The Regular Cavalry Regiments of the British Indian Army

Pre 1903	Indian Army from 1903		In 1922 merged into
GGBG →	The Governor-General’s Bodyguard	→	The Governor-General’s Bodyguard
1^st Bengal →	1^st Duke of York’s Own Lancers (Skinner’s Horse)	→	1^st Duke of York’s Own Skinner’s Horse
2^nd Bengal →	2^nd Lancers (Gardner’s Horse)	→	2^nd Lancers (Gardner’s Horse)
3^rd Bengal →	3^rd Skinner’s Horse	→	1^st Duke of York’s Own Skinner’s Horse
4^th Bengal →	4^th Cavalry	→	2^nd Lancers (Gardner’s Horse)
5^th Bengal →	5^th Cavalry	→	3^rd Cavalry
6^th Bengal →	6^th Prince of Wales’s Cavalry	→	18^th King Edward’s Own Cavalry
7^th Bengal →	7^th Hariana Lancers	→	18^th King Edward’s Own Cavalry
8^th Bengal →	8^th Lancers	→	3^rd Cavalry
9^th Bengal →	9^th Hodson’s Horse	→	4^th Duke of Cambridge’s Own Hodson’s Horse
10^th Bengal →	10^th Duke of Cambridge’s Own Lancers (Hodson’s Horse)	→	4^th Duke of Cambridge’s Own Hodson’s Horse
11^th Bengal →	11^th Prince of Wales’s Own Lancers	→	5^th King Edward’s Own Probyn Horse
12^th Bengal →	12^th Cavalry	→	5^th King Edward’s Own Probyn Horse
13^th Bengal →	13^th Duke of Connaught’s Lancers	→	6^th Duke of Connaught’s Own Lancers
14^th Bengal →	14^th Murray’s Jat Lancers	→	20^th Lancers
15^th Bengal →	15^th Lancers (Cureton’s Multani)	→	20^th Lancers
16^th Bengal →	16^th Cavalry	→	6^th Duke of Connaught’s Own Lancers
17^th Bengal →	17^th Cavalry	→	15^th Lancers
18^th Bengal →	18^th Tiwana Lancers	→	19^th King George’s Own Lancers
19^th Bengal →	19^th Lancers (Fane’s Horse)	→	19^th King George’s Own Lancers
1^st Hyderabad →	20^th Deccan Horse	→	9^th Royal Deccan Horse
Guides →	Queen’s Own Corps of Guides	→	10^th Queen Victoria’s Own Corps of Guides Cavalry (Frontier Force)
1^st Punjab →	21^st Prince Albert Victor’s Own Cavalry (Frontier Force)	→	11^th Prince Albert Victor’s Own Cavalry (Frontier Force)
2^nd Punjab →	22^nd Cavalry (Frontier Force)	→	12^th Cavalry (Frontier Force)
3^rd Punjab →	23^rd Cavalry (Frontier Force)	→	11^th Prince Albert Victor’s Own Cavalry (Frontier Force)
5^th Punjab →	25^th Cavalry (Frontier Force)	→	12^th Cavalry (Frontier Force)
1^st Madras →	26^th Light Cavalry	→	8^th King George’s Own Light Cavalry
2^nd Madras →	27^th Light Cavalry	→	16^th Light Cavalry
3^rd Madras →	28^th Light Cavalry	→	7^th Light Cavalry
2^nd Hyderabad →	29^th Lancers (Deccan Horse)	→	9^th Royal Deccan Horse
4^th Hyderabad →	30^th Lancers (Gordon’s Horse)	→	8^th King George’s Own Light Cavalry
1^st Bombay →	31^st Duke of Connaught’s Lancers	→	13^th Duke of Connaught’s Own Bombay Lancers
2^nd Bombay →	32^nd Lancers	→	13^th Duke of Connaught’s Own Bombay Lancers
3^rd Bombay →	33^rd Queen’s Own Light Cavalry	→	17^th Queen Victoria’s Own Poona Horse
4^th Bombay →	34^th Prince Albert Victor’s Own Poona Horse	→	17^th Queen Victoria’s Own Poona Horse
5^th Bombay →	35^th Scinde Horse	→	14^th Prince of Wales’s Own Scinde Horse
6^th Bombay →	36^th Jacob’s Horse	→	14^th Prince of Wales’s Own Scinde Horse
7^th Bombay →	37^th Lancers (Baluch Horse)	→	15^th Lancers
1^st Central India →	38^th King George’s Own Central India Horse	→	21^st King George’s Own Central India Horse
2^nd Central India →	39^th King George’s Own Central India Horse	→	21^st King George’s Own Central India Horse
	1918: 40^th Cavalry	→ 1921: disbanded
	1918: 41^st Cavalry	→ 1921: disbanded
	1918: 42^nd Cavalry	→ 1921: disbanded
	1918: 43^rd Cavalry	→ 1919: disbanded
	1918: 44^th Cavalry	→ 1919: disbanded
	1918: 45^th Cavalry	→ 1919: disbanded
	1918: 46^th Cavalry	→ 1919: disbanded

Pre 1903

Indian Army from 1903

In 1922 merged into

GGBG →

The Governor-General’s Bodyguard

→

The Governor-General’s Bodyguard

1^st Bengal →

1^st Duke of York’s Own Lancers (Skinner’s Horse)

→

1^st Duke of York’s Own Skinner’s Horse

2^nd Bengal →