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The 21st Lancers (Empress of India's) was a cavalry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1858 and amalgamated with the 17th Lancers in 1922 to form the 17th/21st Lancers. Perhaps its most famous engagement was the Battle of Omdurman , where Winston Churchill (then an officer of the 4th Hussars ), rode with the unit.
The 17th/21st Lancers was a cavalry regiment of the British Army. It was formed in England by the amalgamation of the 17th Lancers and the 21st Lancers in 1922 and, after service in the Second World War , it amalgamated with the 16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers to form the Queen's Royal Lancers in 1993.
He was commissioned into the 21st Lancers in 1881 becoming Inspector of Musketry for that Regiment in 1882 and Adjutant of the Regiment in 1884. [ 1 ] In 1887 he was transferred to India and in 1898 he went to Sudan , fought in the Battle of Omdurman and was mentioned in despatches .
He became commanding officer of the 17th/21st Lancers in 1979 and commander of the 7th Armoured Brigade in 1983. [3] He went on to be General Officer Commanding (GOC) 1st Armoured Division in 1987 and Assistant Chief of the General Staff in 1989. [ 3 ]
Educated at Uppingham School, [1] Everard was commissioned into the 17th/21st Lancers in June 1983. [2] In 1995, as Chief of Staff, 4th Armoured Brigade, he was deployed to the United Nations Protection Force HQ, Sector South-West, and subsequently as part of the leading UK element of the NATO Implementation Force (IFOR) in Bosnia. [1]
Pages in category "17th/21st Lancers officers" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Pages in category "21st Lancers officers" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Frederick Benson; C.
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