The 18th Cavalry is an armoured regiment of the armoured corps of the Indian Army. The regiment was created in 1921 through the amalgamation of the 7th...
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early 17th to the early 18th century as dragoons, a class of mounted infantry which in most armies later evolved into standard cavalry while retaining their...
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the turn of the century they were called 5th Cavalry and 8th Lancers. The two regiments serving in India and abroad, saw action in Afghanistan, Bhutan...
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Indian Army Armoured Corps (redirect from Cavalry of India)
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19th Lancers (redirect from 18th King George's Own Lancers)
Lancers, which was a regular cavalry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was formed in 1922, by the amalgamation of 18th King George's Own Lancers and...
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Bengal Army (redirect from Bengal Irregular Cavalry)
16th Regiment of Bengal Cavalry 17th Regiment of Bengal Cavalry 18th Regiment of Bengal Cavalry 19th Regiment of Bengal Cavalry Lahore Light Horse 1st...
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regiment was converted to the service of the East India Company as the 6th Bengal Irregular Cavalry. The regiment was granted an Honorary Standard for...
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and eastern India. As the empire disintegrated, many among these elites were able to seek and control their own affairs. By the early 18th century, with...
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Light cavalry comprised lightly armed and armored cavalry troops mounted on fast horses, as opposed to heavy cavalry, where the mounted riders (and sometimes...
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with the 7th Hariana Lancers to form the 18th King Edward's Own Cavalry. The 6th King Edward's Own Cavalry was raised at Fatehgarh in 1842 by Lt W H...
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Armour in the 18th century was minimalist and restricted almost entirely to cavalry, primarily to cuirassiers and, to a lesser degree, carabiniers and...
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2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse) (redirect from 2nd Bengal Cavalry)
(Mhow) Cavalry Brigade, 2nd Indian Cavalry Division. It was brigaded with the 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons and the 38th King George's Own Central India Horse...
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List of regiments of the Indian Army (1922) (category Lists of military units and formations of India)
Edward's Own Cavalry and 7th Hariana Lancers. Renamed 18th King Edward VII's Own Cavalry in 1936. Allotted to India in 1947. Renamed 18th Cavalry in 1950....
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United States Cavalry, or U.S. Cavalry, was the designation of the mounted force of the United States Army. The United States Cavalry was formally created...
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Sabre (redirect from Cavalry saber)
and early 18th centuries, many Hungarian hussars fled to other Central and Western European countries and became the core of light cavalry formations...
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Maratha Army (category Military history of India)
Tamurlane. During the 18th century the Maratha army continued its emphasis on its light cavalry, which proved better against the heavy cavalry of the Mughals...
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The Indian Cavalry Corps was formed 18 December 1914. Commander Lieutenant-General Michael Rimington Brigadier-General General Staff Henry Macandrew Brigadier-General...
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Lancer (category Cavalry)
Squadron and the Bourbon's Lancers Group of the 11th Cavalry Regiment), United Kingdom (Royal Lancers), India (2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse) and 20th Lancers)...
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List of regiments of the Indian Army (1903) (category Lists of military units and formations of India)
Regiments of Cavalry, Hyderabad Contingent were re-numbered as 20th, 29th and 30th. 30 was added to the numbers of Bombay regiments. The Central India Horse...
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was changed to The Guides Cavalry (10th Queen Victoria's Own Frontier Force). On the Partition of India in 1947, Guides Cavalry was allotted to Pakistan...
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Indian Division 17th Indian Division 18th Indian Division Sinai and Palestine Campaign 4th Cavalry Division 5th Cavalry Division 3rd (Lahore) Division 7th...
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the 10th Hussars, taking a title made popular by Continental cavalry; the 5th, 15th and 18th followed in 1807. In 1816 three more regiments changed their...
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May 1849. It was one of five regiments of Punjab Cavalry raised to guard the North West Frontier of India, which soon became famous as part of the legendary...
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The 1st Mounted Division was a cavalry division that served as part of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force in Palestine in World War I. It was formed in...
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the Cavalry regiments of the British Army and the British Indian Army also fielded teams, the most prominent amongst them were the Central India Horse...
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the 2nd Punjab Irregular Cavalry. It was one of five regiments of Punjab Cavalry raised to guard the North West Frontier of India, soon part of the Punjab...
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Horses in warfare (redirect from Cavalry horse)
military successes in India, some Indian rulers adopted the European system of massed cavalry charges, although others did not. By the 18th century, Indian...
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formation was also used by certain types of cavalry. The Sassanid Persians, the Mamluks, and Muslim cavalry in India often used the tactics named "shower shooting"...
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and Western Europe, with Mughal India producing about a quarter of the world's economic and industrial output. In the 18th century, Mughal power had become...
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British Raj (redirect from British colonial India)
Britain and India. Shortly before the outbreak of war, the Government of India had indicated that they could furnish two divisions plus a cavalry brigade...
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