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Also known as 21st (Empress of India's) Lancers

1858 raised as the 3rd Bengal European Light Cavalry for service in the Indian Mutiny
1860 renamed the 2nd Bengal European Cavalry
1862 formally moved into the British Army and titled the 21st Regiment of Hussars
1897 redesignated as the 21st Lancers
1898 renamed the 21st (Empress of India's) Lancers
1921 renamed the 21st Lancers (Empress of India's)
1922 amalgamated with the 17th Lancers, to form the 17th/21st Lancers
1993 amalgamated with the 16th/5th Queen's Royal Lancers to form the Queen's Royal Lancers

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 == External Links ==
-[http://web.archive.org/web/20071222005619/www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/cav/D21b(L).htm 21st Lancers ] www.regiments.org<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/21st_Lancers 21st Hussars] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th/21st_Lancers 17th/21st Lancers] Wikipedia<br> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen's_Royal_Lancers Queens Royal Lancers] Wikipedia
+*[http://web.archive.org/web/20071222005619/www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/cav/D21b(L).htm 21st Lancers] www.regiments.org, an archived site<br>
+*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/21st_Lancers 21st Hussars] Wikipedia<br>
+*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th/21st_Lancers 17th/21st Lancers] Wikipedia<br>
+*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen's_Royal_Lancers Queens Royal Lancers] Wikipedia
+*[http://www.qrlassociation.co.uk/m_home.htm The Queen's Royal Lancers Regimental Museum]. Covers the [[5th Dragoons|5th]], [[16th (The Queen's) Lancers|16th]], [[17th Dragoons|17th]], and 21st Lancers
+**[http://www.qrlassociation.co.uk/m_history_21.htm History: 21st Empress of India's Lancers]
+**[http://www.qrlassociation.co.uk/m_history_1721.htm History: 17th/21st Lancers]
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