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*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indiancavalry/9thbl.htm 9th Bengal Lancers] British Empire website | *[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indiancavalry/9thbl.htm 9th Bengal Lancers] British Empire website | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Stephen_Raikes_Hodson William Hodson] Wikipedia | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Stephen_Raikes_Hodson William Hodson] Wikipedia | ||
*Victorian Wars Forum [http://www.victorianwars.com/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=7093 thread] with photograph of the "Officers 9th Bengal Cavalry 1864" | |||
[[Category:Indian Army Cavalry Regiments]] | [[Category:Indian Army Cavalry Regiments]] | ||
Revision as of 00:42, 27 May 2012
Known as Hodson's Horse
Chronology
- 1857 raised by Brevet Major William Hodson as Hodson’s Horse
- 1858 2nd Regiment of Hodson’s Horse formed
- 1859 1st & 2nd Regiments became 9th & 10th Bengal Lancers
- 1861 9th became 9th Regiment of Bengal Cavalry
- 1886 became 9th Regiment of Bengal Lancers
- 1901 became 9th Bengal Lancers (Hodson's Horse)
- 1903 became 9th Hodson's Horse
- 1921 became 4th Duke of Cambridge's Own (Hodson's Horse)
- 1922 became 4th Duke of Cambridge's Own Hodson's Horse
- 1927 became Hodson's Horse (4th Duke of Cambridge's Own Lancers)
- 1947 allocated to India on Partition; became Hodson's Horse
- 1966 became 4th Horse
Related articles
External Links
- 4th Duke of Cambridge's Own Hodson's Horse Wikipedia
- 9th Bengal Lancers British Empire website
- William Hodson Wikipedia
- Victorian Wars Forum thread with photograph of the "Officers 9th Bengal Cavalry 1864"