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<br>The charge of the Royal Deccan Horse at High Wood on July 14th 1916, two weeks into the battle of the Somme, is celebrated for the courage of those who galloped up through the cornfields, and for the anachronism of attempting a cavalry charge on the western front. The charge was the first made since trench warfare began, and it was the last. The regiment lost 50 casualties (nine dead); and 72 horses. The Deccan Horse's war service also included deployment in Palestine in 1918 and taking part in the capture of Damascus from the Turks.<ref>[http://www.naval-military-press.com/royal-deccan-horse-in-the-great-war.html ''The Royal Deccan Horse In The Great War''] by Lieutenant-Colonel E. Tennant (retrieved 18 June 2014)</ref>
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==First World War==
Regimental History: ''The Royal Deccan Horse In The Great War'' by Lieutenant-Colonel E. Tennant
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