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==Regimental History== | |||
*''A short historical record, 18th King Edward VII Own Cavalry''. Lt-Col Lawrence Lawrence-Smith, Commandant. Meerut: Station Press, 1938. (46p) | |||
: Available at the [[British Library]], reference IOR/L/MIL/17/5/4294 | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
Latest revision as of 06:13, 6 June 2017
Chronology
- 1842 raised by Lieut Ryves as 8th Irregular Cavalry
- 1861 became 6th Regiment of Bengal Cavalry
- 1883 became 6th (The Prince of Wales’s) Bengal Cavalry
- 1901 became 6th (Prince of Wales’s) Bengal Cavalry
- 1903 became 6th Prince of Wales’s Cavalry
- 1906 became 6th King Edward’s Own Cavalry
- 1922 amalgamated with 7th Hariana Lancers to become 18th King Edward's Own Cavalry
Battle Honours
- North West Frontier
Regimental History
- A short historical record, 18th King Edward VII Own Cavalry. Lt-Col Lawrence Lawrence-Smith, Commandant. Meerut: Station Press, 1938. (46p)
- Available at the British Library, reference IOR/L/MIL/17/5/4294
External Links
6th Prince of Wales's Cavalry Wikipedia
6th The Prince Of Wales' Bengal Cavalry British Empire website