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*'''1903''' became '''6th Prince of Wales’s Cavalry'''
*'''1903''' became '''6th Prince of Wales’s Cavalry'''
*'''1906''' became 6th King Edward’s Own Cavalry
*'''1906''' became 6th King Edward’s Own Cavalry
*'''1922''' amalgamated with 7th Hariana Lancers to become 18th King Edward's Own Cavalry
*'''1922''' amalgamated with [[7th Lancers|7th Hariana Lancers]] to become [[18th King Edward's Own Cavalry]]


== Battle Honours ==
== Battle Honours ==
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:*[[Battle of Tel el-Kebir|Tel-el-Kebir]]
:*[[Battle of Tel el-Kebir|Tel-el-Kebir]]
*North West Frontier
*North West Frontier
==Regimental History==
*''A short historical record, 18th King Edward VII Own Cavalry''. Lt-Col Lawrence Lawrence-Smith, Commandant. Meerut: Station Press, 1938.  (46p)
: Available at the [[British Library]], reference IOR/L/MIL/17/5/4294


== External Links ==
== External Links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6th_Prince_of_Wales's_Cavalry 6th Prince of Wales's Cavalry] Wikipedia<br>[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyuniforms/indiancavalry/6thbengalcavalryuniform.htm 6th The Prince Of Wales' Bengal Cavalry] British Empire website
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6th_Prince_of_Wales's_Cavalry 6th Prince of Wales's Cavalry] Wikipedia<br>[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyuniforms/indiancavalry/6thbengalcavalryuniform.htm 6th The Prince Of Wales' Bengal Cavalry] British Empire website
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[[Category:Indian Army Cavalry Regiments]]
[[Category:Indian Army Cavalry Regiments]]

Latest revision as of 06:13, 6 June 2017

6th & 8th Cavalry

Chronology

  • 1842 raised by Lieut Ryves as 8th Irregular Cavalry
  • 1861 became 6th Regiment of Bengal Cavalry
  • 1883 became 6th (The Prince of Wales’s) Bengal Cavalry
  • 1901 became 6th (Prince of Wales’s) Bengal Cavalry
  • 1903 became 6th Prince of Wales’s Cavalry
  • 1906 became 6th King Edward’s Own Cavalry
  • 1922 amalgamated with 7th Hariana Lancers to become 18th King Edward's Own Cavalry

Battle Honours

  • North West Frontier

Regimental History

  • A short historical record, 18th King Edward VII Own Cavalry. Lt-Col Lawrence Lawrence-Smith, Commandant. Meerut: Station Press, 1938. (46p)
Available at the British Library, reference IOR/L/MIL/17/5/4294

External Links

6th Prince of Wales's Cavalry Wikipedia
6th The Prince Of Wales' Bengal Cavalry British Empire website