29th Lancers (Deccan Horse)

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Chronology

  • 1790 raised as Asif Sah's Irregular Cavalry under the Colours of the Nizam of Hyderabad in Berar
  • 1801 became the Nizam's Contingent
  • 1816 became 2nd Reformed Horse
  • 1826 became 2nd Regiment, Nizam's Cavalry
  • 1854 became the 2nd Cavalry, Hyderabad Contingent
  • 1890 became the 2nd Lancers, Hyderabad Contingent
  • 1903 became the 29th Lancers (Deccan Horse)
  • 1922 amalgamated with the 20th Deccan Horse to become the Royal Deccan Horse (9th Horse)
  • 1947 allocated to India on Partition
  • 1950 became The Deccan Horse (9 Horse)

First World War

Regimental History: The Royal Deccan Horse In The Great War by Lieutenant-Colonel E. Tennant 1939. Available at the British Library, and in a reprint[1] edition, which in turn is available as an online book on the Ancestry owned pay website fold3, see below.

The regiment served in France and Palestine.

External Links

Historical books online

  • History of the Thirtieth Lancers Gordons Horse by Major E A W Stotherd 1911 is available on Archive.org, mirror from Digital Library of India. This regiment was previously called the 4th Lancers, Hyderabad Contingent. The preface states that a great deal of information will be found about the other three regiments of the Hyderabad Contingent Cavalry, as in many despatches they seem to have been regarded as one large corps.
  • The Royal Deccan Horse In The Great War is available in a reprint edition, which in turn is available as an online book on the Ancestry owned pay website fold3 (located in World War II/Military Books/Britain, under letter T).

References

  1. The Royal Deccan Horse In The Great War Naval & Military Press
  2. michaeldr. Jordan Valley Day Great War Forum 30 September 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2018.