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Also known as ''' | Also known as '''17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own)''' | ||
== Chronology == | == Chronology == | ||
*'''1759''' raised by Colonel John Hale as Hale's Light Horse known as the 18th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons | *'''1759''' raised by Colonel John Hale as Hale's Light Horse known as the 18th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons | ||
Revision as of 14:48, 27 July 2009
Also known as 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own)
Chronology
- 1759 raised by Colonel John Hale as Hale's Light Horse known as the 18th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons
- 1761 renumbered as the 17th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons
- 1766 renumbered again as the 3rd Regiment of Light Dragoons
- 1769 renumbered again as the 17th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons
- 1822 renamed the 17th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons (Lancers)
- 1921 retitled as the 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own)
- 1922 amalgamated with the 21st Lancers (Empress of India's) to form the 17th/21st Lancers
- 1993 amalgamated with the 16th/5th Queen's Royal Lancers to form the Queen's Royal Lancers
Service in British India
- 1808 India
- 1815 Cutch
- 1816 3rd Maratha War
- 1818 India
- 1820 Cutch
- 1857 Indian Mutiny
- 1859 Sholapore
- 1860 Secunderabad
- 1879 Mhow
- 1882 Lucknow
- 1905 Meerut
- 1909 Sialkot
External Links
17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own) www.regiments.org
17th Lancers Wikipedia
17th/21st Lancers Wikipedia
Queens Royal Lancers Wikipedia