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*'''1915''' North West Frontier
*'''1915''' North West Frontier
*'''1919''' [[Meerut]]
*'''1919''' [[Meerut]]
==Regimental Journals==
*''Twenty First Hussars Regimental Gazetteer''. This journal was first published in Lucknow in 1872 and at least one issue, possibly more , is available at the [[British Library]]
*''The Vedette : the Journal of the 21st (Empress of India's) Lancers''. Volume 1 1911/1912 to Volume 9, 1919 appear  in the catalogue of the [[National Army Museum]]
*''The White Lancer and the Vedette : the Regimental Journal of the 17th/21st Lancers ''. Volume 11-12 1923-1924,  Volume 16 1928  and some editions in the 1930s and beyond appear in the catalogue of the [[National Army Museum]]
== External Links ==
== External Links ==
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20071222005619/www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/cav/D21b(L).htm 21st Lancers] including [http://web.archive.org/web/20071114202145/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-cav/d21b.htm deployments] www.regiments.org, an archived site<br>
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20071222005619/www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/cav/D21b(L).htm 21st Lancers] including [http://web.archive.org/web/20071114202145/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-cav/d21b.htm deployments] www.regiments.org, an archived site<br>
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**[http://www.qrlassociation.co.uk/m_history_1721.htm History: 17th/21st Lancers]  
**[http://www.qrlassociation.co.uk/m_history_1721.htm History: 17th/21st Lancers]  
*[http://peek-01.livejournal.com/23643.html  The Life and Death of Lieutenant Neville Rudd Thompson  of the 21st (Empress of India’s) Lancers] by Ross Dix-Peek.  Lieutenant Thompson and the 21st Lancers, and their part in the Battle at Shabkadar on the 5 September 1915 on the [[North West Frontier Campaigns| North West Frontier]] . The regiment  spend the duration of World War One (1914-1919) in India, in that region.
*[http://peek-01.livejournal.com/23643.html  The Life and Death of Lieutenant Neville Rudd Thompson  of the 21st (Empress of India’s) Lancers] by Ross Dix-Peek.  Lieutenant Thompson and the 21st Lancers, and their part in the Battle at Shabkadar on the 5 September 1915 on the [[North West Frontier Campaigns| North West Frontier]] . The regiment  spend the duration of World War One (1914-1919) in India, in that region.
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[[Category:British Army Cavalry Regiments]]
[[Category:British Army Cavalry Regiments]]

Revision as of 02:31, 12 October 2012

Also known as 21st (Empress of India's) Lancers

Chronology

  • 1858 raised as the 3rd Bengal European Light Cavalry for service in the Indian Mutiny
  • 1860 renamed the 2nd Bengal European Cavalry
  • 1862 formally moved into the British Army and titled the 21st Regiment of Hussars
  • 1897 redesignated as the 21st Lancers
  • 1898 renamed the 21st (Empress of India's) Lancers
  • 1921 renamed the 21st Lancers (Empress of India's)
  • 1922 amalgamated with the 17th Lancers, 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

Regimental Journals

  • Twenty First Hussars Regimental Gazetteer. This journal was first published in Lucknow in 1872 and at least one issue, possibly more , is available at the British Library
  • The Vedette : the Journal of the 21st (Empress of India's) Lancers. Volume 1 1911/1912 to Volume 9, 1919 appear in the catalogue of the National Army Museum
  • The White Lancer and the Vedette : the Regimental Journal of the 17th/21st Lancers . Volume 11-12 1923-1924, Volume 16 1928 and some editions in the 1930s and beyond appear in the catalogue of the National Army Museum

External Links