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== History ==
The cavalry regiments of the [[British Army]] began to be established following the restoration of Charles II. Horse regiments fought as mounted cavalry whereas dragoons were originally mounted infantry. Originally named after their colonel, and so changing name with each new commanding officer, in 1751 the regiments were numbered according to seniority. At first there was a distinction between the light cavalry (Light Dragoon regiments) and the heavy cavalry (Dragoon and Dragoon Guard regiments). At the beginning of the 19th century light dragoon regiments began to be called hussars or lancers. By 1861 the heavy cavalry consisted of three regiments of dragoons and seven of dragoon guards. The light cavalry consisted of nine ten regiments of hussars and five of lancers. In 1862 the three European Light Cavalry regiments from the [[Bengal Army]] were transferred to the British Army. The titles of the cavalry units are generally those in use in 1861.
Listed below are the [[British Army]] Cavalry Regiments that served in British India and for which there are separate detailed articles.
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'''Heavy Cavalry'''
*[[17th Lancers]]
*[[18th Hussars]]
*[[19th HussarsLancers]]❉*[[20th 19th Hussars]]☆*[[21st 20th Hussars]]☆*[[22nd Light Dragoons21st Hussars]]☆*[[23rd 22nd Light Dragoons]]❉*[[24th Light Dragoons]]❉*[[25th Light Dragoons]]*[[27th Light Dragoons]]❉
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❉ disbanded by 1821<br>☆ former Bengal Army regiments == External Links links ==*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavalry_regiments_of_the_British_Army Cavalry regiments of the British Army] Wikipedia<br>*[https://web.archive.org/web/20190330085422fw_/http://wwwisp.ans.com.au/~rampais/genelogy/india/indexes/indexkitz1.htm British Regiments in India Where & When]rampaisgenealogy, now an archived website.===Historical books online===*[https://archive.org/details/cavalryuniformsi0000wilk/page/n5/mode/2up ''Cavalry uniforms; including other mounted troops of Britain and the Commonwealth in colour''] by Robert and Christopher Wilkinson-Latham 1969 Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library. Also includes some Indian Army uniforms.*[https://archive.org/details/britishcavalry0000warn/mode/2up ''The British Cavalry''] by Philip Warner 1984 Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library.
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[[Category:British Army Cavalry Regiments| British Army Cavalry Regiments]]
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