21st Prince Albert Victor's Own Cavalry (Frontier Force) (Daly's Horse)
The 21st Prince Albert Victor's Own Cavalry (Frontier Force) (Daly's Horse) was raised as the 1st Punjab Irregular Cavalry by Lieutenant Henry Daly at Peshawar on 18 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 Punjab Frontier Force or the Piffers. Over the next decades, the regiment saw extensive service on the Frontier. During the Indian Mutiny of 1857-58, the regiment operated in North India and took part in the Siege of Delhi and the Relief of Lucknow, where Lieutenant John Watson won the Victoria Cross. During the Second Afghan War of 1878-80, it formed part of Kandahar Field Force and fought in the Battle of Ahmad Khel. In 1890, Prince Albert Victor, the Crown Prince of Britain was gazetted as their Colonel-in-Chief, giving his name to the regiment, which has endured to this day. During the First World War, the regiment served in the Mesopotamian Campaign as part of 6th Indian Cavalry Brigade. It fought on the Tigris Front and took part in the capture of Kut al Amara and Baghdad. It also fought in the Actions of Istabulat, Ramadi, Daur and Tikrit. Later it saw service in Kurdistan and took part in the capture of Kirkuk.
- 1849 1st Punjab Irregular Cavalry
- 1851 1st Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Irregular Force
- 1865 1st Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force
- 1890 1st (Prince Albert Victor’s Own) Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force
- 1901 1st (Prince Albert Victor’s Own) Punjab Cavalry
- 1903 21st Prince Albert Victor’s Own Cavalry (Frontier Force)
- 1904 21st Prince Albert Victor’s Own Cavalry (Frontier Force) (Daly’s Horse)
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