The Regular Cavalry Regiments of the British Indian Army

The Reorganisation of 1922

Pre 1903	Indian Army 1919		In 1921 merged into		Final title in 1922
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/2^nd Horse	→	1^st Duke of York’s Own Skinner’s Horse
3^rd Bengal →	3^rd Skinner’s Horse	}	1^st/2^nd Horse	→	1^st Duke of York’s Own Skinner’s Horse
2^nd Bengal →	2^nd Lancers (Gardner’s Horse)	}	2^nd/4^th Cavalry	→	2^nd Lancers (Gardner’s Horse)
4^th Bengal →	4^th Cavalry	}	2^nd/4^th Cavalry	→	2^nd Lancers (Gardner’s Horse)
5^th Bengal →	5^th Cavalry	}	5^th/8^th Cavalry	→	3^rd Cavalry
8^th Bengal →	8^th Cavalry	}	5^th/8^th Cavalry	→	3^rd Cavalry
9^th Bengal →	9^th Hodson’s Horse	}	9^th/10^th Cavalry	→	4^th Duke of Cambridge’s Own Hodson’s Horse
10^th Bengal →	10^th Duke of Cambridge’s Own Lancers (Hodson’s Horse)	}	9^th/10^th Cavalry	→	4^th Duke of Cambridge’s Own Hodson’s Horse
11^th Bengal →	11^th King Edward’s Own Lancers (Probyn’s Horse)	}	11^th/12^th Cavalry	→	5^th King Edward’s Own Probyn Horse
12^th Bengal →	12^th Cavalry	}	11^th/12^th Cavalry	→	5^th King Edward’s Own Probyn Horse
13^th Bengal →	13^th Duke of Connaught’s Lancers (Watson’s Horse)	}	13^th/16^th Cavalry	→	6^th Duke of Connaught’s Own Lancers
16^th Bengal →	16^th Cavalry	}	13^th/16^th Cavalry	→	6^th Duke of Connaught’s Own Lancers
3^rd Madras →	28^th Light Cavalry	→		→	7^th Light Cavalry
1^st Madras →	26^th King George’s Own Light Cavalry	}	26^th/30^th Cavalry	→	8^th King George’s Own Light Cavalry
4^th Hyderabad →	30^th Lancers (Hodson’s Horse)	}	26^th/30^th Cavalry	→	8^th King George’s Own Light Cavalry
1^st Hyderabad →	20^th Deccan Horse	}	20^th/29^th Horse	→	9^th Royal Deccan Horse
2^nd Hyderabad →	29^th Lancers (Deccan Horse)	}	20^th/29^th Horse	→	9^th Royal Deccan Horse
Guides →	Queen’s Own Corps of Guides (Frontier Force) (Lumsden’s)	→		→	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)	}	21^st/23^rd Cavalry	→	11^th Prince Albert Victor’s Own Cavalry (Frontier Force)
3^rd Punjab →	23^rd Cavalry (Frontier Force)	}	21^st/23^rd Cavalry	→	11^th Prince Albert Victor’s Own Cavalry (Frontier Force)
2^nd Punjab →	22^nd Sam Browne’s Cavalry (Frontier Force)	}	22^nd/25^th Cavalry	→	12^th Cavalry (Frontier Force)
5^th Punjab →	25^th Cavalry (Frontier Force)	}	22^nd/25^th Cavalry	→	12^th Cavalry (Frontier Force)
1^st Bombay →	31^st Duke of Connaught’s Lancers	}	31^st/32^rd Lancers	→	13^th Duke of Connaught’s Own Bombay Lancers
2^nd Bombay →	32^nd Lancers	}	31^st/32^rd Lancers	→	13^th Duke of Connaught’s Own Bombay Lancers
5^th Bombay →	35^th Scinde Horse	}	35^th/36^th Cavalry	→	14^th Prince of Wales’s Own Scinde Horse
6^th Bombay →	36^th Jacob’s Horse	}	35^th/36^th Cavalry	→	14^th Prince of Wales’s Own Scinde Horse
17^th Bengal →	17^th Cavalry	}	17^th/37^th Lancers	→	15^th Lancers
7^th Bombay →	37^th Lancers (Baluch Horse)	}	17^th/37^th Lancers	→	15^th Lancers
2^nd Madras →	27^th Light Cavalry	→		→	16^th Light Cavalry
3^rd Bombay →	33^rd Queen Victoria’s Own Light Cavalry	}	33^rd/34^th Cavalry	→	17^th Queen Victoria’s Own Poona Horse
4^th Bombay →	34^th Prince Albert Victor’s Own Poona Horse	}	33^rd/34^th Cavalry	→	17^th Queen Victoria’s Own Poona Horse
6^th Bengal →	6^th King Edward’s Own Cavalry	}	6^th/7^th Cavalry	→	18^th King Edward’s Own Cavalry
7^th Bengal →	7^th Hariana Lancers	}	6^th/7^th Cavalry	→	18^th King Edward’s Own Cavalry
18^th Bengal →	18^th King George’s Own Tiwana Lancers	}	18^th/19^th Lancers	→	19^th King George’s Own Lancers
19^th Bengal →	19^th Lancers (Fane’s Horse)	}	18^th/19^th Lancers	→	19^th King George’s Own Lancers
14^th Bengal →	14^th Murray’s Jat Lancers	}	14^th/15^th Lancers	→	20^th Lancers
15^th Bengal →	15^th Lancers (Cureton’s Multani)	}	14^th/15^th Lancers	→	20^th Lancers
1^st Central India →	38^th King George’s Own Central India Horse	}	38^th/39^th Cavalry	→	21^st King George’s Own Light Cavalry
2^nd Central India →	39^th King George’s Own Central India Horse	}	38^th/39^th Cavalry	→	21^st King George’s Own Light Cavalry

The Regiments in 1939

The Second World War and Independence

The Regiments of the Indian Army Armoured Corps since 1950

The Regiments of the Pakistan Army Armoured Corps since 1956