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*'''1861''' became the 16th (The Queen's) Lancers | *'''1861''' became the 16th (The Queen's) Lancers | ||
*'''1921''' retitled as the 16th The Queen's Lancers | *'''1921''' retitled as the 16th The Queen's Lancers | ||
| − | *'''1922''' amalgamated with the 5th Royal Irish Lancers to form the 16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers | + | *'''1922''' amalgamated with the [[5th Dragoons|5th Royal Irish Lancers]] to form the 16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers |
*'''1954''' became the 16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers | *'''1954''' became the 16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers | ||
*'''1993''' amalgamated with the 17th/21st Lancers to form The Queen's Royal Lancers | *'''1993''' amalgamated with the 17th/21st Lancers to form The Queen's Royal Lancers | ||
Revision as of 16:54, 23 July 2009
Also known as 16th The Queen's Lancers
Chronology
- 1759 raised as the 16th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons
- 1766 renamed the 2nd (or The Queen's) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons
- 1769 renamed the 16th (The Queen's) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons
- 1816 renamed the 16th (The Queen's) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons (Lancers)
- 1861 became the 16th (The Queen's) Lancers
- 1921 retitled as the 16th The Queen's Lancers
- 1922 amalgamated with the 5th Royal Irish Lancers to form the 16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers
- 1954 became the 16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers
- 1993 amalgamated with the 17th/21st Lancers to form The Queen's Royal Lancers
Service in British India
- 1822 India
- 1825 Jat War
- 1839 1st Afghan War
- 1843 Gwalior
- 1844 Meerut
- 1845 1st Sikh War
- 1865 India
- 1890 Lucknow
- 1897 Umballa
- 1897 North West Frontier
== External Links ==
16th Queen's Lancers Wikipedia
16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers Wikipedia
Queen's Royal Lancers Wikipedia
