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== Chronology == | == Chronology == | ||
*'''1787''' raised as the 5th Regiment Madras Native Cavalry | *'''1787''' raised as the 5th Regiment Madras Native Cavalry | ||
Revision as of 10:33, 31 May 2009
Chronology
- 1787 raised as the 5th Regiment Madras Native Cavalry
- 1788 became the the 1st Madras Native Cavalry
- 1816 became 1st Madras Light Cavalry
- 1886 became the 1st Regiment of Madras Lancers
- 1901 became the 1st Madras Lancers
- 1903 became the 26th Light Cavalry
- 1909 became the 26th Prince of Wales Own Light Cavalry
- 1910 became the 26th King George’s Own Light Cavalry
- 1922 amalgamated with 30th Lancers (Gordon's Horse) to become the 8th King George’s Own Light Cavalry
- 1947 allocated to India on Partition
External Links
8th King George's Own Light Cavalry Wikipedia