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9th (The Queen's Royal) Lancers
Also known as the Delhi Spearmen.
Chronology
- 1715 raised by Major-General Owen Wynne as the 9th Dragoons or "Wynne's Dragoons"
- 1783 became the 9th Light Dragoons
- 1816 became the 9th Lancers
- 1830 became the 9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers
- 1921 became the 9th Queen's Royal Lancers
- 1953 merged with 12th Royal Lancers and became 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's)
Service in British India
- 1841 India
- 1843 Gwalior Campaign
- 1845 1st Sikh War
- 1848 2nd Sikh War
- 1857 Indian Mutiny
- 1875 India
- 1878 2nd Afghan War
- 1881 Umballa
- 1898 Punjab
- 1902 Rawalpindi
External Links
Historical Books Online
Historical record of the Ninth, or the Queen’s Royal Regiment of Light Dragoons; Lancers: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1715, and of its subsequent services to 1841 Google Books 1841
Other
- 9th Queen's Royal Lancers www.regiments.org
- 9th Lancers Wikipedia
- 9th Lancers armynavyairforce.co.uk