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| + | [[Image:31st Lancers - Daffadar.jpg|right|thumb|350px|'31st Lancers - Daffadar' 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 1st Regiment of Bombay Light Cavalry (Lancers) | ||
| + | *'''1890''' became the 1st (Duke of Connaught's Own) Bombay Lancers | ||
| + | *'''1903''' became the 31st Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers | ||
| + | *'''1947''' allocated to Pakistan on Partition | ||
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| + | == External Links == | ||
| + | [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indiancavalry/indiancavalrypre1857.htm Bombay Light Cavalry] British Empire website<br>[http://www.defencejournal.com/nov99/13th-duke.htm 13th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers] www.defencejournal.com | ||
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Revision as of 19:48, 14 May 2009
Chronology
- 1803 raised as Bombay Squadron of Cavalry by Colonel John Murray
- 1803 split into 1st and 2nd Bombay Light Cavalry
- 1842 became 1st Regiment of Bombay Light Cavalry (Lancers)
- 1890 became the 1st (Duke of Connaught's Own) Bombay Lancers
- 1903 became the 31st Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers
- 1947 allocated to Pakistan on Partition
External Links
Bombay Light Cavalry British Empire website
13th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers www.defencejournal.com
