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Sunday 13 February 2022

British Indian Army Regiments: 4th Bengal Cavalry; 2nd Bengal Lancers; 7th Bombay Lancers.



Officer.
British Indian Army,
4th Bengal Cavalry.
1897.
Illustration: FRONTISPIECE


Officer.
British Indian Army.
2nd Bengal Lancers.
1897.
Illustration: FRONTISPIECE


Officer.
British Indian Army.
7th Bombay Lancers.

1897. Pencil note identifies him as
Risaldar Mir Haider Shah Khan.
Illustration: FRONTISPIECE

This Article is one of an occasional series
on Uniforms of The British Indian Army.
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2 comments:

  1. Dante PeregrinusSunday, 13 February, 2022

    Dom Zephyrinus: I assume that if these regiments were "lancers", they were all mounted cavalry? Is that correct?

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  2. ZephyrinusMonday, 14 February, 2022

    Yes, Dante Peregrinus. You are correct.

    Lancer Regiments are/were Mounted Cavalry. They were armed with Lances.

    Today, of course, “Cavalry Regiments” are normally Armoured Units, either using Tanks or Infantry Fighting Vehicles.

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