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#REDIRECT == Chronology ==*'''1790''' raised as Asif Sah's Irregular Cavalry under the Colours of the Nizam of Hyderabad in Berar*'''1801''' became the Nizam's Contingent*'''1816''' became 1st Reformed Horse (Nawab Jalal-ul-Daula's)*'''1826''' became 1st Regiment, Nizam's Cavalry*'''1854''' became the 1st Cavalry, [[Hyderabad Contingent]]*'''1890''' became the 1st Lancers, Hyderabad Contingent*'''1903''' became the '''20th Deccan Horse'''*'''1922''' amalgamated with the [[29th Lancers (Deccan Horse)]] to become the [[9th Royal Deccan Horse|Royal Deccan Horse (9th Horse)]]*'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition*'''1950''' became The Deccan Horse (9 Horse) == Battle Honours ==*[[Indian Mutiny|Central India]]*[[Chronological list of North West Frontier Campaigns|Punjab Frontier]] ==First World War==Regimental History: ''The Royal Deccan Horse In The Great War'' by Lieutenant-Colonel E. Tennant 1939. Available at the [[British Library]], and in a reprint<ref>[https://www.naval-military-press.com/product/royal-deccan-horse-in-the-great-war/ ''The Royal Deccan Horse In The Great War''] Naval & Military Press</ref> edition, which in turn is available as an online book on the Ancestry owned pay website fold3, see below. The regiment served on the [[Western Front]], including taking part in a futile counter attack at Festubert in December 1914<ref>Broomfield, Steven. [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/236733-captain-charles-alexander-chandos-mackenzie-20th-deccan-horse-kia/?do=findComment&comment=2369529 Captain Charles Alexander Chandos Mackenzie - 20th Deccan Horse - kia] ''Great War Forum'' 26 February 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2018.</ref>, and taking part in the Battle of Bazentin Ridge, part of the attack on High Wood in July 1916. == External Links ==*[http://www.indiapicks.com/stamps/Forces/1111_Deccan_Horse.htm Deccan Horse] indiapicks.com*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/29th_Lancers_(Deccan_Horse) 9th Royal Deccan Horse] Wikipedia*[http://fotw.fivestarflags.com/in%5Ehyd1l.html Ist Lancers, Hyderabad Contingent] fotw.fivestarflags.com*[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/With-marigold-India-Remembers-flowers-on-centenary-of-WWI-Indian-cavalry-charge/articleshow/53210584.cms "With marigold, ‘India Remembers’ flowers on centenary of WWI Indian cavalry charge"] by Manimugdha S Sharma July 14, 2016 ''Times of India''. ===Historical books online===*''History of the Thirtieth Lancers Gordons Horse'' by Major E A W Stotherd 1911 is available as a mirror edition on [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.278870 Archive.org], originally from Digital Library of India. This regiment was previously called the [[4th Lancers, Hyderabad Contingent]]. The preface states that a great deal of information will be found about the other three regiments of the Hyderabad Contingent Cavalry, as in many despatches they seem to have been regarded as one large corps.*[https://archive.org/stream/southernindia00pennuoft#page/n21/mode/2up Illustration: "A Jemadar of the 20th Deccan Horse"], near the front of the book ''Southern India'' Painted by Lady Lawler, Described by F E Penny 1914 Archive.org*''The Royal Deccan Horse In The Great War'' is available in a reprint edition, which in turn is available as an [https://www.fold3.com/browse/251/hTGb85NZ8wIfXXI19CjO4DISA online book on the Ancestry owned pay website fold3](located in World War II/Military Books/Britain, under letter T). == References ==<references /> {{#widget:Google PlusOne|size=small|count=true}}
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