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*'''1923''' amalgamated with the 32nd Lancers to become 13th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers | *'''1923''' amalgamated with the 32nd Lancers to become 13th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers | ||
*'''1947''' allocated to Pakistan on Partition becoming 13th Lancers | *'''1947''' allocated to Pakistan on Partition becoming 13th Lancers | ||
== Battle Honours == | |||
*[[1st Afghan War|Affghanistan]] | |||
:*[[Battle of Ghazni 1839|Ghuznee 1839]] | |||
*[[Siege of Multan Dec 1848|Mooltan]] | |||
*[[3rd Burma War|Burma 1885-87]] | |||
*[[1st Afghan War|Afghanistan 1919]] | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
Revision as of 10:44, 10 September 2009
Known as 31st Lancers
Chronology
- 1803 raised as Bombay Squadron of Cavalry by Colonel John Murray
- 1803 split into 1st and 2nd Bombay Light Cavalry
- 1842 became 1st Regiment of Bombay Light Cavalry (Lancers)
- 1890 became the 1st (Duke of Connaught's Own) Bombay Lancers
- 1903 became the 31st Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers
- 1923 amalgamated with the 32nd Lancers to become 13th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers
- 1947 allocated to Pakistan on Partition becoming 13th Lancers
Battle Honours
External Links
Bombay Light Cavalry British Empire website
13th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers www.defencejournal.com