13th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers

Chronology

• 1858 raised as 4th Sikh Irregular Cavalry by Lieut John Watson VC
• 1861 became 13th Bengal Cavalry
• 1864 became 13th Bengal Cavalry (Lancers)
• 1874 became 13th Bengal Lancers
• 1884 became 13th (Duke of Connaught's) Bengal Lancers
• 1903 became 13th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers
• 1906 became 13th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers (Watson's Horse)
• 1921 amalgamated with the 16th Cavalry to become 13/16th Cavalry
• 1922 became 6th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers
• 1947 allocated to Pakistan on Partition

Battle Honours

• Afghanistan 1878-80
• Egypt 1882

• Tel-el-Kebir

• Punjab Frontier

• Mohmand Expedition 1897
• Zakha Khel Expedition
• Zaimukht Expedition

External Links

• 6th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers (Watson's Horse) Defence Journal website
• 6th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers (Watson's Horse) Wikipedia
• John Watson VC Wikipedia
• 13th Duke of Connaught's Regt of Bengal Lancers British Empire website
  

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