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*'''1842''' became 2nd Regiment of Bombay Light Cavalry (Lancers)
*'''1842''' became 2nd Regiment of Bombay Light Cavalry (Lancers)
*'''1903''' became the '''32nd Lancers'''
*'''1903''' became the '''32nd Lancers'''
*'''1923''' amalgamated with the [[31st Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers]] to become 13th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers  
*'''1923''' amalgamated with the [[31st Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers]] to become [[13th Duke of Connaught's Own Bombay Lancers|13th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers]]
*'''1947''' allocated to Pakistan on Partition becoming 13th Lancers
*'''1947''' allocated to Pakistan on Partition becoming 13th Lancers



Revision as of 11:18, 25 March 2014

33rd, 34th and 32nd Lancers from a painting by Major A. C. Lovett

Chronology

  • 1803 raised as Bombay Squadron of Cavalry by Colonel John Murray
  • 1803 split into 1st and 2nd Bombay Light Cavalry
  • 1842 became 2nd Regiment of Bombay Light Cavalry (Lancers)
  • 1903 became the 32nd Lancers
  • 1923 amalgamated with the 31st Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers to become 13th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers
  • 1947 allocated to Pakistan on Partition becoming 13th Lancers

External Links

Bombay Light Cavalry British Empire website
13th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers by John Gaylor Defence Journal (Karachi) November 1999 www.defencejournal.com