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*'''1885''' raised in Ambala as 16th Regiment of Bengal Cavalry by Lt-Col G C Ross | *'''1885''' raised in Ambala as 16th Regiment of Bengal Cavalry by Lt-Col G C Ross | ||
*'''1890''' became 16th Regiment of Bengal Lancers | *'''1890''' became 16th Regiment of Bengal Lancers | ||
*'''1901''' became 16th Bengal Lancers | *'''1901''' became '''16th Bengal Lancers''' | ||
*'''1921''' amalgamated with | *'''1921''' amalgamated with [[13th (Duke of Connaught's) Bengal Lancers|13th Cavalry]] to become 13/16th Cavalry | ||
*'''1922''' became 6th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers | *'''1922''' became 6th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers | ||
*'''1947''' allocated to Pakistan on Partition | *'''1947''' allocated to Pakistan on Partition | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://books.google.com/books?id=eJ-avmU6o80C&pg=PA28&lpg=PA28&dq=16th+bengal+Cavalry&source=bl&ots=oDX0wjuEDy&sig=52c5oraHECg8ivOuG84evbAvfwI&hl=en&ei=rZDMSeOlJobKjAe18LDRCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=3&ct=result#PPA28,M1 16th Cavalry] Bengal Cavalry Regiments 1857-1914 (Google Books)<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Cavalry 16th Cavalry] Wikipedia | [http://books.google.com/books?id=eJ-avmU6o80C&pg=PA28&lpg=PA28&dq=16th+bengal+Cavalry&source=bl&ots=oDX0wjuEDy&sig=52c5oraHECg8ivOuG84evbAvfwI&hl=en&ei=rZDMSeOlJobKjAe18LDRCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=3&ct=result#PPA28,M1 16th Cavalry] Bengal Cavalry Regiments 1857-1914 (Google Books)<br> | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Cavalry 16th Cavalry] Wikipedia<br> | |||
[http://web.archive.org/web/20060113082904/www.regiments.org/regiments/southasia/cav/1903-16.htm 16th Cavalry] www.regiments.org | |||
[[Category:Indian Army Cavalry Regiments]] | [[Category:Indian Army Cavalry Regiments]] | ||
Revision as of 14:35, 21 October 2010
Chronology
- 1857 raised as Rohilkhund Horse
- 1864 known as 16th Cavalry
- 1882 disbanded
- 1885 raised in Ambala as 16th Regiment of Bengal Cavalry by Lt-Col G C Ross
- 1890 became 16th Regiment of Bengal Lancers
- 1901 became 16th Bengal Lancers
- 1921 amalgamated with 13th Cavalry to become 13/16th Cavalry
- 1922 became 6th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers
- 1947 allocated to Pakistan on Partition
External Links
16th Cavalry Bengal Cavalry Regiments 1857-1914 (Google Books)
16th Cavalry Wikipedia
16th Cavalry www.regiments.org