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[[Image:38th KGO C.I. Horse.jpg|350px|thumb|right|From a painting by Major A.C. Lovett]]
== Chronology ==
*'''1857''' 1st of two irregular cavalry units formed by Henry Otway Mayne and known as '''Mayne's Horse'''
*'''1860''' became the 1st Regiment of Central India Horse
*'''1903''' became the '''38th Central India Horse'''
*'''1906''' became the 38th Prince of Wales's Own Central India Horse
*'''1910''' became the 38th King George's Own Central India Horse
*'''1921''' amalgamated with the [[39th Central India Horse|39th King George's Own Central India Horse]] to become the 38th/39th Cavalry
*'''1922''' became the 38th/39th King George's Own Light Cavalry
*'''1923''' became The [[Central India Horse (21st King George's Own Horse)]]
*'''1937''' became The Central India Horse (21st King George V's Own Horse)
*'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition
*'''1950''' became The Central India Horse
== Battle Honours ==
*[[2nd Afghan War|Afghanistan 1879-80]]
:*[[General Roberts' March from Kabul to Kandahar|Kandahar 1880]]
*[[Chronological list of North West Frontier Campaigns|Punjab Frontier]]
== External links ==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Central_India_Horse_(21st_King_George_V's_Own_Horse) The Central India Horse (21st King George V's Own Horse)] Wikipedia
*Thread from Gentleman’s Military Interest Club dated May 2010 with illustrations.<ref>Veteran. [http://gmic.co.uk/index.php/topic/43991-central-india-horse/ Central India Horse ?] ''Gentleman’s Military Interest Club Forum'' 22 May 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2018. </ref>
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20060223054132/http://www.regiments.org:80/regiments/southasia/cav/1903-38.htm 38th King George's Own Central India Horse] regiments.org, now archived.
:[http://web.archive.org/web/20060214200642/http://www.regiments.org:80/regiments/southasia/cav/1921-21.htm The Central India Horse (21st King George V's Own Horse)] regiments.org, now archived.
===Historical books online===
*''King George’s Own Central India Horse'' by Major General W. A. Watson 1930 is available in a reprint edition,<ref>[https://www.naval-military-press.com/product/king-georges-own-central-india-horse/ ''King George’s Own Central India Horse''] by Major General W. A. Watson, originally published 1930. Naval & Military Press reprint edition.</ref> which in turn is available [https://www.fold3.com/browse/251/hTGb85NZ8EamDdOvshrnF8p6f online on the Ancestry owned pay website fold3] (located in Military Books/India).
== References ==
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