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
Related Articles
External links
- 4th Duke of Cambridge's Own Hodson's Horse Wikipedia
- 10th Bengal Lancers British Empire website
- William Hodson Wikipedia
Historical books online
- Hodson’s Horse 1857-1922 by Major F G Cardew, 1928 is available in a reprint edition,[1] which in turn is available online on the Ancestry owned pay website fold3 (located in World War II/Military Books/India).
References
- ↑ Hodson’s Horse 1857-1922 Naval & Military Press reprint edition.