21st Hussars

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Also known as 21st (Empress of India's) Lancers

Chronology

  • 1858 raised as the 3rd Bengal European Light Cavalry for service in the Indian Mutiny
  • 1860 renamed the 2nd Bengal European Cavalry
  • 1862 formally moved into the British Army and titled the 21st Regiment of Hussars
  • 1897 redesignated as the 21st Lancers
  • 1898 renamed the 21st (Empress of India's) Lancers
  • 1921 renamed the 21st Lancers (Empress of India's)
  • 1922 amalgamated with the 17th Lancers, to form the 17th/21st Lancers
  • 1993 amalgamated with the 16th/5th Queen's Royal Lancers to form the Queen's Royal Lancers

Service in British India

External Links

21st Lancers www.regiments.org
21st Hussars Wikipedia
17th/21st Lancers Wikipedia
Queens Royal Lancers Wikipedia