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created 1 September 2000. Corrected and updated
20.08.2004
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16th Light
Cavalry
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India
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1776 |
3rd Regiment of Cavalry (Stevenson's)
[Nawab of Arcot's Army] |
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1784 |
3rd
Madras Native Cavalry
transferred to British service |
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1784 |
1st
Madras Native Cavalry |
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1786 |
4th
Madras Native Cavalry |
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1788 |
2nd
Madras Native Cavalry |
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1819 |
2nd
Madras Light Cavalry |
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1886 |
2nd
Regiment of Madras Lancers |
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2nd
Madras Lancers |
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1903 |
27th
Light Cavalry |
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1922 |
16th
Light Cavalry |
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began
Indianisation |
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1946 |
converted
to all South India classes |
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1947.08 |
allocated
to India at independence and partition without squadron transfers |
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Sholinghur,
Carnatic, Mysore,
Seringapatam,
Burma
1885-87
The Great War: [none]
Afghanistan
1919
The Second World War:
Meiktila, Capture
of Meiktila, Defence of Meiktila, Rangoon Road, Pegu 1945, Sittang
1945, Burma 1942-45
Punjab
1965
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Honorary Colonel: |
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1947.03.03 |
Maj-Gen. HH Sir Rama Varma Kulasekhara
Kirilapati, Manney Sultan, GCSI, GCIE, Maharaja of Travancore |
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J.B. Edwards. Historical Records of the
2nd Madras Lancers, now 27th Light Cavalry. Jubbulpore
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C. L. Proudfoot. History of the 16th Light
Cavalry (Armoured Corps). [Calcutta? : ca. 1976] |
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