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*'''1921''' renamed the 21st Lancers (Empress of India's) | *'''1921''' renamed the 21st Lancers (Empress of India's) | ||
*'''1922''' amalgamated with the [[17th Dragoons|17th Lancers]], to form the 17th/21st Lancers | *'''1922''' amalgamated with the [[17th Dragoons|17th Lancers]], to form the 17th/21st Lancers | ||
| − | *'''1993''' amalgamated with the 16th/5th Queen's Royal Lancers to form the Queen's Royal | + | *'''1993''' amalgamated with the 16th/5th Queen's Royal Lancers to form the Queen's Royal Lancers |
== Service in British India == | == Service in British India == | ||
*'''1858''' [[Indian Mutiny]] | *'''1858''' [[Indian Mutiny]] | ||
| − | *''' | + | *'''1862''' India |
| − | *''' | + | *'''1887''' [[Madras]] |
| − | *''' | + | *'''1889''' [[Bangalore]] |
| − | *''' | + | *'''1893''' [[Secunderabad]] |
| − | *''' | + | *'''1896''' Egypt |
| − | *''' | + | *'''1912''' [[Rawalpindi]] |
| + | *'''1914''' Risalpur | ||
| + | *'''1915''' North West Frontier | ||
| + | *'''1919''' [[Meerut]] | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://web.archive.org/web/20071222005619/www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/cav/D21b(L).htm 21st Lancers ] www.regiments.org<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/21st_Lancers 21st Hussars] 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 | [http://web.archive.org/web/20071222005619/www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/cav/D21b(L).htm 21st Lancers ] www.regiments.org<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/21st_Lancers 21st Hussars] 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 15:02, 27 July 2009
Also known as 21st (Empress of India's) Lancers
Chronology
- 1858 raised as the 3rd Bengal European Light Cavalry for service in the Indian Mutiny
- 1860 renamed the 2nd Bengal European Cavalry
- 1862 formally moved into the British Army and titled the 21st Regiment of Hussars
- 1897 redesignated as the 21st Lancers
- 1898 renamed the 21st (Empress of India's) Lancers
- 1921 renamed the 21st Lancers (Empress of India's)
- 1922 amalgamated with the 17th Lancers, 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
- 1858 Indian Mutiny
- 1862 India
- 1887 Madras
- 1889 Bangalore
- 1893 Secunderabad
- 1896 Egypt
- 1912 Rawalpindi
- 1914 Risalpur
- 1915 North West Frontier
- 1919 Meerut
External Links
21st Lancers www.regiments.org
21st Hussars Wikipedia
17th/21st Lancers Wikipedia
Queens Royal Lancers Wikipedia
