6th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers

Formed in 1922 by the amalgamation of the

• 13th Cavalry and
• 16th Cavalry

Francis Ingall, in his autobiography The Last of the Bengal Lancers wrote:

In 1930 the Regiment was horses, the sowars (troopers , enlisted men) carried lances, and the officers carried sabres and pistols…In 1940 the 6th Lancers was mechanized and became a light armoured regiment, reorganized and re-equipped to play a distinguished part in the Second World War

External links

• Photograph: Francis Ingall at Miri Khel Camp, October 1930 page 92 The Last of the Bengal Lancers by Francis Ingall Google Books
• Photograph: Patrol of the 6th Lancers on the Kajauri Plain, October 1930 page 92 The Last of the Bengal Lancers by Francis Ingall Google Books