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9th Hodson's Horse
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Known as Hodson's Horse
Chronology
- 1857 raised by Brevet Major William Hodson as Hodson’s Horse
- 1858 2nd Regiment of Hodson’s Horse formed
- 1859 1st & 2nd Regiments became 9th & 10th Bengal Lancers
- 1861 9th became 9th Regiment of Bengal Cavalry
- 1886 became 9th Regiment of Bengal Lancers
- 1901 became 9th Bengal Lancers (Hodson's Horse)
- 1903 became 9th Hodson's Horse
- 1921 became 4th Duke of Cambridge's Own (Hodson's Horse)
- 1922 became 4th Duke of Cambridge's Own Hodson's Horse
- 1927 became Hodson's Horse (4th Duke of Cambridge's Own Lancers)
- 1947 allocated to India on Partition; became Hodson's Horse
- 1966 became 4th Horse
Related articles
External links
- 4th Duke of Cambridge's Own Hodson's Horse Wikipedia
- 9th Bengal Lancers British Empire website
- William Hodson Wikipedia
Historical books online
- "Hodson’s Horse: An historical sketch of the 9th Bengal Cavalry" by Major Dudley Sampson, page 300 Colburn’s United Service Magazine 1878, Part III Archive.org
- Hodson's Horse 1857-1922 by Major F G Cardew 1928 Archive.org