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Presidency of Madras |
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1787: |
5th Regiment of Madras Native Cavalry │ |
1788: |
1st Regiment of Madras Native Cavalry │ |
1819: |
1st Regiment of Madras Light Cavalry │ |
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Hyderabad |
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1826: |
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4th Regiment Nizam’s Cavalry │ |
1854: |
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4th Cavalry Hyderabad Contingent │ |
1886: |
1st Regiment of Madras Lancers │ |
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1890: |
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4th Lancers Hyderabad Contingent │ |
1901: |
1st Madras Lancers │ |
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Renumbering into the Indian Army |
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1903: |
26th Light Cavalry │ │ |
30th Lancers (Gordon’s Horse) │ |
1906: |
26th Prince of Wales’s Own Light Cavalry │ |
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1910: |
26th King George’s Own Light Cavalry |
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1922: |
26th/30th King George’s Own Light Cavalry │ |
1922: |
8th King George’s Own Light Cavalry |
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1937: |
8th King George V’s Own Light Cavalry │ |
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Union of India |
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1947: |
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Republic of India |
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1950: |
8th Light Cavalry |
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