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31st Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers

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[[Image:31st Lancers - Daffadar.jpg|right|thumb|350px|'31st Lancers - Daffadar' from a painting by Major A. C. Lovett]]
== Chronology ==
*'''1803''' raised as Bombay Squadron of Cavalry by Colonel John Murray
*'''1803''' split into 1st and 2nd Bombay Light Cavalry
*'''1842''' became 1st Regiment of Bombay Light Cavalry (Lancers)
*'''1890''' became the 1st (Duke of Connaught's Own) Bombay Lancers
*'''1903''' became the 31st Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers
*'''1947''' allocated to Pakistan on Partition
 
== External Links ==
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indiancavalry/indiancavalrypre1857.htm Bombay Light Cavalry] British Empire website<br>[http://www.defencejournal.com/nov99/13th-duke.htm 13th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers] www.defencejournal.com
 
[[Category:Indian Army Cavalry Regiments]]
[[Image:31st Lancers - Daffadar.jpg|right|thumb|350px|'31st Lancers - Daffadar' from a painting by Major A. C. Lovett]]

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