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In 1884 due to the return of the [[13th Hussars]] to England, 2 privates transferred to the 12th Lancers <ref>  [http://pinetreeweb.com/13th-afghan-war.htm The 13th Hussars in India & Afghanistan 1874-1884] pinetreeweb.com</ref>
In 1884 due to the return of the [[13th Hussars]] to England, 2 privates transferred to the 12th Lancers <ref>  [http://pinetreeweb.com/13th-afghan-war.htm The 13th Hussars in India & Afghanistan 1874-1884] pinetreeweb.com</ref>
   
   
== External Links ==
== External links ==
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20080118043249/www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/cav/D12L.htm  12th Royal Lancers(Prince of Wales's)] including [http://web.archive.org/web/20071016052148/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-cav/d12.htm deployments] www.regiments.org, an archived site.<br>
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20080118043249/www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/cav/D12L.htm  12th Royal Lancers(Prince of Wales's)] including [http://web.archive.org/web/20071016052148/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-cav/d12.htm deployments] www.regiments.org, an archived site.<br>
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_Royal_Lancers 12th Royal Lancers] Wikipedia
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_Royal_Lancers 12th Royal Lancers] Wikipedia
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*[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.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
**[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
*[http://www.9th12thlancersmuseum.org 9th/12th Royal Lancers Museum] Contains a search facility for those who served in the 19th and 20th centuries and online regimental histories
*[http://www.9th12thlancersmuseum.org 9th/12th Royal Lancers Museum] Contains a search facility for those who served in the 19th and 20th centuries and online regimental histories and journals, the latter  (at 2018/05) in the years 1909-1913, 1927-1930, and 1946 onwards.
===Historical books online===
===Historical books online===
*''The History Of The XII Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales’s)'' by Captain P F Stewart  1950 is available  as a [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/505984 pdf download], Digital Library of India. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.505984 Archive.org mirror version].
*''The History Of The XII Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales’s)'' by Captain P F Stewart  1950 is available  as a [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/505984 pdf download], Digital Library of India. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.505984 Archive.org mirror version].

Revision as of 06:40, 30 May 2018

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

In 1884 due to the return of the 13th Hussars to England, 2 privates transferred to the 12th Lancers [1]

External links

Historical books online

This book is also available to read online on the 9th/12th Royal Lancers Museum website (refer above). Some pages may be slow to load.

References