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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.
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.
17th Lancers Waltz, 1905 music sheet cover to celebrate the cavalry regiment The 17th Lancers installed this brass plaque inside Christ Church, Mhow to honour their losses during the period from 1879 to 1884. In December 1857 the regiment arrived in India to reinforce the effort to suppress the Indian rebellion against British rule.
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The Lancers in Italy during the Second World War' is a brief combat history of the British Queen's Royal Lancers during the Italian campaign. In May 1943, after the successful North African campaign, the 16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers and the 17th/21st Lancers, as part of the 26th Armoured Brigade of the 6th Armoured Division, moved to Italy.
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.
The regiment's nickname, the 'Death or Glory Boys', came from their cap badge and was known as "the motto". [4] This was the combined cap badges of the two antecedent regiments, and features a pair of crossed lances, from the 16th/5th Queen's Royal Lancers, together with a skull and crossbones, below which is a ribbon containing the words 'Or Glory'.
Includes commissioned officers of the 17th Lancers regiment of the British Army. ... This page was last edited on 18 October 2007, at 11:17 (UTC).