3rd Lancers, Hyderabad Contingent: Difference between revisions

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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 3rd Reformed Horse
1826 became 3rd Regiment, Nizam's Cavalry
1854 became the 3rd Cavalry, Hyderabad Contingent
1890 became the 3rd Lancers, Hyderabad Contingent
1903 disbanded

History of the Thirtieth Lancers Gordons Horse by Major E A W Stotherd 1911 is available on Archive.org, mirror from Digital Library of India. 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.

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+== 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 3rd Reformed Horse
+*'''1826''' became 3rd Regiment, Nizam's Cavalry
+*'''1854''' became the 3rd Cavalry, [[Hyderabad Contingent]]
+*'''1890''' became the '''3rd Lancers, Hyderabad Contingent'''
+*'''1903''' disbanded
+== External Links ==
+[http://fotw.fivestarflags.com/in%5Ehyd1l.html Hyderabad Contingent Standard] fotw.fivestarflags.com
+===Historical books online===
+*''History of the Thirtieth Lancers Gordons Horse'' by Major E A W Stotherd  1911 is available on [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.278870 Archive.org], mirror from Digital Library of India.  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.
 [[Category:Indian Army Cavalry Regiments]]