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*'''1903''' became the '''30th Lancers (Gordon's Horse)'''
*'''1903''' became the '''30th Lancers (Gordon's Horse)'''
*'''1921''' amalgamated with the [[26th Light Cavalry|26th King George's Own Light Cavalry]], to form [[8th King George's Own Light Cavalry]]
*'''1921''' amalgamated with the [[26th Light Cavalry|26th King George's Own Light Cavalry]], to form [[8th King George's Own Light Cavalry]]
==Regimental history==
''History of 8th King George V.'s Own Light Cavalry'' by H. G. Rawlinson. [With plates.] Published 1948. Available at the [[British Library]] UIN: BLL01001795331


== External Links ==
== External Links ==
*[http://fotw.fivestarflags.com/in%5Ehyd1l.html Hyderabad Contingent Standard] fotw.fivestarflags.com
*[http://fotw.fivestarflags.com/in%5Ehyd1l.html Hyderabad Contingent Standard] fotw.fivestarflags.com
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8th_King_George's_Own_Light_Cavalry 8th King George's Own Light Cavalry] Wikipedia
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8th_King_George's_Own_Light_Cavalry 8th King George's Own Light Cavalry] Wikipedia
*[http://www.orbat.info/cimh/regiments/8CAVALRY/8th%20Cavalry.html 8th Light Cavalry Regiment: A Brief History 1787 – 2005]. orbat.info. During WW1 "30th Lancers saw action in France where, though being a cavalry regiment, it received a good taste of trench warfare. It then went on to extinguish the embers of an Arab rebellion in Iraq, before going into action in Persia".
===Historical books online===
===Historical books online===
*''History of the Thirtieth Lancers Gordons Horse'' by E A W Stotherd  1911 is available to read  online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website, in TIFF format, and as a [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/278870 pdf to download]. 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.
*''History of the Thirtieth Lancers Gordons Horse'' by E A W Stotherd  1911 [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.278870 Archive.org version], mirror from Digital Library of India. 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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Latest revision as of 08:03, 24 April 2019

Known as Gordon's Horse

Chronology

Regimental history

History of 8th King George V.'s Own Light Cavalry by H. G. Rawlinson. [With plates.] Published 1948. Available at the British Library UIN: BLL01001795331

External Links

Historical books online

  • History of the Thirtieth Lancers Gordons Horse by E A W Stotherd 1911 Archive.org version, mirror from Digital Library of India. 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.