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*'''1803''' split into 1st and 2nd Bombay Light Cavalry
 
*'''1803''' split into 1st and 2nd Bombay Light Cavalry
 
*'''1842''' became 1st Regiment of Bombay Light Cavalry (Lancers)
 
*'''1842''' became 1st Regiment of Bombay Light Cavalry (Lancers)
*'''1890''' became the '''1st (Duke of Connaught's Own) Bombay Lancers'''
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*'''1890''' became the 1st (Duke of Connaught's Own) Bombay Lancers
*'''1903''' became the 31st Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers
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*'''1903''' became the '''31st Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers'''
 
*'''1923''' amalgamated with the 32nd Lancers to become 13th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers  
 
*'''1923''' amalgamated with the 32nd Lancers to become 13th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers  
 
*'''1947''' allocated to Pakistan on Partition becoming 13th Lancers
 
*'''1947''' allocated to Pakistan on Partition becoming 13th Lancers

Revision as of 18:05, 19 November 2011

'31st Lancers - Daffadar' from a painting by Major A. C. Lovett

Known as 31st Lancers

Chronology

  • 1803 raised as Bombay Squadron of Cavalry by Colonel John Murray
  • 1803 split into 1st and 2nd Bombay Light Cavalry
  • 1842 became 1st Regiment of Bombay Light Cavalry (Lancers)
  • 1890 became the 1st (Duke of Connaught's Own) Bombay Lancers
  • 1903 became the 31st Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers
  • 1923 amalgamated with the 32nd Lancers to become 13th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers
  • 1947 allocated to Pakistan on Partition becoming 13th Lancers

Battle Honours

External Links

Bombay Light Cavalry British Empire website
13th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers www.defencejournal.com