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== Chronology ==

*'''1759''' raised by Colonel John Hale as Hale's Light Horse known as the 18th 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 Hussars|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 ==

*'''1808''' India