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The 17th Lancers advancing, wearing their early-war uniform, postcard after Harry Payne Uniforms worn by the 17th between 1768 and 1914, by Richard Simkin. The regiment, which was based in Sialkot in India at the start of the First World War , landed in France as part of the 2nd (Sialkot) Cavalry Brigade in the 1st Indian Cavalry Division [ 51 ...
Two cavalry regiments of the British Army have been numbered the 17th Regiment of Light Dragoons: 17th Regiment of Light Dragoons (1759) , (1759-1763) 17th Regiment of Light Dragoons ( 17th Lancers ), raised as 18th Dragoons in 1759 and redesignated as a lancer regiment in 1861.
This is a list of numbered Regiments of Cavalry of the British Army from the mid-18th century until 1922 when various amalgamations were implemented. The Life Guards were formed following the end of the English Civil War as troops of Life Guards between 1658 and 1659. [1]
The 17th Lancers advancing, wearing their early-war uniform, postcard after Harry Payne. In September 1914, the brigade was mobilized as the 2nd (Sialkot) Cavalry Brigade and assigned to the 1st Indian Cavalry Division. [4] With the division, it departed Bombay on 16 October 1914 and landed at Marseilles on 7 November.
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The 17th Lancers, as regular cavalry, were sent to the action following the withdrawal of the irregulars. [4] The cavalry was led by Colonel Drury Drury-Lowe, but the terrain was unsuited to their tactics. [5] The cavalry were unable to engage with the Zulus, who hid in the long grass and took shots at them as they passed. [6]
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I happen to have a few photographs from a church at Mhow (Central India) - with brass plates installed by the 17th Lancers, bearing the names of their Officers & Men who died while the regiment was stationed there. I shall upload them and link them shortly. Jonathanvarunbenjamin 10:57, 31 July 2016 (UTC)