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*'''1882''' disbanded | *'''1882''' disbanded | ||
*'''1885''' re-raised at [[Meean Meer]] by Col E H E Kauntze | *'''1885''' re-raised at [[Meean Meer]] by Col E H E Kauntze | ||
| − | *'''1900''' became | + | *'''1900''' became 17th Regiment of Bengal Lancers |
*'''1901''' became 17th Bengal Lancers | *'''1901''' became 17th Bengal Lancers | ||
| − | *'''1903''' became 17th Cavalry | + | *'''1903''' became '''17th Cavalry''' |
| + | *'''1921''' amalgamated with [[37th Lancers (Baluch Horse)]] to form 17th/37th Lancers | ||
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== Battle Honours == | == Battle Honours == | ||
Revision as of 17:56, 19 November 2011
Chronology
- 1857 raised at Muttra as the Muttra Horse
- 1857 became the Muttra Police Corps
- 1858 became the Rohilkhand Auxiliary Police Levy
- 1858 became Robarts' Horse
- 1861 became 17th Regiment of Bengal Cavalry
- 1882 disbanded
- 1885 re-raised at Meean Meer by Col E H E Kauntze
- 1900 became 17th Regiment of Bengal Lancers
- 1901 became 17th Bengal Lancers
- 1903 became 17th Cavalry
- 1921 amalgamated with 37th Lancers (Baluch Horse) to form 17th/37th Lancers
Battle Honours
External Links
17th Cavalry Google Books
Recommended Reading
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer by Francis Yeats-Brown
Published by Long Riders' Guild Press (December 2001) ISBN 1590480996 and ISBN 978-1590480991
See Military reading list for a review of this book.
