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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 regiment of the British Indian Army. It was formed in 1922, by the amalgamation of 18th King George's Own Lancers and 19th Lancers (Fane's Horse). On Partition of India in 1947, the regiment was allotted to Pakistan.〔Gaylor, John. (1992). ''Sons of John Company: The Indian and Pakistan Armies 1903–91''. Stroud: Spellmount.〕 ==18th King George's Own Lancers== The regiment was raised at Gwalior during the upheaval of the Indian Mutiny in 1858, as the 2nd Regiment of Mahratta Horse. In December, it was joined by a small body of independent cavalry of Punjabi Muslims called the Tiwana Horse. In 1861, it was redesignated as the 18th Regiment of Bengal Cavalry, becoming Lancers in 1886. The regiment served in the Second Afghan War during 1879-80 and took part in the 1897 Tirah Campaign on the North West Frontier of India. During World War I, the regiment was sent to France in 1914 with the Indian Cavalry Corps and participated in the Battles of the Somme and Cambrai. In 1918, it moved to Egypt joining the 13th Cavalry Brigade and took part in General Allenby's brilliant campaign in Palestine. The regiment fought in the Battle of Megiddo and the subsequent dash towards Damascus - riding 550 miles in 38 days!〔〔Hudson, Havelock. (1937). ''History of the 19th King George's Own Lancers, 1858–1921''. Aldershot: Gale & Polden.〕 * 1861 18th Regiment of Bengal Cavalry * 1886 18th Regiment of Bengal Lancers * 1901 18th Bengal Lancers * 1903 18th Tiwana Lancers * 1906 18th Prince of Wales's Own Tiwana Lancers * 1910 18th King George's Own Lancers 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「19th King George's Own Lancers」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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