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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