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*'''1783''' became the 9th Light Dragoons  
 
*'''1783''' became the 9th Light Dragoons  
 
*'''1816''' became the 9th Lancers
 
*'''1816''' became the 9th Lancers
*'''1830''' became the 9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers
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*'''1830''' became the '''9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers'''
 
*'''1921''' became the 9th Queen's Royal Lancers
 
*'''1921''' became the 9th Queen's Royal Lancers
 
*'''1953''' merged with [[12th Light Dragoons|12th Royal Lancers]] and became 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's)
 
*'''1953''' merged with [[12th Light Dragoons|12th Royal Lancers]] and became 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's)

Revision as of 15:13, 24 August 2010

Also known as the Delhi Spearmen.

Chronology

  • 1715 raised by Major-General Owen Wynne as the 9th Dragoons or "Wynne's Dragoons"
  • 1783 became the 9th Light Dragoons
  • 1816 became the 9th Lancers
  • 1830 became the 9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers
  • 1921 became the 9th Queen's Royal Lancers
  • 1953 merged with 12th Royal Lancers and became 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's)

Service in British India

External Links

Historical Books Online

Historical record of the Ninth, or the Queen’s Royal Regiment of Light Dragoons; Lancers: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1715, and of its subsequent services to 1841 Google Books 1841

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