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*'''1858''' raised as the 3rd Bengal European Light Cavalry for service in the Indian Mutiny | *'''1858''' raised as the 3rd Bengal European Light Cavalry for service in the Indian Mutiny | ||
*'''1860''' renamed the 2nd Bengal European Cavalry | *'''1860''' renamed the 2nd Bengal European Cavalry | ||
| − | *'''1862''' formally moved into the British Army and titled the 21st Regiment of Hussars | + | *'''1862''' formally moved into the British Army and titled the '''21st Regiment of Hussars''' |
*'''1897''' redesignated as the 21st Lancers | *'''1897''' redesignated as the 21st Lancers | ||
*'''1898''' renamed the 21st (Empress of India's) Lancers | *'''1898''' renamed the 21st (Empress of India's) Lancers | ||
Revision as of 15:42, 24 August 2010
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
