12th (Prince of Wales's Royal) Lancers: Difference between revisions

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Also known as the 12th Royal Lancers

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)
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)

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 *'''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 ==
-*'''1841''' India
+*'''1854''' [[Madras]]
-*'''1843''' [[:Category:Gwalior Campaign 1843|Gwalior Campaign]]
+*'''1857''' [[Indian Mutiny]]
-*'''1845''' [[:Category:1st Sikh War|1st Sikh War]]
+*'''1877''' India
-*'''1848''' [[:Category:2nd Sikh War|2nd Sikh War]]
+*'''1881''' [[Bangalore]]
-*'''1857''' [[Indian Mutiny]]
+*'''1902''' [[Umballa]]
-*'''1875''' India
+*'''1907''' [[Sialkot]]
-*'''1878''' [[:Category:2nd Afghan War|2nd Afghan War]]
-*'''1881''' [[Umballa]]
-*'''1898''' [[Punjab]]
-*'''1902''' [[Rawalpindi]]
 == External Links ==
 *[http://web.archive.org/web/20080118043249/www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/cav/D12L.htm   12th Royal Lancers(Prince of Wales's)] www.regiments.org<br>