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*'''1819''' became the 3rd Regiment of Madras Light Cavalry
*'''1891''' became the 3rd Regiment of Madras Lancers
*'''1901''' became the 2nd 3rd Madras Lancers
*'''1903''' became the ''' 28th Light Cavalry'''
*'''1922''' became the 7th Light Cavalry
*'''1947''' allocated to India at independence and partition
==Regimental histories==
*''We Lead : 7th Light Cavalry, 1784-1990'' edited by C.L. Proudfoot c 1991
: Available at the [[British Library]] UIN: BLL01012516454 . Also for those with suitable University access, available [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/002627934 Hathi Trust Digital Library].
*Also see First World War, following.
==First World War==
Regimental histories
* ''The 28th Light Cavalry in Persia and Russian Turkistan, 1915-1920'' by Maj JAC Kreyer and Maj G Uloth 1926. Available at the [[British Library]], UIN: BLL01012505295
*''Riding to War'' by Gerald Uloth. 1994. Available at the [[National Army Museum]], Accession No: 55034. 28th Light Cavalry was with the Seistan Field Force along the Persia-Afghan border. The author was later in Birjand (Eastern Persia) and Merv (now Turkmenistan), and then took part in the [[3rd Afghan War]].<ref>''[[BACSA]] Journal'' [http://himalaya.socanth.cam.ac.uk/collections/journals/chowkidar/pdf/chowkidar_07_02.pdf ''Chowkidar'' Volume 7 Number 2 Autumn 1994], page 42 review of ''Riding to War'' by Gerald Uloth</ref> For an extract, see below.
*''Faraway Campaign'' by F James [Major Frank], 1934. Available at the British Library UIN: BLL01012141114, BLL01001846216. Also available in a reprint edition.<ref>''Faraway Campaign. Experiences of an Indian Army Cavalry Officer in Persia and Russia during the Great War'' by F James. Reprint by Leonaur 2008.</ref>
1621 Daffadar Bola Ram, 28th Light Cavalry was awarded the I.D.S.M.[Indian Distinguished Service Medal] and 2nd Class Gold Cross of St George for gallantry in charging a patrol of Bolshevik cavalry. Note: From a medal viewpoint, these actions in Transcaspia were classified as part of the Salonika Force<ref>[https://www.dnw.co.uk/auction-archive/past-catalogues/lot.php?auction_id=52&lot_id=90593 DNW Auction: 19th September 2003, Lot 1271]</ref>.
See [[Norperforce]] for more details about the campaign in Transcaspia.
== External Links ==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7th_Light_Cavalry 7th Light Cavalry] Wikipedia*Watercolour by Charles James Lyall: [https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:250996/ 1902. 3rd Madras Light Cavalry] Brown Digital Repository, Brown University Library.*[http://www.researchingww1.co.uk/28th-light-cavalry 28th Light Cavalry in the First World War] researchingww1.co.uk*[http://collaborativecollections.org/WorldWarOne/28th_Light_Cavalry,_Indian 28th Light Cavalry, Indian]. Details of War Diary WO 95/5415 (01/06/1915–31/10/1915) available at the National Archives, Kew, the only one available. collaborativecollections.org*[https://ww1.nam.ac.uk/stories/captain-gerald-uloth/ Soldiers' Stories: Captain Gerald Uloth] Uloth was posted to the 28th Light Cavalry in January 1914. Extracts of letters written 31 July 1918 to 28 February 1919, and photographs. ww1.nam.ac.uk===Historical books online===*[https://archive.org/details/MadrasSoldier ''The Madras Soldier 1746-1946''] by Lt.-Col. E G Phythian-Adams Revised and enlarged edition 1947 Archive.org. Includes Chapter VI**[https://archive.org/stream/MadrasSoldier#page/n149/mode/2up Cavalry] page 132*[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/32184/supplement/159 "Despatch from General Sir G.F. Milne Commanding in Chief, the Army of The Black Sea dated 11 August 1920"] ''The London Gazette Supplement'' Publication date: 7 January 1921 Supplement: 32184 Pages: 159-175. From the date of the signature of the Armistice with Turkey to the date of the signature of the Turkish Peace Treaty (10th August 1920). Indian Army regiments mentioned: 28th Light Cavalry, [[7th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|19th Punjabis]], 1/[[21st Regiment of Punjab Infantry |21st Punjabis]], 1/[[ 25th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|25th Punjabis]] and 1/[[4th Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force |54th Sikhs]].*[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=fG9zk5Y3MugC&pg=PA126 "The Battle of Dushak"] 1918 pages 126-127 ''Turkmenistan'' by Paul Brummell 2005 Google Books. The 28th Light Cavalry and the [[7th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|1/19th Punjabi Infantry]] took part in this action, part of the Malleson Mission in Transcaspia. For more details see [[Norperforce]].*[https://web.archive.org/web/20180416064352/https://erenow.com/ww/thebookofwar/54.html Extract from ''Riding to War'' by Gerald Uloth]. Also see First World War, above. ==References==<references/>{{#widget:Google PlusOne|size=small|count=true}}
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