17th Lancers

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Also known as 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own)

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

External Links

Historical Books Online

Other

17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own) www.regiments.org
17th Lancers Wikipedia
17th/21st Lancers Wikipedia
Queens Royal Lancers Wikipedia