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By the treaty of 1801 the Nizam of Hyderabad was obliged to maintain a military force called the '''Nizam's Contingent'''. The subsequent treaty of 1853 renamed the force the '''Hyderabad Contingent'''. During the 19th century the names of the units changed from  '''1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th Regiments Nizam’s Cavalry''' to '''1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th Cavalry Hyderabad Contingent''' and '''1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th Lancers Hyderabad Contingent'''.
The '''Deccan Horse''' was the successor of the 1st and 2nd Cavalry Regiments of the [[Hyderabad Contingent]]. In 1903 they became the '''[[20th Deccan Horse]]''' and the '''[[29th Lancers (Deccan Horse)]]''' respectively. The regiments were amalgamated in 1922 to form the Royal Deccan Horse (9th Horse) which changed to The Deccan Horse (9 Horse) on Indian independence.


== Chronology ==
== Battle Honours ==
*'''1790''' raised as Asif Sah's Irregular Cavalry under the Colours of the Nizam of Hyderabad in Berar
*[[Indian Mutiny|Central India]]
*'''1801''' became the Nizam's Contingent
*[[Chronological list of North West Frontier Campaigns|Punjab Frontier]]
*'''1816''' Irregular Cavalry reorganised into four regiments of the ‘Reformed Horse’
 
*'''1853''' became the Hyderabad Contingent
==First World War==
*'''1903''' 1st & 2nd Regiments became the 20th Deccan Horse and 29th Lancers (Deccan Horse), 3rd Regiment disbanded, 4th Regiment became 30th Lancers (Gordon's Horse)
Regimental History: ''The Royal Deccan Horse In The Great War'' by  Lieutenant-Colonel E. Tennant. For details of this history available online, see [[20th Deccan Horse]] and [[29th Lancers (Deccan Horse)]]
*'''1922''' 20th & 29th amalgamated to become the Royal Deccan Horse (9th Horse)
*'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition
== External links ==
*'''1950''' became The Deccan Horse (9 Horse)
*[http://www.indiapicks.com/stamps/Forces/1111_Deccan_Horse.htm Deccan Horse] indiapicks.com
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/29th_Lancers_(Deccan_Horse) 9th Royal Deccan Horse] Wikipedia
 
== References ==
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== External Links ==
[http://www.geocities.com/stamparchive/Forces/1111_DECCAN_HORSE.htm The Deccan Horse] www.geocities.com<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/29th_Lancers_(Deccan_Horse) 9th Royal Deccan Horse] Wikipedia<br>
[http://indianarmy.nic.in/arms/kumaon/history.html Hyderabad Contingent] Indian Army Official website


[[Category:Indian Army Cavalry Regiments]]
[[Category:Indian Army Cavalry Regiments]]

Latest revision as of 05:52, 23 March 2019

The Deccan Horse was the successor of the 1st and 2nd Cavalry Regiments of the Hyderabad Contingent. In 1903 they became the 20th Deccan Horse and the 29th Lancers (Deccan Horse) respectively. The regiments were amalgamated in 1922 to form the Royal Deccan Horse (9th Horse) which changed to The Deccan Horse (9 Horse) on Indian independence.

Battle Honours

First World War

Regimental History: The Royal Deccan Horse In The Great War by Lieutenant-Colonel E. Tennant. For details of this history available online, see 20th Deccan Horse and 29th Lancers (Deccan Horse)

External links

References


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