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==Online Books==
''Ten years in India, in the 16th Queen's Lancers'' by WJD Gould (1837-1846) [http://www.archive.org/details/tenyearsinindiai00gouluoft Archive.org]. In 1846 when the Regiment left India for England, those who wished to stay in India could transfer to either the 3rd Light Dragoons or the 9th Lancers [http://www.archive.org/stream/tenyearsinindiai00gouluoft#page/108/mode/2up page 108]
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Also known as '''16th The Queen's Lancers'''.
== Chronology ==
*'''1759''' raised as the 16th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons
*'''1954''' became the 16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers
*'''1993''' amalgamated with the 17th/21st Lancers to form The Queen's Royal Lancers
== Service in British India ==
*'''1822''' India
*'''1825''' [[:Category:Jat War 1825-26|Jat War]] *'''1839''' [[:Category:1st Afghan War|1st Afghan War]]
*'''1843''' [[Gwalior]]
*'''1844''' [[Meerut]]
*'''1845''' [[:Category:1st Sikh War|1st Sikh War]]
*'''1865''' India
*'''1890''' [[Lucknow]]
*'''1897''' [[Umballa]]
*'''1897''' [[:Category:North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908|North West Frontier]]
== External Links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_The_Queen%27s_Lancers 16th Queen's Lancers] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th/5th_The_Queen%27s_Royal_Lancers 16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Queen%27s_Royal_Lancers Queen's Royal Lancers] Wikipedia ===Historical books online===*[http://www.archive.org/details/tenyearsinindiai00gouluoft ''Ten years in India, in the 16th Queen's Lancers''] by WJD Gould (1837-1846) [Archive.org]. In 1846 when the Regiment left India for England, those who wished to stay in India could transfer to either the [[3rd The King's Own Hussars|3rd Light Dragoons]] or the [[9th (The Queen's Royal) Lancers|9th Lancers]] ([http://www.archive.org/stream/tenyearsinindiai00gouluoft#page/108/mode/2up page 108]).
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