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*'''1901''' became 17th Bengal Lancers | *'''1901''' became 17th Bengal Lancers | ||
*'''1903''' became 17th Cavalry | *'''1903''' became 17th Cavalry | ||
== Battle Honours == | == Battle Honours == | ||
*[[ | *[[2nd Afghan War|Afghanistan 1878-80]] | ||
*[[ | *[[3rd Afghan War|Afghanistan 1919]] | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://books.google.com/books?id=gLGt_qGKMq4C&pg=PA30&lpg=PA30&dq=17th+Bengal+Lancers&source=bl&ots=UcDRoQJs3E&sig=j6-x5PDAJcdwEKk7O4p1oS6GukA&hl=en&ei=e1UVSrWwA9_KjAf04-WGDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6 17th Cavalry] Google Books | [http://books.google.com/books?id=gLGt_qGKMq4C&pg=PA30&lpg=PA30&dq=17th+Bengal+Lancers&source=bl&ots=UcDRoQJs3E&sig=j6-x5PDAJcdwEKk7O4p1oS6GukA&hl=en&ei=e1UVSrWwA9_KjAf04-WGDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6 17th Cavalry] Google Books | ||
== Recommended Reading == | == Recommended Reading == | ||
'''The Lives of a Bengal Lancer''' by Francis Yeats-Brown<br> | '''The Lives of a Bengal Lancer''' by Francis Yeats-Brown<br> | ||
Published by Long Riders' Guild Press (December 2001)<br> | Published by Long Riders' Guild Press (December 2001)<br> | ||
ISBN 1590480996 and ISBN 978-1590480991 | ISBN 1590480996 and ISBN 978-1590480991 | ||
[[Category:Indian Army Cavalry Regiments]] | [[Category:Indian Army Cavalry Regiments]] | ||
Revision as of 12:49, 10 September 2009
Chronology
- 1857 raised at Muttra as the Muttra Horse
- 1857 became the Muttra Police Corps
- 1858 became the Rohilkhand Auxiliary Police Levy
- 1858 became Robarts' Horse
- 1861 became 17th Regiment of Bengal Cavalry
- 1882 disbanded
- 1885 re-raised at Mian Mir by Col E H E Kauntze
- 1900 became 17th Regiment of Bengal Lancers
- 1901 became 17th Bengal Lancers
- 1903 became 17th Cavalry
Battle Honours
External Links
17th Cavalry Google Books
Recommended Reading
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer by Francis Yeats-Brown
Published by Long Riders' Guild Press (December 2001)
ISBN 1590480996 and ISBN 978-1590480991