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*'''1861''' became 14th Regiment of Bengal Cavalry | *'''1861''' became 14th Regiment of Bengal Cavalry | ||
*'''1864''' became 14th Bengal Cavalry (Lancers) | *'''1864''' became 14th Bengal Cavalry (Lancers) | ||
*'''1874''' became | *'''1874''' became 14th Bengal Lancers | ||
*'''1901''' became 14th Bengal Lancers (Murray’s Jat Horse) | *'''1901''' became 14th Bengal Lancers (Murray’s Jat Horse) | ||
*'''1903''' became 14th Murray’s Jat Lancers | *'''1903''' became '''14th Murray’s Jat Lancers''' | ||
*'''1922''' amalgamated with the 15th Lancers (Cureton's Multanis) to become 1st Battalion 20th Lancers | *'''1922''' amalgamated with the [[15th Lancers (Cureton's Multanis)]] to become 1st Battalion [[20th Lancers]] | ||
== Battle Honours == | == Battle Honours == | ||
*'''1878-80''' [[2nd Afghan War|Afghanistan]] | *'''1878-80''' [[2nd Afghan War|Afghanistan]] | ||
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:*'''1879''' [[Battle of Kabul|Kabul]] | :*'''1879''' [[Battle of Kabul|Kabul]] | ||
== External | ==First World War== | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Murray%27s_Jat_Lancers 14th Murray's Jat Lancers] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_Lancers 20th Lancers] Wikipedia | 14th Murray's Jat Lancers was a cavalry unit with largest establishment in the then Indian Army. During WW 1 while the main body operated in NWFP (1914 - 1916) and Mesopotamia (1916 - 1918), one of its squadron (additional) was affiliated to [[29th Lancers (Deccan Horse)|29 Lancers (DH)]] throughout the war. This was so because both the units recruited Hindu Jats. 14th Murray's Jat Lancers was a purely Hindu Jat unit which recruited its troops from Rohtak District of then Punjab and Meerut and Bullundshahr districts of United Province.<ref>Yogi. [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/83084-jordan-valley-day/?do=findComment&comment=2782131 Jordan Valley Day] ''Great War Forum'' 12 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.</ref> | ||
== External links == | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Murray%27s_Jat_Lancers 14th Murray's Jat Lancers] Wikipedia<br> | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_Lancers 20th Lancers] Wikipedia | |||
*[https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1953-02-12-1 Risaldar-Major of 14th Murray's Jat Lancers, 1909] Watercolour by Major Alfred Crowdy Lovett 1909. nam.ac.uk | |||
*[http://www.researchingww1.co.uk/14th-murrays-jat-lancers 14th Murray’s Jat Lancers in the First World War]. researchingww1.co.uk. Includes advice that the War Diaries records at the National Archives, as part of the 7th Indian Cavalry Brigade, are WO 95/5090/2 (July 1916 to December 1917) and WO 95/5090/3 (July 1916 to May 1921). | |||
*[https://www.gov.uk/government/case-studies/ww1-indian-vc-recipient-badlu-singh "WW1 Indian VC recipient Badlu Singh"] 14th Murray’s Jat Lancers, attached to the 29th Lancers of the Indian Army. Date of Action: 23 September 1918. Place of Action: Kh. Es Samariyeh, Palestine. gov.uk | |||
*[https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/22711 Image: Daffadar, or Sergeant, of the 14th Murray's Jat Lancers of the Indian Army] WW1, Middle East. IWM, catalogue reference Art.IWM ART 2344. | |||
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Latest revision as of 13:46, 12 July 2019
Chronology
- 1857 raised as The Jat Horse Yeomanry
- 1859 became Murray’s Jat Horse
- 1861 became 14th Regiment of Bengal Cavalry
- 1864 became 14th Bengal Cavalry (Lancers)
- 1874 became 14th Bengal Lancers
- 1901 became 14th Bengal Lancers (Murray’s Jat Horse)
- 1903 became 14th Murray’s Jat Lancers
- 1922 amalgamated with the 15th Lancers (Cureton's Multanis) to become 1st Battalion 20th Lancers
Battle Honours
- 1878-80 Afghanistan
First World War
14th Murray's Jat Lancers was a cavalry unit with largest establishment in the then Indian Army. During WW 1 while the main body operated in NWFP (1914 - 1916) and Mesopotamia (1916 - 1918), one of its squadron (additional) was affiliated to 29 Lancers (DH) throughout the war. This was so because both the units recruited Hindu Jats. 14th Murray's Jat Lancers was a purely Hindu Jat unit which recruited its troops from Rohtak District of then Punjab and Meerut and Bullundshahr districts of United Province.[1]
External links
- 14th Murray's Jat Lancers Wikipedia
- 20th Lancers Wikipedia
- Risaldar-Major of 14th Murray's Jat Lancers, 1909 Watercolour by Major Alfred Crowdy Lovett 1909. nam.ac.uk
- 14th Murray’s Jat Lancers in the First World War. researchingww1.co.uk. Includes advice that the War Diaries records at the National Archives, as part of the 7th Indian Cavalry Brigade, are WO 95/5090/2 (July 1916 to December 1917) and WO 95/5090/3 (July 1916 to May 1921).
- "WW1 Indian VC recipient Badlu Singh" 14th Murray’s Jat Lancers, attached to the 29th Lancers of the Indian Army. Date of Action: 23 September 1918. Place of Action: Kh. Es Samariyeh, Palestine. gov.uk
- Image: Daffadar, or Sergeant, of the 14th Murray's Jat Lancers of the Indian Army WW1, Middle East. IWM, catalogue reference Art.IWM ART 2344.
References
- ↑ Yogi. Jordan Valley Day Great War Forum 12 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.