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== Chronology == | == Chronology == | ||
*'''1857''' raised at Muttra as the Muttra Horse | *'''1857''' raised at [[Muttra]] as the Muttra Horse | ||
*'''1857''' became the Muttra Police Corps | *'''1857''' became the Muttra Police Corps | ||
*'''1858''' became the Rohilkhand Auxiliary Police Levy | *'''1858''' became the Rohilkhand Auxiliary Police Levy | ||
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*'''1861''' became 17th Regiment of Bengal Cavalry | *'''1861''' became 17th Regiment of Bengal Cavalry | ||
*'''1882''' disbanded | *'''1882''' disbanded | ||
*'''1885''' re-raised at | *'''1885''' re-raised at [[Meean Meer]] by Col E H E Kauntze | ||
*'''1900''' became 17th Regiment of Bengal Lancers | *'''1900''' became '''17th Regiment of Bengal Lancers''' | ||
*'''1901''' became 17th Bengal Lancers | *'''1901''' became 17th Bengal Lancers | ||
*'''1903''' became 17th Cavalry | *'''1903''' became 17th Cavalry | ||
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'''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) ISBN 1590480996 and ISBN 978-1590480991 <br> | Published by Long Riders' Guild Press (December 2001) ISBN 1590480996 and ISBN 978-1590480991 <br> | ||
See [[ | See [[Military reading list]] for a review of this book. | ||
[[Category:Indian Army Cavalry Regiments]] | [[Category:Indian Army Cavalry Regiments]] | ||
Revision as of 10:56, 19 November 2011
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 Meean Meer 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
See Military reading list for a review of this book.