16th (The Queen's) Lancers

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Also known as 16th Lancers.

Chronology

  • 1759 raised as the 16th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons
  • 1766 renamed the 2nd (or The Queen's) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons
  • 1769 renamed the 16th (The Queen's) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons
  • 1816 renamed the 16th (The Queen's) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons (Lancers)
  • 1861 became the 16th (The Queen's) Lancers
  • 1921 retitled as the 16th The Queen's Lancers
  • 1922 amalgamated with the 5th Royal Irish Lancers to form the 16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers
  • 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

16th Lancers Aliwal memorial in Canterbury Cathedral

1st Sikh War

The regiment fought in the Battle of Aliwal on the 28th January 1846, suffering many casualties. Names of the fallen listed on the Aliwal memorial pictured can also be found on Stephen Lewis' memorials website (list of other ranks and list of Officers).

A description of the 16th's experience at Aliwal can be found in the battle article.

Recommended Reading

Three Cheers for the Queen—Lancers Charge! By W. J. Gould. (The Experiences of a Sergeant of 16th Queen’s Lancers in Afghanistan, the Gwalior War, the First Sikh War and the Kaffir War). Available from the FIBIS Shop

External Links

Wikipedia

Other

Historical books online