10th Duke of Cambridge’s Own Lancers (Hodson’s Horse)

Chronology

• 1857 raised by Brevet Major William Hodson as Hodson’s Horse
• 1858 2nd Regiment of Hodson’s Horse formed
• 1859 regiment split into 9th & 10th Bengal Lancers
• 1861 10th became 10th Regiment of Bengal Cavalry
• 1864 became 10th Regiment of Bengal Cavalry (Lancers)
• 1874 became 10th Regiment of Bengal Lancers
• 1878 became 10th Bengal (Duke of Cambridge’s Own) Lancers
• 1901 became 10th (Duke of Cambridge’s Own) Bengal Lancers (Hodson’s Horse)
• 1903 became 10th Duke of Cambridge’s Own Lancers (Hodson’s Horse)
• 1921 became 4th Duke of Cambridge's Own (Hodson's Horse)
• 1927 became Hodson's Horse (4th Duke of Cambridge's Own Lancers)
• 1947 allocated to India on Partition; became Hodson's Horse
• 1966 became 4th Horse

Service in British India

• 1857 Indian Mutiny
• 1859 Lucknow
• 1867 Abyssinia
• 1878 Afghanistan
• 1895 Jhelum
• 1900 Nowshera
• 1911 Jullundur
• 1921 Multan

External Links

• 4th Duke of Cambridge's Own Hodson's Horse Wikipedia
• 10th Bengal Lancers British Empire website
• William Hodson Wikipedia