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== Service in British India ==
[[Image:16th lancers aliwal memorial.jpg|thumb|250px|16th Lancers Aliwal memorial in Canterbury Cathedral]]
*'''1822''' India
*'''1825''' [[Jat War]]
*'''1843''' [[Gwalior]]
*'''1844''' [[Meerut]]
*'''1845''' [[1st Sikh War]], see below:*[[Battle of Aliwal]]
*'''1865''' India
*'''1890''' [[Lucknow]]
*'''1897''' [[Umballa]]
*'''1897''' [[:Category:North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908|North West Frontier]]
===1st Sikh War===
The regiment fought in the [[Battle of Aliwal]] on the 28th January 1846, suffering many casualties. Names of the fallen listed on the Aliwal memorial pictured can also be found on Stephen Lewis' memorials website ([http://www.angelfire.com/mp/memorials/sutcavz.htm list of other ranks] and [http://glosters.tripod.com/Aliwal.htm list of Officers]).
== External Links ==
'''Wikipedia'''*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_The_Queen%27s_Lancers 16th Queen's Lancers] Wikipedia<br>*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th/5th_The_Queen%27s_Royal_Lancers 16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers] Wikipedia<br>*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Queen%27s_Royal_Lancers Queen's Royal Lancers] Wikipedia '''Other'''*[http://www.angelfire.com/mp/memorials/16lancersx.htm Memorial in Bangalore (on Stephen Lewis' website)] - a transcription of names of Officers and men who died whilst the 16th were in India between 1865 and 1876. Names of those who died during the Sutlej Campaign ([[1st Sikh War]] 1845-46) are also on the site (linked above).
===Historical books online===
