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*[http://www.9th12thlancersmuseum.org 9th/12th Royal Lancers Museum] Contains a search facility for those who served in the 19th and 20th centuries and online regimental histories
*[http://www.9th12thlancersmuseum.org 9th/12th Royal Lancers Museum] Contains a search facility for those who served in the 19th and 20th centuries and online regimental histories
===Historical books online===
===Historical books online===
*''The History Of The XII Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales’s)'' by Captain P F Stewart  1950 is available to read online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website.  
*''The History Of The XII Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales’s)'' by Captain P F Stewart  1950 is available  as a [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/505984 pdf download], Digital Library of India.
:This book is also available to read online on the 9th/12th Royal Lancers Museum website (refer above). However currently (August 2015), the book file on the Museum website appears incomplete. As an example, the chapter "The Years Between", page 310 is digital file page 264.
:This book is also available to read online on the 9th/12th Royal Lancers Museum website (refer above). However currently (August 2015), the book file on the Museum website appears incomplete. As an example, the chapter "The Years Between", page 310 is digital file page 264.



Revision as of 01:56, 11 November 2016

Also known as the 12th Light Dragoons

Chronology

  • 1715 raised as Phineas Bowles's Regiment of Dragoons
  • 1751 became the 12th Regiment of Dragoons
  • 1768 became the 12th Prince of Wales's Regiment of Light Dragoons
  • 1816 became the 12th (The Prince of Wales's) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons (Lancers)
  • 1817 became the 12th (The Prince of Wales's) Royal Regiment of (Light) Dragoons (Lancers)
  • 1861 became the 12th (Prince of Wales's Royal) Lancers
  • 1921 became the 12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's)
  • 1960 amalgamated with the 9th (The Queen's Royal) Lancers to form the 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's)

Service in British India

In 1884 due to the return of the 13th Hussars to England, 2 privates transferred to the 12th Lancers [1]

External Links

Historical books online

  • The History Of The XII Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales’s) by Captain P F Stewart 1950 is available as a pdf download, Digital Library of India.
This book is also available to read online on the 9th/12th Royal Lancers Museum website (refer above). However currently (August 2015), the book file on the Museum website appears incomplete. As an example, the chapter "The Years Between", page 310 is digital file page 264.

References