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*'''1901''' became 17th Bengal Lancers
*'''1901''' became 17th Bengal Lancers
*'''1903''' became 17th Cavalry
*'''1903''' became 17th Cavalry
== Battle Honours ==
== Battle Honours ==
*[[:Category:2nd Afghan War|Afghanistan 1878-80]]
*[[2nd Afghan War|Afghanistan 1878-80]]
*[[:Category:3rd Afghan War|Afghanistan 1919]]
*[[3rd Afghan War|Afghanistan 1919]]
 
== External Links ==
== External Links ==
[http://books.google.com/books?id=gLGt_qGKMq4C&pg=PA30&lpg=PA30&dq=17th+Bengal+Lancers&source=bl&ots=UcDRoQJs3E&sig=j6-x5PDAJcdwEKk7O4p1oS6GukA&hl=en&ei=e1UVSrWwA9_KjAf04-WGDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6 17th Cavalry] Google Books
[http://books.google.com/books?id=gLGt_qGKMq4C&pg=PA30&lpg=PA30&dq=17th+Bengal+Lancers&source=bl&ots=UcDRoQJs3E&sig=j6-x5PDAJcdwEKk7O4p1oS6GukA&hl=en&ei=e1UVSrWwA9_KjAf04-WGDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6 17th Cavalry] Google Books
== Recommended Reading ==
== Recommended Reading ==
'''The Lives of a Bengal Lancer''' by Francis Yeats-Brown<br>
'''The Lives of a Bengal Lancer''' by Francis Yeats-Brown<br>
Published by Long Riders' Guild Press (December 2001)<br>
Published by Long Riders' Guild Press (December 2001)<br>
ISBN 1590480996 and ISBN 978-1590480991
ISBN 1590480996 and ISBN 978-1590480991
[[Category:Indian Army Cavalry Regiments]]
[[Category:Indian Army Cavalry Regiments]]

Revision as of 12:49, 10 September 2009

Chronology

  • 1857 raised at Muttra as the Muttra Horse
  • 1857 became the Muttra Police Corps
  • 1858 became the Rohilkhand Auxiliary Police Levy
  • 1858 became Robarts' Horse
  • 1861 became 17th Regiment of Bengal Cavalry
  • 1882 disbanded
  • 1885 re-raised at Mian Mir by Col E H E Kauntze
  • 1900 became 17th Regiment of Bengal Lancers
  • 1901 became 17th Bengal Lancers
  • 1903 became 17th Cavalry

Battle Honours

External Links

17th Cavalry Google Books

Recommended Reading

The Lives of a Bengal Lancer by Francis Yeats-Brown
Published by Long Riders' Guild Press (December 2001)
ISBN 1590480996 and ISBN 978-1590480991