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*'''1909''' [[Sialkot]] | *'''1909''' [[Sialkot]] | ||
In 1884 due to the return of the [[13th Hussars]] to England, 5 privates transferred to the 17th Lancers<ref> [http://pinetreeweb.com/13th-afghan-war.htm The 13th Hussars in India & Afghanistan 1874-1884] pinetreeweb.com</ref> | |||
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*[http://web.archive.org/web/20071216005411/www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-cav/d17.htm 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own)] www.regiments.org<br> | *[http://web.archive.org/web/20071216005411/www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-cav/d17.htm 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own)] www.regiments.org<br> | ||
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*''A History of the 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own)''] by Hon. J.W. Fortescue 1895 [http://www.archive.org/stream/ahistorythlance00fortgoog#page/n265/mode/1up List of officers 1759-1894] Archive.org | *''A History of the 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own)''] by Hon. J.W. Fortescue 1895 [http://www.archive.org/stream/ahistorythlance00fortgoog#page/n265/mode/1up List of officers 1759-1894] Archive.org | ||
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Revision as of 09:23, 19 December 2011
Also known as 17th (Light) Dragoons and 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)
- 1861 renamed the 17th Regiment of 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
In 1884 due to the return of the 13th Hussars to England, 5 privates transferred to the 17th Lancers[1]
External Links
- 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own) www.regiments.org
- 17th Lancers Wikipedia
- 17th/21st Lancers Wikipedia
- Queens Royal Lancers Wikipedia
- The Queen's Royal Lancers Regimental Museum. Covers the 5th, 16th, 17th, and 21st Lancers
Historical Books Online
- Historical Record of the Seventeenth Regiment of Light Dragoons, Lancers: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1759, and of its subsequent services to 1841 1841. Archive.org. Indian Service commences page 54 in 1808 in Calcutta
- A History of the 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own) by Hon. J.W. Fortescue 1895 Archive.org
- A History of the 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own)] by Hon. J.W. Fortescue 1895 List of officers 1759-1894 Archive.org
References
- ↑ The 13th Hussars in India & Afghanistan 1874-1884 pinetreeweb.com