours/badlu-singh.php Badlu Singh] cwgc.org, now an archived webpage. Badlu Singh was a Rissaldar in the 14th Murray's Jat Lancers, attached to the 29th Lancers (Deccan Horse). He died in Palestine in an act of supreme courage for which he was awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross.
*[http://fotw.fivestarflags.com/in%5Ehyd1l.html Hyderabad Contingent Standard] fotw.fivestarflags.com
*[http://fotw.fivestarflags.com/in%5Ehyd1l.html Hyderabad Contingent Standard] fotw.fivestarflags.com
===Historical books online===
===Historical books online===

Revision as of 09:08, 27 September 2016

Chronology

  • 1790 raised as Asif Sah's Irregular Cavalry under the Colours of the Nizam of Hyderabad in Berar
  • 1801 became the Nizam's Contingent
  • 1816 became 2nd Reformed Horse
  • 1826 became 2nd Regiment, Nizam's Cavalry
  • 1854 became the 2nd Cavalry, Hyderabad Contingent
  • 1890 became the 2nd Lancers, Hyderabad Contingent
  • 1903 became the 29th Lancers (Deccan Horse)
  • 1922 amalgamated with the 20th Deccan Horse to become the Royal Deccan Horse (9th Horse)
  • 1947 allocated to India on Partition
  • 1950 became The Deccan Horse (9 Horse)

First World War

Regimental History: The Royal Deccan Horse In The Great War by Lieutenant-Colonel E. Tennant 1939. Available at the British Library, and in a reprint[1] edition.

The regiment served in France and Palestine.

External Links

Historical books online

  • History of the Thirtieth Lancers Gordons Horse by Major E A W Stotherd 1911 is available to read online on the Digital Library of India website, in TIFF format, and as a pdf to download. This regiment was previously called the 4th Lancers, Hyderabad Contingent. The preface states that a great deal of information will be found about the other three regiments of the Hyderabad Contingent Cavalry, as in many despatches they seem to have been regarded as one large corps.

References