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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.
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.
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.
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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.
In spring 1862, George Washington Carter began organizing a lancer cavalry regiment in central Texas. So many men were recruited that two additional lancer regiments, the 24th and 25th Texas Cavalry, were formed. The three units moved to Arkansas where the 24th and 25th were dismounted to serve as infantry, but the 21st remained mounted.
The Royal Lancers (Queen Elizabeths' Own) is a cavalry regiment of the British Army. The regiment was formed by an amalgamation of the 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's) and the Queen's Royal Lancers on 2 May 2015. It serves in the 1st Deep Reconnaissance Strike Brigade Combat Team. The Royal Lancers are part of the 3rd (UK) Division.