Difference between revisions of "27th Light Cavalry"

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'27th & 26th Lt Cavalry' from a painting by Major A. C. Lovett

1776 raised as the 3rd Regiment of Native Cavalry (Stevenson's), Nawab of Arcot's Army
1784 became the 3rd Madras Native Cavalry,transferred to British service
1784 became the 1st Madras Native Cavalry
1786 became the 4th Madras Native Cavalry
1788 became the 2nd Madras Native Cavalry
1819 became the 2nd Madras Light Cavalry
1886 became the 2nd Regiment of Madras Lancers
1901 became the 2nd Madras Lancers
1903 became the 27th Light Cavalry
1922 became the 16th Light Cavalry
1947 allocated to India at independence and partition

The Madras Soldier 1746-1946 by Lt.-Col. E G Phythian-Adams. Revised and enlarged edition 1947 Archive.org. Includes Chapter VI
- Cavalry page 132

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 **[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8Nz7_FfW2Q&list=PL2FDA0D1DB6744C8A&index=20  16th Light Cavalry polo players, 1935]
 **[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SUk0MJ5mrE&index=21&list=PL2FDA0D1DB6744C8A 16th Light Cavalry at the Quetta Horse Show, 1935]
+===Historical books online===
+*[https://archive.org/details/MadrasSoldier ''The Madras Soldier 1746-1946''] by Lt.-Col. E G Phythian-Adams. Revised and enlarged edition 1947 Archive.org. Includes Chapter VI
+**[https://archive.org/stream/MadrasSoldier#page/n149/mode/2up Cavalry] page 132
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