Deccan Horse

By the treaty of 1801 the Nizam of Hyderabad was obliged to maintain a military force called the Nizam's Contingent. The subsequent treaty of 1853 renamed the force the Hyderabad Contingent. During the 19th century the names of the units changed from 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th Regiments Nizam’s Cavalry to 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th Cavalry Hyderabad Contingent and 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th Lancers Hyderabad Contingent.

Chronology

• 1790 raised as Asif Sah's Irregular Cavalry under the Colours of the Nizam of Hyderabad in Berar
• 1801 became the Nizam's Contingent
• 1816 Irregular Cavalry reorganised into four regiments of the ‘Reformed Horse’
• 1853 became the Hyderabad Contingent
• 1903 1st & 2nd Regiments became the 20th Deccan Horse and 29th Lancers (Deccan Horse), 3rd Regiment disbanded, 4th Regiment became 30th Lancers (Gordon's Horse)
• 1922 20th & 29th amalgamated to become the Royal Deccan Horse (9th Horse)
• 1947 allocated to India on Partition
• 1950 became The Deccan Horse (9 Horse)

External Links

The Deccan Horse www.geocities.com
9th Royal Deccan Horse Wikipedia
Hyderabad Contingent Indian Army Official website
British Empire - 3rd Lancers British Empire website