11th King Edward's Own Lancers (Probyn's Horse)
The 11th King Edward's Own Lancers (Probyn's Horse) was raised on 1 August 1857 by Captain Frederick Wale during the Indian Mutiny of 1857 and served at Lucknow. Captain Wale was killed in action on 1 March 1858, while leading the regiment in the pursuit of mutineers, and was replaced by Major Dighton Probyn, VC. In 1860 the regiment was dispatched to China to take part in the Second Opium War. They participated in the advance on Peking and returned to India in 1861 with a good reputation. The regiment saw service in the Second Afghan War of 1878-80 and then took part in the Black Mountains Expedition, went to Chitral and formed part of the Malakand Field Force. During the First World War, the regiment served in Mesopotamia.
- 1857 Wale's Horse
- 1857 1st Sikh Irregular Cavalry
- 1858 1st Sikh Irregular Cavalry (Probyn's Horse)
- 1861 11th Regiment of Bengal Cavalry
- 1864 11th Regiment of Bengal Cavalry (Lancers)
- 1874 11th Regiment of Bengal Lancers
- 1876 11th (Prince of Wales’s Own) Regiment of Bengal Lancers
- 1901 11th (Prince of Wales’s Own) Bengal Lancers
- 1903 11th Prince of Wales’s Own Lancers
- 1904 11th Prince of Wales’s Own Lancers (Probyn’s Horse)
- 1906 11th King Edward’s Own Lancers (Probyn’s Horse)
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