9th lancers

britains

 formed

 9th Queen's Royal Lancers on instructions from King William IV in 1830

In 1857 they fought throughout the Indian Mutiny which saw the 9th awarded 12 Victoria Crosses and gain their famous nickname The Delhi Spearmen.

The 9th Lancers first arrived in India some 15 years before the Indian Mutiny where they were awarded a number of battle honours and served in the Second Punjab War.

They went on to serve in the Afghan Campaign 1878-80 including the famous march from Kabul to Kandahar.

 They covered themselves in glory again  in the South African War, taking part in the Relief of Kimberley and Diamond Hill, the last battle of the war

They took part in the last lance on lance charge of the First World War at Moncel on 7th September 1914 against German Guard Dragoons having already won one of the first VCs of that war. In 1936 they converted to a light tank regiment and in 1955 received Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother as their Colonel-in-Chief

 

Sgt Chota Sahib

regulation uniforms were unsatisfactory for field conditions in Afghanistan, the officers in most regiments improvised more serviceable forms of clothing