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British Army cavalry regiment
The 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own) was a cavalry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1759 and notable for its participation in the Charge of
17th_Lancers
Military unit
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
17th/21st_Lancers
British Army cavalry regiment
Lancers (Empress of India's) was a cavalry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1858 and combined with the 17th Lancers in 1922 to form the 17th/21st
21st_Lancers
Military unit
precedence after the 17th Lancers. After service in the Second World War and the Gulf War, the regiment amalgamated with the 17th/21st Lancers to form the Queen's
16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers
16th/5th_The_Queen's_Royal_Lancers
Cavalry regiment of the British Army
Royal Lancers". Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 29 July 2016. "17TH LANCERS HISTORY". The Royal Lancers. Retrieved 10 July 2025. "The Royal Lancers are part
Royal_Lancers
Military unit
form the Royal Lancers. The regiment was formed in 1993 by the amalgamation of the 16th/5th Queen's Royal Lancers with the 17th/21st Lancers. From its formation
Queen's_Royal_Lancers
1854 charge of the Crimean War
British cavalry, which consisted of the 4th and 13th Light Dragoons, the 17th Lancers, and the 8th and 11th Hussars, under the command of Major General James
Charge_of_the_Light_Brigade
Pakistan Army unit
15th Lancers (Baloch) is an armoured regiment of the Pakistan Army. It was formed in 1922 by the amalgamation of the 17th Cavalry and the 37th Lancers (Baluch
15th_Lancers
1879 battle of the Anglo-Zulu War
Officer: Major General Frederick Marshall. 1st King's Dragoon Guards. 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own). Commanding Officer: Brigadier General Sir
Battle_of_Ulundi
Topics referred to by the same term
numbered the 17th Regiment of Light Dragoons: 17th Regiment of Light Dragoons (1759), (1759-1763) 17th Regiment of Light Dragoons (17th Lancers), raised as
17th Regiment of Light Dragoons
17th_Regiment_of_Light_Dragoons
Topics referred to by the same term
17th Cavalry may refer to: 17th Cavalry Regiment (British Indian Army) 17th Cavalry Regiment (United States) 17th Horse (Poona Horse) 17th Lancers 17th/21st
17th_Cavalry
Military unit
The 19th Lancers is an armoured regiment of the Pakistan Army. Before 1956, it was known as 19th King George V's Own Lancers, which was a regular cavalry
19th_Lancers
Military unit
The 13th Lancers is an armoured regiment of Pakistan Army. It was formed in 1923 as 13th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers by the amalgamation of 31st Duke
13th_Lancers
Type of light or heavy cavalry armed with a lance
(Royal Lancers), India (2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse) and 20th Lancers), Belgium (1/3rd Lancers Battalion), Portugal (2nd Lancers Regiment), Pakistan, Italy
Lancer
Military unit in the British Indian Army and Pakistan Army
The 6th Lancers is an armoured regiment of the Pakistan Army. Previously, it was known as the 6th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers (Watson's Horse), and
6th_Lancers_(Watson's_Horse)
Battle of the Second Boer War
supply of ammunition, we're done for". The British were C Squadron of the 17th Lancers. The Boers took advantage of a mist to encircle the British camp. When
Battle_of_Elands_River_(1901)
British Army officer (1721–1811)
Cannon, p. 24 John William Fortescue (20 May 1895). "A History of the 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own)". Macmillan and co. Retrieved 20 May 2019 –
Samuel Birch (British Army officer)
Samuel_Birch_(British_Army_officer)
1854 battle of the Crimean War
Light Dragoons, the 17th Lancers, and the 11th Hussars, formed the first line (the latter regiment was soon moved behind the Lancers to reduce the width
Battle_of_Balaclava
British Army officer (1820–1858)
Crimea, only joining the army besieging Sebastopol in October, where the 17th Lancers were also present as part of the Light Cavalry Brigade. Their commanding
William Morris (British Army officer)
William_Morris_(British_Army_officer)
Pakistan Army's staff corps for mechanized warfare
from the original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2018. 13th Lancers is successor to the 1st and 2nd Native Troops of Bombay Cavalry, raised
Pakistan_Army_Armoured_Corps
German symbol for skull and crossbones
British Army's Royal Lancers continue to use the skull and crossbones in their emblem, inherited from its use by the 17th Lancers, a unit raised in 1759
Totenkopf
Recipient of the Victoria Cross
the 17th Lancers in May 1848 and served with the regiment throughout the Crimean War. Berryman was a 29 years old Troop Sergeant-Major in the 17th Lancers
John_Berryman_(VC)
British field marshal (1861–1928)
command of the 17th Lancers, but Roberts, now Commander-in-Chief back in Britain, overruled him and gave it to Haig (May 1901). As the 17th Lancers were in South
Douglas_Haig,_1st_Earl_Haig
1879 skirmish between British and Zulu forces
Major-General Frederick Marshall. Two squadrons of the 17th (The Duke of Cambridge's Own) Lancers, led by Colonel Drury Drury-Lowe, approached the Zulu
Zungeni_Mountain_skirmish
Irish peer and British Army officer
Lady Eleanor Butler, daughter of John Butler, 17th Earl of Ormonde. He commissioned into the 17th Lancers and served with the regiment in the Crimean War
George O'Callaghan, 2nd Viscount Lismore
George_O'Callaghan,_2nd_Viscount_Lismore
regiments: the 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars from 1868 to 1875; and the 17th Lancers from 1875 to 1884. He was the only son of Major General David Anderson-Gibson
John_Gibsone
Day of the year
River Poort. 1901 – Second Boer War: Boers capture a squadron of the 17th Lancers at the Battle of Elands River. 1908 – The Wright Flyer flown by Orville
September_17
13th-century castle in County Cork, Ireland
Independence, the castle was used as a military outpost by a detachment of 17th Lancers. [citation needed] The outpost was abandoned in 1921 after an IRA raid
Liscarroll_Castle
British Army officer and colonial administrator (1718/19–1787)
for a possible French invasion. The next year, Gage assumed command of the 17th Light Dragoons. He was promoted to full general on 20 November 1782, and
Thomas_Gage
Topics referred to by the same term
17th Battalion (disambiguation) 17th Brigade (disambiguation) 17th Cavalry (disambiguation) 17th Division (disambiguation) 17th Infantry 17th Lancers
Seventeenth
British politician
Thomas Perronet Thompson (15 March 1783 – 6 September 1869) was a British Army officer, parliamentarian, governor of Sierra Leone and radical reformer
Thomas_Perronet_Thompson
Recipient of the Victoria Cross
during the Crimean War. He was 25 years old, and a sergeant-major in the 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own), British Army. On 26 October 1854, in the Crimea
Charles_Wooden
British Army general
November 1851. In January 1854 he was appointed Colonel for life of the 17th Lancers and made full General on 8 June 1863. On 24 June 1861, he was chosen
James_Maxwell_Wallace
British Army officer (1858–1879)
British Army. He served as adjutant to Colonel Drury Drury-Lowe of the 17th Lancers cavalry regiment during the Anglo-Zulu War. He was killed by a Zulu sniper
Frederick_John_Cokayne_Frith
became a cornet with the 9th Queen's Royal Lancers in 1847 and subsequently transferred to the 17th Lancers. He fought with his Regiment during the Indian
Henry_Sarel
Military unit
the 11th King Edward's Own Lancers (Probyn's Horse) and the 12th Cavalry. The regiment known as 11th King Edward's Own Lancers (Probyn's Horse) was originally
5th_Horse_(Probyn's_Horse)
British royal and military commander (1819–1904)
Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's), he was appointed substantive lieutenant-colonel of the 8th Light Dragoons on 15 April 1842 and colonel of the 17th Lancers
Prince George, Duke of Cambridge
Prince_George,_Duke_of_Cambridge
at Eton College and later joined the army, becoming a Captain in the 17th Lancers. A big-game hunter, particularly of rhinoceros, Webb spent time in Africa
William_Frederick_Webb
gazetted into the 5th Regiment of Foot in 1862 before transferring to the 17th Lancers in 1866. From here he rose steadily and was mentioned in dispatches during
Thomas Cooke (British Army officer)
Thomas_Cooke_(British_Army_officer)
Canadian-born British Army officer
became a captain in the 5th Dragoon Guards, before exchanging into the 17th Lancers in 1881 in order to serve in India. He was brigade-major at Poona from
Frederick_Benson
Index of articles associated with the same name
Bengal Lancers (Bangladesh) 2nd Bengal Lancers 4th Bengal Lancers 6th Bengal Lancers 7th Lancers 8th Lancers 10th Bengal Lancers 11th Bengal Lancers 13th
Bengal_Lancers
British peer and soldier (1868–1927)
was commissioned into the British Army as a second lieutenant in the 17th Lancers, the regiment of his maternal uncle, the Duke of Cambridge, who was the
Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge
Adolphus_Cambridge,_1st_Marquess_of_Cambridge
Topics referred to by the same term
from 1688 to 1964 17th Regiment of Light Dragoons (1759) of the British Army, raised in 1759 17th Regiment of Light Dragoons (17th Lancers) of the British
17th_Regiment
British Army officer
promoted to major, unattached, on 23 June 1825. He transferred to the 17th Lancers on 1 December 1825 and became commanding officer of the regiment with
George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan
George_Bingham,_3rd_Earl_of_Lucan
Military unit
The 20th Lancers is an armoured regiment in the Armoured Corps of the Pakistan Army. It is considered to be the successor of the old 20th Lancers of the
20th_Lancers_(Pakistan)
Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross (died 1893)
army career. On 27 August 1855, Murphy enlisted in the 17th Lancers at Cork. The 17th Lancers, however, were still at the Crimean War, having lost most
Michael_Murphy_(VC)
British soldier
1901, Smuts' commando encountered the 17th Lancers in the vicinity of Tarkastad. Smuts realised that the Lancers' camp was their one opportunity to re-equip
George Vivian, 4th Baron Vivian
George_Vivian,_4th_Baron_Vivian
British Army officer (1838–1919)
recover. Wood served in Ireland then transferred as a lieutenant to the 17th Lancers on 9 October 1857. His transfer was to gain passage to India; he had
Evelyn Wood (British Army officer)
Evelyn_Wood_(British_Army_officer)
British Army officer during WWI
Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) he was commissioned into the 17th Lancers in November 1886, and later served in the Second Boer War from 1901 to
Norman_Tom_Nickalls
British Army general (1878–1972)
general during the Second World War. Fisher was commissioned into the 17th Lancers as second lieutenant on 23 May 1900, and served in the Second Boer War
Bertie_Fisher
a cornet in the 16th Light Dragoons in 1775, was promoted captain in the 17th Light Dragoons in 1776 and made major in the 79th Regiment of Foot (Royal
Thomas Stanley (Lancashire MP, born 1753)
Thomas_Stanley_(Lancashire_MP,_born_1753)
British baronet
at Eton College and Royal Military College, Sandhurst. He joined the 17th Lancers in 1852 as a cornet and served as an aide-de-camp to Lord Cardigan. He
George_Orby_Wombwell
Son of Napoleon III (1856–1879)
Imperial had been out on reconnaissance mission with a party of the 17th Lancers. Describing the mission, he said We advanced to a dried-up river bed
Louis-Napoléon, Prince Imperial
Louis-Napoléon,_Prince_Imperial
Memorial in Newport, Wales
FAVOURITE CHARGER; HE CARRIED HIS MASTER THE HON GODFREY MORGAN, CAPTAIN 17TH LANCERS BOLDLY AND WELL AT THE BATTLE OF ALMA, IN THE FIRST LINE OF THE LIGHT
Monument_to_Sir_Briggs
British army officer
Dragoons-- Lancers ..., J W Parker, London 1841 p. 295 p.84. Richard Cannon. Historical Record of the Seventeenth Regiment of Light Dragoons-- Lancers ...,
George Preston (British Army officer, died 1785)
George_Preston_(British_Army_officer,_died_1785)
British Army officer and politician (1685–1768)
Field Marshal Sir Robert Rich, 4th Baronet (3 July 1685 – 1 February 1768) was a British Army officer and politician. As a junior officer he fought at
Sir_Robert_Rich,_4th_Baronet
British Army general and businessman (1861–1943)
School and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Commissioned into the 17th Lancers as a lieutenant on 10 May 1882, he was stationed in India and promoted
Herbert_Lawrence
Parade order of British Army units
the number of an old regiment and thus ranked in precedence after the 17th Lancers. The RTR (which was formed during the First World War) takes final place
Order of precedence in the British Army
Order_of_precedence_in_the_British_Army
British peer
64th Regiment of Foot. On 21 January 1777, he became a lieutenant in the 17th Regiment of Light Dragoons. He succeeded his father as Lord Lieutenant of
George Coventry, 7th Earl of Coventry
George_Coventry,_7th_Earl_of_Coventry
British Army general (1830–1908)
the 17th Lancers in 1866. Sometime between 1862 and 1867, he assumed the surname Drury-Lowe in place of Lowe. Drury-Lowe commanded the 17th Lancers for
Drury_Drury-Lowe
British military officer (1818–1892)
He attended St. John's College, Cambridge. He was gazetted into the 17th Lancers as a cornet on 31 January 1840 and rose steadily: lieutenant, 15 April
Henry_Roxby_Benson
US Army Medal of Honor recipient and recording engineer (1842–1912)
"Empire of the Sahara" and speaking of offering his son's regiment, the 17th Lancers, as Lebaudy's Guard of Honour. In 1909 he went bankrupt. He was the son
George_Edward_Gouraud
Retrieved 23 November 2015. Fortescue, J.W. (1895). "A history of the 17th Lancers". Macmillan & Co. p. 138. "Norton Barracks". Worcestershire Regiment
Robert White (British Army officer)
Robert_White_(British_Army_officer)
British colonial administrator (1839-1900)
mentioned in dispatches. In 1859 he was commissioned as a lieutenant in the 17th Lancers. He resigned in 1866. From 1868 to 1870, Goldsworthy was Inspector General
Roger Goldsworthy (colonial administrator)
Roger_Goldsworthy_(colonial_administrator)
Grenadier Guards The Bill Browns – Grenadier Guards Bingham's Dandies – 17th Lancers (The commanding officer, Lord Bingham (later Earl of Lucan) spent a fortune
List of nicknames of British Army regiments
List_of_nicknames_of_British_Army_regiments
in 1844, appointed surgeon to the 17th Lancers. In April 1844 he left Malta for England, serving with the 17th Lancers until 1854. After the outbreak of
James_Brown_Gibson
British Army officer and politician (1757–1832)
General John Hely-Hutchinson, 2nd Earl of Donoughmore, GCB (15 May 1757 – 29 June 1832) was an Irish soldier and politician. He served for many years in
John Hely-Hutchinson, 2nd Earl of Donoughmore
John_Hely-Hutchinson,_2nd_Earl_of_Donoughmore
Irish aviation pioneer
for being underage. In 1915, Fitzmaurice enlisted in the British Army, 17th Lancers (a cavalry unit). He was sent to France, was wounded, and was twice recommended
James_Fitzmaurice
British Army officer and politician (1885–1958)
and Ireland as Adjutant of the 17th Lancers. Boles was a noted polo player, winning the Coronation Cup for the 17th Lancers against an Argentine team in
Dennis Boles (British Army officer)
Dennis_Boles_(British_Army_officer)
(Wales's Horse), and the 2nd Sikh Irregular Cavalry, both raised in 1857. 6th Lancers is the successor to The Rohilkhand Horse raised in 1857, and the 4th Sikh
Structure of the Pakistan Army
Structure_of_the_Pakistan_Army
English entomologist (1810–1885)
the Cadetenhausen Dresden from 1827–1828 and was a Lieutenant in the 17th Lancers 1831–1835. He was married to Elizabeth Royds in 1835 and had 6 children
Frederic_Parry
British polo player
Sandhurst, he joined the Royal Field Artillery before moving to the 17th Lancers, and in 1927 succeeded his fellow Olympian Tim Melville as Commanding
Vivian_Lockett
English painter
and horses in battle with a theme from the Zulu War: After the charge: 17th Lancers, Ulundi, 4 July 1879, which was shown at Burlington House in 1888. The
John_Charlton_(artist)
British peer and army officer (1887–1970)
Volunteers). He transferred to the 17th Lancers 26 October 1907 and on 26 October 1909 to the 10th Duke of Cambridge's Own Lancers (Hodson's Horse) of the Indian
Michael Willoughby, 11th Baron Middleton
Michael_Willoughby,_11th_Baron_Middleton
Type of mounted soldiers
the 16th The Queen's Lancers, the 17th Lancers, the 18th Royal Hussars, the 19th Royal Hussars, the 20th Hussars, the 21st Lancers, the 22nd Dragoons,
Dragoon
English cricketer
educated at Rugby School. He purchased a commission as a cornet in the 17th Lancers in July 1844. The following year he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant
Henry_Lindow
Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross (1826–1865)
85th Foot and then the 17th Lancers, with whom he travelled to the Crimea in 1854. Farrell was a sergeant in the 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own)
John_Farrell_(VC)
Irish cricketer and British Army officer (1891–1925)
to as Fowler's match. After serving in the First World War with the 17th Lancers, during the course of which he was awarded the Military Cross, Fowler
Robert_St_Leger_Fowler
Household cavalry regiment of the Pakistan Army
6th Lancers 7th Lancers 8th Cavalry 9th Horse Guides Cavalry 11th Cavalry 12th Cavalry 13th Lancers 14th Lancers 15th Lancers 16th Horse 17th Lancers 18th
President's Bodyguard (Pakistan)
President's_Bodyguard_(Pakistan)
British Army general
on 28 July 1781 in the 30th Regiment of Foot and then transferring to the 17th Dragoons on 7 March the following year. He left his position with his father
Henry_George_Grey
British Army general
after his death. On 23 November 1829, he was appointed colonel of the 17th Lancers (Woolwich Depot), replacing Lord Edward Somerset. At the state funeral
John_Elley
Own Hussars) Prince Adolphus, Duke of Teck (17th Lancers) Prince Francis of Teck (9th Queen's Royal Lancers) Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig-Holstein
List_of_alumni_of_Sandhurst
British Army general
March 1971) was a British Army officer. Cooke was commissioned into the 17th Lancers on 21 August 1918 during the First World War. He served in the Second
Ronald Cooke (British Army officer)
Ronald_Cooke_(British_Army_officer)
English peer and banker (1898–1968)
at Eton and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. He served with the 17th Lancers, rising to the rank of lieutenant. During his business years, he served
Randal Smith, 2nd Baron Bicester
Randal_Smith,_2nd_Baron_Bicester
Irish-born adventurer and soldier (1836–1910)
adventurer and soldier during the mid-to late 19th century. A member of the 17th Lancers during the Crimean War, he participated in the Charge of the Light Brigade
William_R._Parnell
British Army officer
their first cruise in November 1756. The regiment was renumbered the 17th Lancers in 1761. That year they were stationed in Scotland, where Hale's proverbial
John Hale (British Army officer)
John_Hale_(British_Army_officer)
Anglo-Irish military officer, courtier, politician and landowner (1797–1876)
Dragoons into the 1st Regiment of Life Guards. He exchanged again, into the 17th Light Dragoons, on 3 April 1823, and purchased an unattached captaincy on
Francis Conyngham, 2nd Marquess Conyngham
Francis_Conyngham,_2nd_Marquess_Conyngham
British Army officer (1877–1939)
(1834–1915). Educated at Wellington, and Sandhurst, he commissioned into the 17th Lancers before attending Staff College in Poona, India. He served on the Northwest
Basil_Crockett
Military unit
Anthony Bacon, an English officer that served in the 17th Lancers, adopting its motto. The Portuguese lancers were given the mission (and created for the purpose)
2nd Lancers Regiment (Portugal)
2nd_Lancers_Regiment_(Portugal)
English peer and soldier (1784–1862)
into the Carabiniers (6th Dragoon Guards), and on 27 January 1813, into the 17th Regiment of Light Dragoons. In 1807 he served in South America, and was present
Leicester Stanhope, 5th Earl of Harrington
Leicester_Stanhope,_5th_Earl_of_Harrington
British Army cavalry regiment
after the 17th Lancers. It was immediately converted into a lancer regiment and titled 5th (or Royal Irish) Regiment of Dragoons (Lancers). In 1861,
5th_Royal_Irish_Lancers
British Army officer and politician
1782–1783 Succeeded by Regiment disbanded Preceded by Thomas Gage Colonel of the 17th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons 1785–1795 Succeeded by Oliver de Lancey Honorary
Thomas Pelham-Clinton, 3rd Duke of Newcastle
Thomas_Pelham-Clinton,_3rd_Duke_of_Newcastle
British Army officer and diplomat (1755–1843)
campaign twice won promotion on the field of battle. He transferred to the 17th Light Dragoons. In 1778 he further distinguished himself in outpost work
William Cathcart, 1st Earl Cathcart
William_Cathcart,_1st_Earl_Cathcart
Portuguese Army general
Medal. In 1826, after Lord Lucan's purchase of the colonelcy of the 17th Lancers, he sold out in despair. Initially, he sent in his papers to the Duke
Anthony Bacon (British Army officer)
Anthony_Bacon_(British_Army_officer)
British army officer and Conservative Party politician
Temple to study law. He joined the Army and became a Colonel in the 17th Lancers. On retiring from the Army he was elected Conservative MP for Colchester
Alexander Learmonth (politician)
Alexander_Learmonth_(politician)
Welsh officer, a General in the British Army, and a peer
broke out in 1854, Tredegar, aged 22, held the rank of captain in the 17th Lancers and accompanied his famous regiment to the scene of the great struggle
Godfrey Morgan, 1st Viscount Tredegar
Godfrey_Morgan,_1st_Viscount_Tredegar
British colonial war in 1879
From top left clockwise: The Battle of Isandlwana, the charge of the 17th Lancers at Ulundi, the British defence of Kambula and the British defence of
Anglo-Zulu_War
1907, when he was promoted to major and transferred to the 17th (Duke of Cambridge's Own) Lancers. He remained with his new regiment until October 1909 and
Reginald_Barnes
British Army general
Military offices Preceded by Oliver De Lancey Colonel of the 17th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons (Lancers) 1822–1829 Succeeded by Sir John Elley Preceded by Sir
Lord_Edward_Somerset
British Army officer
first enlisting in the 2nd Dragoon Guards and later transferring to the 17th Lancers. He served as an officer in the Bechuanaland Border Police (Botswana
Edward_Allan_Wood
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