Regiment's Name Changes
- 1809 Gardner’s Horse
- 1823 2nd (Gardner’s) Local horse
- 1840 2nd Irregular Cavalry
- 1861 2nd Regt. of Bengal Cavalry
- 1890 2nd Regt. Of Bengal Lancers
- 1901 2nd Bengal Lancers
- 1903 2nd Lancers (Gardner’s Horse)
- 1922 2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse), retained old name after amalgamation
- 1935 2nd Royal Lancers (Gardner's Horse)
- 1947 To Indian Army upon Partition
- 1950 2nd Lancers (Gardner’s Horse) upon India becoming a Republic
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