12th Cavalry
Chronology
- 1857 raised as 2nd Sikh Irregular Cavalry
- 1861 became 12th Regiment of Bengal Cavalry
- 1901 became 12th Bengal Cavalry
- 1903 became 12th Cavalry
- 1921 amalgamated with 11th Prince of Wales's Own Lancers to form 5th King Edward's Own Probyn's Horse
Battle Honours
- 1868 Abyssinia
- 1878-80 Afghanistan
- 1878 Peiwar Kotal
- 1879 Charasia
- 1879 Kabul
- 1899 Punjab Frontier
External Links
12th Cavalry Wikipedia
12th Bengal Cavalry Wikipedia
Risaldar-Major Gurdath Singh and his orderly Bharat Rakshak website
