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Also known as '''16th The Queen's Lancers''' | Also known as '''16th The Queen's Lancers''' | ||
== Chronology == | == Chronology == | ||
| − | *'''1759''' raised as the | + | *'''1759''' raised by Colonel John Hale as Hale's Light Horse known as the 18th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons |
| − | *''' | + | *'''1761''' renumbered as the 17th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons |
| − | *''' | + | *'''1766''' renumbered again as the 3rd Regiment of Light Dragoons |
| − | *''' | + | *'''1769''' renumbered again as the 17th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons |
| − | *''' | + | *'''1822''' renamed the 17th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons (Lancers) |
| − | *'''1921''' retitled as the | + | *'''1921''' retitled as the 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own) |
| − | *'''1922''' amalgamated with the | + | *'''1922''' amalgamated with the 21st Lancers (Empress of India's) to form the 17th/21st Lancers |
| − | *''' | + | *'''1993''' amalgamated with the 16th/5th Queen's Royal Lancers to form the Queen's Royal Lancers |
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== Service in British India == | == Service in British India == | ||
*'''1822''' India | *'''1822''' India | ||
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*'''1897''' [[:Category:North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908|North West Frontier]] | *'''1897''' [[:Category:North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908|North West Frontier]] | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
| − | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | + | [http://web.archive.org/web/20071216005411/www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-cav/d17.htm 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own)] www.regiments.org<br> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_Lancers 17th Lancers] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th/21st_Lancers 17th/21st Lancers Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen's_Royal_Lancers Queens Royal Lancers] Wikipedia |
[[Category:British Army Cavalry Regiments]] | [[Category:British Army Cavalry Regiments]] | ||
Revision as of 18:01, 23 July 2009
Also known as 16th The Queen's Lancers
Chronology
- 1759 raised by Colonel John Hale as Hale's Light Horse known as the 18th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons
- 1761 renumbered as the 17th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons
- 1766 renumbered again as the 3rd Regiment of Light Dragoons
- 1769 renumbered again as the 17th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons
- 1822 renamed the 17th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons (Lancers)
- 1921 retitled as the 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own)
- 1922 amalgamated with the 21st Lancers (Empress of India's) to form the 17th/21st Lancers
- 1993 amalgamated with the 16th/5th Queen's Royal Lancers to form the Queen's Royal Lancers
Service in British India
- 1822 India
- 1825 Jat War
- 1839 1st Afghan War
- 1843 Gwalior
- 1844 Meerut
- 1845 1st Sikh War
- 1865 India
- 1890 Lucknow
- 1897 Umballa
- 1897 North West Frontier
External Links
17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own) www.regiments.org
17th Lancers Wikipedia
17th/21st Lancers Wikipedia
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen's_Royal_Lancers Queens Royal Lancers Wikipedia
