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British Army cavalry regiment
The 21st 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
21st_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 1922
17th/21st_Lancers
British Army cavalry regiment
the Crimean War. The regiment was amalgamated with the 21st Lancers to form the 17th/21st Lancers in 1922. In 1759, Colonel John Hale of the 47th Foot was
17th_Lancers
1898 battle of the Mahdist War
British lines in a disastrous series of charges; later that morning the 21st Lancers charged and defeated another force that appeared on the British right
Battle_of_Omdurman
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
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
Cavalry regiment of the British Army
The Royal Lancers (Queen Elizabeths' Own) is an armoured cavalry regiment of the British Army. The regiment was formed by an amalgamation of the 9th/12th
Royal_Lancers
and in 1899 became the 21st (Empress of India's) Lancers, which adjusted to the 21st Lancers (Empress of India's) in 1921. "21st Dragoons (Royal Foresters)"
21st Regiment of (Light) Dragoons
21st_Regiment_of_(Light)_Dragoons
Royal Lancers and the 17th/21st Lancers, as part of the 26th Armoured Brigade of the 6th Armoured Division, moved to Italy. The 16th/5th Lancers landed
Lancers in Italy during the Second World War
Lancers_in_Italy_during_the_Second_World_War
British Army general, recipient of the Victoria Cross and equestrian
25 August 1886, In 1887 he transferred once again, this time to the 21st Lancers (Empress of India's), and was promoted to captain on 12 June 1895. In
Paul_Aloysius_Kenna
British statesman and writer (1874–1965)
got attached to General Herbert Kitchener's campaign in the Sudan as a 21st Lancers subaltern, while working as a journalist for The Morning Post. After
Winston_Churchill
British field marshal (1861–1928)
retirement; he was honorary colonel of the 17th/21st Lancers (having been honorary colonel of the 17th Lancers from 1912), the London Scottish, the King's
Douglas_Haig,_1st_Earl_Haig
Guards". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 18 January 2008. "21st Lancers". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 22 December 2007. "1685
List of Regiments of Cavalry of the British Army
List_of_Regiments_of_Cavalry_of_the_British_Army
Military unit
from a cadre of personnel taken from the 9th Queen's Royal Lancers and the 17th/21st Lancers; despite its numerical designation, the regiment shared no
24th_Lancers
Recipient of the Victoria Cross
to the 21st Lancers as he was promoted to lieutenant on 6 November 1889. De Montmorency was 31 years old, and a lieutenant in the 21st Lancers (Empress
Raymond_de_Montmorency
Canadian-born British Army officer
Benson was commissioned as a cornet into the 21st Hussars, then in India, the regiment which (as 21st Lancers) of which he would later become colonel. He
Frederick_Benson
the Crimean War and Winston Churchill of the 4th Hussars joining the 21st Lancers for their charge during the Battle of Omdurman. Since 1880 British cavalrymen
British cavalry during the First World War
British_cavalry_during_the_First_World_War
British playwright and scriptwriter (1932–2020)
of the Royal Society of Literature in 1984. Wood served in the 17th/21st Lancers and military themes are found in many of his works.[citation needed]
Charles_Wood_(playwright)
1881–1899 Sudanese revolt against Anglo-Egyptian rule
Charge of the 21st Lancers at the Battle of Omdurman, 2 September 1898
Mahdist_War
Northern Irish Member of Parliament
Trinity Hall, Cambridge. He commissioned a second lieutenant in the 21st Lancers on 5 May 1900, promoted to lieutenant on 15 December 1900, and from 1901
Peter_Kerr-Smiley
British Army general (1907–1989)
Sandhurst and was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the 17th/21st Lancers, a cavalry regiment of the British Army, on 1 November 1926. Posted with
Richard_Hull
Irish soldier and polo player
the Tirah campaign on the North West Frontier in 1897–98. Joining the 21st Lancers in South Africa for the Second Boer War, he served as aide-de-camp to
John_Hardress_Lloyd
British Army general
commissioned on 15 December 1967 as a second lieutenant in the 17th/21st Lancers before promotion to lieutenant on 15 June 1969. He was promoted to captain
Andrew_Cumming
Catharine's College, Cambridge, Gordon was commissioned into the 17th/21st Lancers in 1970 and subsequently saw operational service in Cyprus and Northern
Robert Gordon (British Army officer)
Robert_Gordon_(British_Army_officer)
British businessman and politician
Rutland, he was then commissioned as a British Army officer in the 17th/21st Lancers. After leaving the army he joined Durdon Smith Communications and then
Christopher_Shale
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
British general
Educated at Uppingham School, Everard was commissioned into the 17th/21st Lancers in June 1983. In 1995, as Chief of Staff, 4th Armoured Brigade, he was
James_Everard
Abu Klea, Sudan Thomas Byrne 21st Lancers Sudan Campaign 2 September 1898 Omdurman, Sudan Raymond De Montmorency 21st Lancers Sudan Campaign 2 September
List of Victoria Cross recipients by campaign
List_of_Victoria_Cross_recipients_by_campaign
British general (1937–2017)
Swinburn was commissioned into the 17th/21st Lancers in 1957. He became commanding officer of the 17th/21st Lancers in 1979 and commander of the 7th Armoured
Richard_Swinburn
British Army officer
OBE VR FSA (born 18 April 1964) is a British Army officer of the Royal Lancers who took part in Operation Desert Storm. Purbrick was born in 1964, the
Tim_Purbrick
Commander of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Sir James Everard, KCB CBE March 2017 April 2020 British Army 17th/21st Lancers 30. General Sir Tim Radford, KCB DSO OBE April 2020 July 2023 British
Supreme Allied Commander Europe
Supreme_Allied_Commander_Europe
lieutenant, Churchill served with the 21st Lancers at the Battle of Omdurman in 1898. He led a troop of lancers in the last major cavalry charge of the
Winston_Churchill's_pets
British fencer and modern pentathlete
College, Sandhurst and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the 21st Lancers in May 1901 when the regiment was serving in Ireland. He was promoted
Douglas_Godfree
Topics referred to by the same term
Cavalry Regiment (United States) 17th Horse (Poona Horse) 17th Lancers 17th/21st Lancers XVII Corps Cavalry Regiment 17th Illinois Cavalry Regiment 17th
17th_Cavalry
Military unit
at Algiers on 12 November. Blade Force was based on the tanks of 17th/21st Lancers and included B Company of 10th RB along with detachments of armoured
2nd Battalion, Tower Hamlets Rifles
2nd_Battalion,_Tower_Hamlets_Rifles
1943 final battles of Tunisian campaign
the German defences but were unable to break out quick enough. The 17/21st Lancers took a key position known as 'Two Tree Hill' taking out the anti-tank
Operation_Vulcan
Historic castle and stately home in Leicestershire, England
Royal Lancers regimental museum of the 17th and 21st Lancers was established here in 1964, but was required to leave in October 2007. The Royal Lancers and
Belvoir_Castle
British modern pentathlete (1900–1993)
Royal Military College, Sandhurst, and was commissioned into the 17th/21st Lancers and became a captain. He lived in Ireland where he was Royal Dublin Society
Frederick Barton (pentathlete)
Frederick_Barton_(pentathlete)
British Army general (born 1958)
Academy Sandhurst. His early career was with the 17th/21st Lancers and the Queen's Royal Lancers, which he commanded for two years. Postings include the
Patrick_Marriott
British peer (born 1952)
He joined the British Army in 1971, being commissioned into the 17th/21st Lancers. In 1977 he transferred to the Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR), which was
Alan Brooke, 3rd Viscount Brookeborough
Alan_Brooke,_3rd_Viscount_Brookeborough
English painter (1856–1927)
of the Light Brigade (Palacio Real de Madrid) and The Charge of the 21st Lancers at Omdurman (Walker Art Gallery), Battle of Blenheim, Battle of Badajos
Richard_Caton_Woodville_Jr.
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)
Overview of the art of England
Davidson's England's Pride and Glory; 1894. Woodville's The Charge of the 21st Lancers at the Battle of Omdurman, 2 September 1898; 1898. Impressionism found
English_art
British princess (born 1936)
of the 17th/21st Lancers 1975: Royal Honorary Colonel, of The Royal Yeomanry 1992: Deputy Colonel-in-Chief, of The Queen's Royal Lancers 2007: Royal Colonel
Princess_Alexandra_of_Kent
Inactive British Army formation
Brigade (from 9 November 1940) 16th/5th Lancers (detached 9 January 1944, rejoined 29 March 1944) 17th/21st Lancers 2nd Lothians and Border Horse (left 17
6th Armoured Division (United Kingdom)
6th_Armoured_Division_(United_Kingdom)
Scottish painter (1865–1951)
Matabele Rebellion in 1899, and in the following year, The Charge of the 21st Lancers at Omdurman. Another contemporary battle scene by Stewart was The Charge
Allan_Stewart_(artist)
Part of the Tunisia Campaign of World War II
the Derbyshire Yeomanry and Valentine and Crusader tanks of the 17th/21st Lancers. Anderson had ordered the 9th Infantry Division and its artillery support
Battle_of_Kasserine_Pass
All-out attack to break enemy lines
at the Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War. Charge of the 21st Lancers (September 2, 1898) at the Battle of Omdurman in the Mahdist War: the
Shock_tactics
16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers :- - St Patrick's Day (former 5th Lancers had been Royal Irish) 17th/21st Lancers :- - White Lancers Royal Tank Regiment
Regimental marches of the British Army
Regimental_marches_of_the_British_Army
British Army officer and animal breeder (1913–2011)
College, Sandhurst. During the Second World War, he served with the 17th/21st Lancers in India and North Africa. However, after he was shot in the neck and
Val_ffrench_Blake
British World War I flying ace (1895–1917)
graduation he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the 21st (Empress of India's) Lancers on 17 September 1913. At the outbreak of the war he was serving
Richard_Maybery
Soldiers or warriors fighting from horseback
States in the 21st Century" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 5 October 2014. "Our History". National Lancers Official Website
Cavalry
UK main battle tank
a Challenger 1 under the command of Captain Tim Purbrick of the 17th/21st Lancers attached to the Queen's Royal Irish Hussars, destroyed an Iraqi T-55
Challenger_1
Armoured car
sipri.org. Retrieved 3 November 2015. Taylor, Steven (1993). The 17/21st Lancers: 1759-1993. Pen and Sword. ISBN 9780850522723. "50 years service for
Alvis_Saladin
Highest military rank of the British Army
(Emperor of Ethiopia) 1892 20 January 1965 1975 Sir Richard Hull 17th/21st Lancers 1907 8 February 1965 1989 Sir James Cassels Seaforth Highlanders 1907
Field marshal (United Kingdom)
Field_marshal_(United_Kingdom)
British Army general (1852–1924)
Conduct Medal and mentioned in despatches. He was commissioned into the 21st Lancers in 1881 becoming Inspector of Musketry for that Regiment in 1882 and
Harry_Finn
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)
October 1918) XIV Corps Cavalry Regiment: A & B Sqns 2nd KEH, S Sqn 21st Lancers (June 1916–July 1917); Corps transferred to Italy 5 November 1917: 1/1st
List of corps cavalry regiments of the British Army 1916–19
List_of_corps_cavalry_regiments_of_the_British_Army_1916–19
in 1936. His son the 4th Baronet was a Lieutenant-Colonel in the 17th/21st Lancers. The 5th Baronet was a forestry consultant who lived in Bolivia. The
Carden baronets of Wimpole Street and Molesey (1887)
Carden_baronets_of_Wimpole_Street_and_Molesey_(1887)
Times. 12 December 2015. "Combined Irish Regiments - the Queen's Royal Lancers". Blythe, Robert J (2006). The British Empire and its Contested Pasts.
Irish in the British Armed Forces
Irish_in_the_British_Armed_Forces
Parade order of British Army units
Hussars and Lancers, have their own (single) sequence, hence 1st Dragoons, 3rd Hussars, 5th Lancers, 6th Dragoons, 8th Hussars, 9th Lancers, etc. Although
Order of precedence in the British Army
Order_of_precedence_in_the_British_Army
British peer and army officer
Arthur and Jesse sailed to Egypt, where Arthur's regiment (The 17th/21st Lancers) were stationed, whilst their daughters remained in England in the care
Arthur Butler, 6th Marquess of Ormonde
Arthur_Butler,_6th_Marquess_of_Ormonde
Horse in the First World War, but from 1917 he was transferred to the 21st Lancers. On demobilisation, he took up a lectureship at the East Anglian Institute
Robert Rae (agricultural scientist)
Robert_Rae_(agricultural_scientist)
Afrikaner senior officer in the British Army
Lancashire of the following years. In 1813 he exchanged as a captain to the 21st Light Dragoons at the Cape, where he acted as aide-de-camp to the newly appointed
Abraham_Josias_Cloëté
British diplomat
Cambridge. He joined the British Army and was commissioned in the 17th/21st Lancers in 1959, retiring with the rank of Major in 1968. He joined the Foreign
Nigel_Broomfield
followed in 1807. In 1816 three more regiments changed their title to "Lancers", and in 1818 two more dragoon regiments became light dragoons. By 1861
Cavalry regiments of the British Army
Cavalry_regiments_of_the_British_Army
Number 82) in 1883. Upon graduation from RMC he served in the British Army's 21st Hussars for four years before returning to Canada. He then served in the
Wallace Bruce Matthews Carruthers
Wallace_Bruce_Matthews_Carruthers
Countess de Torby
During the war, her son was killed in action while serving with the 17th/21st Lancers on the Tunisian campaign. Their London home, Someries House, was damaged
Anastasia_de_Torby
Royal Irish Lancers, the 9th Queen's Royal Lancers, the 12th Royal Lancers, the 16th The Queen's Lancers, the 17th Lancers and the 21st Lancers. During the
Waterford_Barracks
British judge
1940, during the Second World War, he was commissioned into the 17th/21st Lancers of the British Army and posted as a tank commander with the Eighth Army
Robert_Lymbery
British aristocrat (1925–2022)
Hospital. Her brother was killed in action while serving with the 17th/21st Lancers on the Tunisian campaign. On 5 March 1946, Myra married Major David Henry
Myra_Butter
British WWII cruiser tank
(Sharpshooters) The 17th/21st Lancers, the remaining regiments of the Brigade, the Lothian and Border Horse and 16th/5th Lancers, did not arrive until December
Crusader_tank
English cricketer and Army officer
Second World War, serving in the 21st Lancers, as Aide-de-camp to General Alan Brooke from 1939 to 1940, and as GSO1 21st Army Group from 1941 to 1945. He
R._T._Stanyforth
Lancaster's Regiment QVRM TD 9 May 2020 Nigel J. Best 17th/21st Lancers Queen’s Royal Lancers Royal Lancers OBE 30 June 2020 Alison L. Curnow Royal Logistic Corps
List of serving senior officers of the British Army
List_of_serving_senior_officers_of_the_British_Army
British noble (1880–1949)
He was educated at Sandhurst, and gazetted a second lieutenant in the 21st Lancers on 12 August 1899. He transferred to the 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars
Sir Charles Lowther, 4th Baronet
Sir_Charles_Lowther,_4th_Baronet
Topics referred to by the same term
Cavalry Regiment (United States) 21st Horse (Central India Horse) 21st Lancers 21st Prince Albert Victor's Own Cavalry 21st Regiment of (Light) Dragoons XXI
21st_Cavalry
1943 final battles of Tunisian campaign
sand and surf to outflank the German positions. At the same time the 17/21st Lancers which had arrived to reinforce the Lothians broke into the German positions
Operation_Strike
Recipient of the Victoria Cross (1866–1944)
British and Commonwealth forces. He was 31 years old, and a private in the 21st Lancers (Empress of India's), British Army, during the reconquest of Sudan when
Thomas_Byrne_(VC)
British army officer and colonial administrator (1850–1916)
hand-to-hand fighting. Churchill wrote of his own experience as the 21st Lancers cut their way through the Ansar: "The collision was prodigious and for
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
Herbert_Kitchener,_1st_Earl_Kitchener
1985 Invincible-class light aircraft carrier
Naval Unit Yorkshire Reigate Royal Naval Association RAF Boulmer 17th/21st Lancers "HMS Ark Royal makes her final return to Portsmouth". Royal Navy. Archived
HMS_Ark_Royal_(R07)
(Armoured (Tanks)), one squadron detached to Berlin Infantry Brigade 17th/21st Lancers, Münster, (Armoured (Tanks)), one squadron detached to British Forces
Outline of the British Army at the end of the Cold War
Outline_of_the_British_Army_at_the_end_of_the_Cold_War
Military installation in Essex, England
Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards, 17th/21st Lancers, 27th Field Regiment Royal Artillery, 30th Field Regiment Royal Artillery
Colchester_Garrison
Indian Army regiment
officer's pouch badge. The emblem very closely resembles that of the 17th/21st Lancers, an erstwhile cavalry regiment of the British Army from 1922 to 1993
66th Armoured Regiment (India)
66th_Armoured_Regiment_(India)
British Military installation in Schloss Neuhaus, Germany (BAOR)
Barracks) used by various units of Paderborn Garrison. Among them: 17th/21st Lancers (1962-1968) 1957 marked the 700th anniversary of the castle and Her Majesty
Horrocks_Barracks
Boys – 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own) later 17th/21st Lancers, then Queen's Royal Lancers (from the regimental badge, which was a death's head (skull)
List of nicknames of British Army regiments
List_of_nicknames_of_British_Army_regiments
Usage as a symbol or insignia
commemoration of him. It was later used by the 17th/21st Lancers, the Queen's Royal Lancers, and now the Royal Lancers, who use the skull and crossbones as their
Skull and crossbones (military)
Skull_and_crossbones_(military)
British peer and solicitor (1922–2007)
War. After training at Sandhurst, he was commissioned into the 17th/21st Lancers in 1942 and saw active service in North Africa, Italy, Austria, and Greece
Roger Nathan, 2nd Baron Nathan
Roger_Nathan,_2nd_Baron_Nathan
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
Brig. Patrick Cordingley Royal Scots Dragoon Guards & troops of 17th/21st Lancers (Challenger) Queen's Royal Irish Hussars (Challenger) 1st Bn, Staffordshire
Liberation of Kuwait campaign order of battle
Liberation_of_Kuwait_campaign_order_of_battle
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
Life of Winston Churchill from 1874 to 1904
describing the events for The Morning Post. Arriving in Egypt, he joined the 21st Lancers at Cairo before they headed south along the River Nile to take part in
Early life of Winston Churchill
Early_life_of_Winston_Churchill
British colonial garrison
Hussars (1954–1957) 16th/5th Lancers (A Sqn 1963–1964) (C Sqn 1973–1975) 14th/20th King's Hussars (1970–73) 17th/21st Lancers (Dec 1959–1960; C Sqn 1961–1962)
British Forces Overseas Hong Kong
British_Forces_Overseas_Hong_Kong
Irish peer, soldier and polo player
Order (D.S.O.) (and bar) in 1944. He became a Brigadier in the 17th/21st Lancers. In 1956 he became a member of the Gentlemen at Arms the British Monarch's
Richard Gustavus Hamilton-Russell
Richard_Gustavus_Hamilton-Russell
English recipient of the Victoria Cross
Kingdom Branch British Army Service years 1909–1930 Rank Major Unit 21st Lancers Worcestershire Regiment East Lancashire Regiment York and Lancaster Regiment
Herbert_James
1919 war between the British Empire (India) and the Emirate of Afghanistan
the Afghanistan 1919 battle honour to The Hampshire Regiment and the 21st Lancers. This was subsequently rectified and the award to these two units was
Third_Anglo-Afghan_War
Military belt
16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers 17th/21st Lancers Queen's Own Hussars Queen's Royal Irish Hussars Royal Hussars Queen's Royal Lancers (pre-1998)
Stable_belt
1916. A little after noon on Easter Monday, a mixed troop of 9th and 12th Lancers, attached to the 6th Cavalry Reserve Regiment at Marlborough Barracks in
Cavalry_Reserve_Regiments
English cricketer, WWII army captain
first-class cricket after the 1934 season. He was a captain in 17/21 Royal Lancers, was in the home forces from 1940/42 spending some time at Thetford. He
Edward Baker (Worcestershire cricketer)
Edward_Baker_(Worcestershire_cricketer)
English sculptor
Born in Sheffield on 15 September 1923 Fullard served with the 17th/21st Lancers during World War II and was severely wounded at the Battle of Cassino
George_Fullard
was commissioned into the regular army as a second-lieutenant in the 21st Lancers on 26 March 1902, was promoted lieutenant in 1907 and captain in 1911
Dealtry_Charles_Part
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