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In 1884 due to the return of the [[13th Hussars]] to England, 2 privates transferred to the 12th Lancers <ref> [http://pinetreeweb.com/13th-afghan-war.htm The 13th Hussars in India & Afghanistan 1874-1884] pinetreeweb.com</ref> | In 1884 due to the return of the [[13th Hussars]] to England, 2 privates transferred to the 12th Lancers <ref> [http://pinetreeweb.com/13th-afghan-war.htm The 13th Hussars in India & Afghanistan 1874-1884] pinetreeweb.com</ref> | ||
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*[http://web.archive.org/web/20080118043249/www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/cav/D12L.htm 12th Royal Lancers(Prince of Wales's)] including [http://web.archive.org/web/20071016052148/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-cav/d12.htm deployments] www.regiments.org, an archived site.<br> | *[http://web.archive.org/web/20080118043249/www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/cav/D12L.htm 12th Royal Lancers(Prince of Wales's)] including [http://web.archive.org/web/20071016052148/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-cav/d12.htm deployments] www.regiments.org, an archived site.<br> | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_Royal_Lancers 12th Royal Lancers] Wikipedia | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_Royal_Lancers 12th Royal Lancers] Wikipedia | ||
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*[http://www.derbymuseums.org/other-galleries/ The Soldier’s Story at Derby Museums] tells the stories of soldiers from three regiments; the 9th/12th Royal Lancers, the Sherwood Foresters (now part of the Mercian Regiment) and the Derbyshire Yeomanry. | *[http://www.derbymuseums.org/other-galleries/ The Soldier’s Story at Derby Museums] tells the stories of soldiers from three regiments; the 9th/12th Royal Lancers, the Sherwood Foresters (now part of the Mercian Regiment) and the Derbyshire Yeomanry. | ||
**[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/nra/onlinelists/GB1609%20912L.pdf Catalogue of regimental records] for the [[9th (The Queen's Royal) Lancers|9th]] and 12th Lancers available at the Derby Museum and Art Gallery | **[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/nra/onlinelists/GB1609%20912L.pdf Catalogue of regimental records] for the [[9th (The Queen's Royal) Lancers|9th]] and 12th Lancers available at the Derby Museum and Art Gallery | ||
| − | *[http://www.9th12thlancersmuseum.org 9th/12th Royal Lancers Museum] Contains a search facility for those who served in the 19th and 20th centuries and online regimental histories | + | *[http://www.9th12thlancersmuseum.org 9th/12th Royal Lancers Museum] Contains a search facility for those who served in the 19th and 20th centuries and online regimental histories and journals, the latter (at 2018/05) in the years 1909-1913, 1927-1930, and 1946 onwards. |
===Historical books online=== | ===Historical books online=== | ||
*''The History Of The XII Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales’s)'' by Captain P F Stewart 1950 is available as a [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/505984 pdf download], Digital Library of India. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.505984 Archive.org mirror version]. | *''The History Of The XII Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales’s)'' by Captain P F Stewart 1950 is available as a [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/505984 pdf download], Digital Library of India. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.505984 Archive.org mirror version]. | ||
Revision as of 06:40, 30 May 2018
Also known as the 12th Light Dragoons
Contents
Chronology
- 1715 raised as Phineas Bowles's Regiment of Dragoons
- 1751 became the 12th Regiment of Dragoons
- 1768 became the 12th Prince of Wales's Regiment of Light Dragoons
- 1816 became the 12th (The Prince of Wales's) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons (Lancers)
- 1817 became the 12th (The Prince of Wales's) Royal Regiment of (Light) Dragoons (Lancers)
- 1861 became the 12th (Prince of Wales's Royal) Lancers
- 1921 became the 12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's)
- 1960 amalgamated with the 9th (The Queen's Royal) Lancers to form the 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's)
Service in British India
- 1854 Madras
- 1857 Indian Mutiny Central India campaign - see also Banda and Kirwee Prize Money
- 1877 India
- 1881 Bangalore
- 1902 Umballa
- 1907 Sialkot
In 1884 due to the return of the 13th Hussars to England, 2 privates transferred to the 12th Lancers [1]
External links
- 12th Royal Lancers(Prince of Wales's) including deployments www.regiments.org, an archived site.
- 12th Royal Lancers Wikipedia
- 9th/12th Royal Lancers Wikipedia
- The Soldier’s Story at Derby Museums tells the stories of soldiers from three regiments; the 9th/12th Royal Lancers, the Sherwood Foresters (now part of the Mercian Regiment) and the Derbyshire Yeomanry.
- Catalogue of regimental records for the 9th and 12th Lancers available at the Derby Museum and Art Gallery
- 9th/12th Royal Lancers Museum Contains a search facility for those who served in the 19th and 20th centuries and online regimental histories and journals, the latter (at 2018/05) in the years 1909-1913, 1927-1930, and 1946 onwards.
Historical books online
- The History Of The XII Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales’s) by Captain P F Stewart 1950 is available as a pdf download, Digital Library of India. Archive.org mirror version.
- This book is also available to read online on the 9th/12th Royal Lancers Museum website (refer above). Some pages may be slow to load.
References
- ↑ The 13th Hussars in India & Afghanistan 1874-1884 pinetreeweb.com
