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*'''1903''' became '''7th Lancers'''
*'''1903''' became '''7th Lancers'''
*'''1904''' became 7th Hariana Lancers
*'''1904''' became 7th Hariana Lancers
*'''1922''' amalgamated with [[6th Prince of Wales's Cavalry|6th King Edward's Own Cavalry]] to become 18th King Edward's Own Cavalry
*'''1922''' amalgamated with [[6th Prince of Wales's Cavalry|6th King Edward's Own Cavalry]] to become [[18th King Edward's Own Cavalry]]


== Battle Honours ==
== Battle Honours ==
*[[2nd Sikh War|Punjaub]]
*[[2nd Sikh War|Punjaub]]
*[[3rd Burma War|Burma 1885-87]]
*[[3rd Burma War|Burma 1885-87]]
==Regimental History==
*''A short historical record, 18th King Edward VII Own Cavalry''. Lt-Col Lawrence Lawrence-Smith, Commandant. Meerut: Station Press, 1938.  (46p)
: Available at the [[British Library]], reference IOR/L/MIL/17/5/4294


== External Links ==
== External Links ==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7th_Hariana_Lancers 7th Hariana Lancers] Wikipedia<br>
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7th_Hariana_Lancers 7th Hariana Lancers] Wikipedia<br>
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18th_King_Edward%27s_Own_Cavalry 18th King Edward's Own Cavalry] Wikipedia
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18th_King_Edward%27s_Own_Cavalry 18th King Edward's Own Cavalry] Wikipedia
*Victorian Wars Forum [http://www.victorianwars.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=6831&p=28486#p28486  thread] showing the uniform of the 7th Bengal Lancers in 1890
 
== References ==
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[[Category:Indian Army Cavalry Regiments]]
[[Category:Indian Army Cavalry Regiments]]

Latest revision as of 13:21, 26 August 2020

Chronology

  • 1846 raised by Capt Liptrott as the 16th Irregular Cavalry
  • 1847 became 17th Irregular Cavalry
  • 1861 became 7th Regiment of Bengal Cavalry
  • 1900 became 7th Regiment of Bengal Lancers
  • 1901 became 7th Bengal Lancers
  • 1903 became 7th Lancers
  • 1904 became 7th Hariana Lancers
  • 1922 amalgamated with 6th King Edward's Own Cavalry to become 18th King Edward's Own Cavalry

Battle Honours

Regimental History

  • A short historical record, 18th King Edward VII Own Cavalry. Lt-Col Lawrence Lawrence-Smith, Commandant. Meerut: Station Press, 1938. (46p)
Available at the British Library, reference IOR/L/MIL/17/5/4294

External Links

References