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'''Note''', not to be confused with [[8th King George's Own Light Cavalry]], which is a different regiment. | |||
== Chronology == | == Chronology == | ||
*'''1846''' raised as the 17th Irregular Cavalry | *'''1846''' raised as the 17th Irregular Cavalry | ||
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*'''1903''' became the '''8th Lancers''' | *'''1903''' became the '''8th Lancers''' | ||
*'''1904''' became the 8th Cavalry | *'''1904''' became the 8th Cavalry | ||
*'''1922''' amalgamated with the [[5th Cavalry]] to form the 3rd Cavalry | *'''1922''' amalgamated with the [[5th Cavalry]] to form the [[3rd Cavalry]] | ||
== Battle Honours == | == Battle Honours == | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8th_Lancers 8th Lancers] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3rd_Cavalry 3rd Cavalry] Wikipedia | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8th_Lancers 8th Lancers] Wikipedia<br> | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3rd_Cavalry 3rd Cavalry] Wikipedia | |||
*[http://davidgibbins.com/journal/2014/2/13/murder-in-jhansi-1915 "Murder In Jhansi, 1915: Major Marmaduke Henry Littledale Gale, 8th (Indian) Cavalry"] by David Gibbons. | |||
*YouTube videos from the National Army Museum | |||
**[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnKHeDtFJWc&index=24&list=PL2FDA0D1DB6744C8A 3rd Cavalry tent pegging, 1939] | |||
**[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8ftSBD6x3I&list=PL2FDA0D1DB6744C8A&index=27 3rd Cavalry mechanisation at Ahmednagar, 1939] | |||
**[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iakYh7k5q4&list=PL2FDA0D1DB6744C8A&index=26 3rd Cavalry mechanisation at Ahmednagar, 1939 - Pt 2] | |||
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[[Category:Indian Army Cavalry Regiments]] | [[Category:Indian Army Cavalry Regiments]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:52, 29 July 2018
Note, not to be confused with 8th King George's Own Light Cavalry, which is a different regiment.
Chronology
- 1846 raised as the 17th Irregular Cavalry
- 1847 became the 18th Irregular Cavalry
- 1861 became the 8th Regiment of Bengal Cavalry
- 1900 became the 8th Regiment of Bengal Lancers
- 1901 became the 8th Bengal Lancers
- 1903 became the 8th Lancers
- 1904 became the 8th Cavalry
- 1922 amalgamated with the 5th Cavalry to form the 3rd Cavalry
Battle Honours
External Links
- 8th Lancers Wikipedia
- 3rd Cavalry Wikipedia
- "Murder In Jhansi, 1915: Major Marmaduke Henry Littledale Gale, 8th (Indian) Cavalry" by David Gibbons.
- YouTube videos from the National Army Museum