17th Irregular Cavalry

6th & 8th Cavalry

Chronology

1846 raised by Capt W H Ryves as 17th Regiment of Bengal Irregular Cavalry
1847 became 18th Regiment of Bengal Irregular Cavalry
1861 became 8th Regiment of Bengal Cavalry
1900 became 8th Regiment of Bengal Lancers
1901 became 7th Bengal Lancers
1903 became 8th Lancers
1904 became 8th Cavalry
1922 amalgamated with 6th King Edward's Own Cavalry to become 18th King Edward's Own Cavalry

8th Cavalry Google Books