20th Lancers - 14th Murray's Jat Lancers

14th Murray's Jat Lancers

The 14th Murray's Jat Lancers was raised at Aligarh as the Jat Horse Yeomanry in 1857 during the Indian Mutiny by Captain J I Murray. It was composed entirely of Hindu Jats. The regiment served as part of the Bhutan Field Force during the Bhutan War of 1864-65 and in the Second Afghan War of 1878-80. During the First World War, the regiment served in Mesopotamia.

1857 Jat Horse Yeomanry
1859 Murray’s Jat Horse
1861 14th Regiment of Bengal Cavalry
1864 14th Regiment of Bengal Cavalry (Lancers)
1874 14th Regiment of Bengal Lancers
1901 14th Bengal Lancers (Murray’s Jat Horse)
1903 14th Murray’s Jat Lancers

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