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*'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition | *'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition | ||
*'''1950''' became The Poona Horse (17 Horse) | *'''1950''' became The Poona Horse (17 Horse) | ||
==First World War== | |||
Regimental History: ''With the 33rd “Q.V.O.” Light Cavalry in Mesopotamia'' by Capt E S J Anderson (ed) 1915. Printed in Quetta for private circulation. Available at the [[British Library]]. | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_Queen_Victoria's_Own_Poona_Horse The Poona Horse] Wikipedia | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_Queen_Victoria's_Own_Poona_Horse The Poona Horse] Wikipedia | ||
Revision as of 08:05, 24 June 2014
Chronology
- 1820 raised as 3rd Regiment of Bombay Light Cavalry by Major Peter Delamotte
- 1861 became 3rd Regiment of Bombay Silladar Light Cavalry
- 1861 became 3rd Regiment of Bombay Light Cavalry
- 1876 became 3rd (The Queen's Own) Regiment of Bombay Light Cavalry
- 1903 became 33rd Queen Victoria's Own Light Cavalry
- 1921 amalgamated with 34th Prince Albert Victor's Own Poona Horse to become 33rd/34th Cavalry
- 1922 became 17th Queen Victoria's Own Poona Horse
- 1927 became The Poona Horse (17th Queen Victoria's Own Cavalry)
- 1947 allocated to India on Partition
- 1950 became The Poona Horse (17 Horse)
First World War
Regimental History: With the 33rd “Q.V.O.” Light Cavalry in Mesopotamia by Capt E S J Anderson (ed) 1915. Printed in Quetta for private circulation. Available at the British Library.
External Links
- The Poona Horse Wikipedia
- The Poona Horse Regimental Association now an archived website