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== Chronology ==
*'''1857''' raised as Rohilkhund Horse
*'''1864''' known as 16th Cavalry
*'''1882''' disbanded
*'''1885''' raised in Ambala as 16th Regiment of Bengal Cavalry by Lt-Col G C Ross
*'''1890''' became 16th Regiment of Bengal Lancers
*'''1901''' became '''16th Bengal Lancers'''
*'''1921''' amalgamated with [[13th (Duke of Connaught's) Bengal Lancers|13th Cavalry]] to become 13/16th Cavalry
*'''1922''' became 6th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers
*'''1947''' allocated to Pakistan on Partition
 
== External Links ==
[http://books.google.com/books?id=eJ-avmU6o80C&pg=PA28&lpg=PA28&dq=16th+bengal+Cavalry&source=bl&ots=oDX0wjuEDy&sig=52c5oraHECg8ivOuG84evbAvfwI&hl=en&ei=rZDMSeOlJobKjAe18LDRCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=3&ct=result#PPA28,M1 16th Cavalry] Bengal Cavalry Regiments 1857-1914 (Google Books)<br>
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Cavalry 16th Cavalry] Wikipedia<br>
[http://web.archive.org/web/20060113082904/www.regiments.org/regiments/southasia/cav/1903-16.htm 16th Cavalry] www.regiments.org


[[Category:Indian Army Cavalry Regiments]]
[[Category:Indian Army Cavalry Regiments]]

Revision as of 10:51, 19 November 2011

Chronology

  • 1857 raised as Rohilkhund Horse
  • 1864 known as 16th Cavalry
  • 1882 disbanded
  • 1885 raised in Ambala as 16th Regiment of Bengal Cavalry by Lt-Col G C Ross
  • 1890 became 16th Regiment of Bengal Lancers
  • 1901 became 16th Bengal Lancers
  • 1921 amalgamated with 13th Cavalry to become 13/16th Cavalry
  • 1922 became 6th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers
  • 1947 allocated to Pakistan on Partition

External Links

16th Cavalry Bengal Cavalry Regiments 1857-1914 (Google Books)
16th Cavalry Wikipedia
16th Cavalry www.regiments.org