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*[http://www. | *[http://www.derbymuseums.org/other-galleries/ The Soldier’s Story at Derby Museums] tells the stories of soldiers from three regiments; the 9th/12th Royal Lancers, the Sherwood Foresters (now part of the Mercian Regiment) and the Derbyshire Yeomanry. | ||
**[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/nra/onlinelists/GB1609%20912L.pdf Catalogue of regimental records] for the [[9th (The Queen's Royal) Lancers|9th]] and 12th Lancers available at the Derby Museum and Art Gallery | |||
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Revision as of 12:03, 8 February 2013
Also known as the 12th Light Dragoons
Chronology
- 1715 raised as Phineas Bowles's Regiment of Dragoons
- 1751 became the 12th Regiment of Dragoons
- 1768 became the 12th Prince of Wales's Regiment of Light Dragoons
- 1816 became the 12th (The Prince of Wales's) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons (Lancers)
- 1817 became the 12th (The Prince of Wales's) Royal Regiment of (Light) Dragoons (Lancers)
- 1861 became the 12th (Prince of Wales's Royal) Lancers
- 1921 became the 12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's)
- 1960 amalgamated with the 9th (The Queen's Royal) Lancers to form the 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's)
Service in British India
- 1854 Madras
- 1857 Indian Mutiny Central India campaign - see also Banda and Kirwee Prize Money
- 1877 India
- 1881 Bangalore
- 1902 Umballa
- 1907 Sialkot
In 1884 due to the return of the 13th Hussars to England, 2 privates transferred to the 12th Lancers [1]
External Links
- 12th Royal Lancers(Prince of Wales's) including deployments www.regiments.org, an archived site.
- 12th Royal Lancers Wikipedia
- 9th/12th Royal Lancers Wikipedia
- The Soldier’s Story at Derby Museums tells the stories of soldiers from three regiments; the 9th/12th Royal Lancers, the Sherwood Foresters (now part of the Mercian Regiment) and the Derbyshire Yeomanry.
- Catalogue of regimental records for the 9th and 12th Lancers available at the Derby Museum and Art Gallery
References
- ↑ The 13th Hussars in India & Afghanistan 1874-1884 pinetreeweb.com