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The circumstance was commemorated in a curious way. It was ordered that the 5th Royal Irish Light
Dragoons should be erased from the records of the army list, in which a blank between the 4th and 6th Dragoons should remain forever, as a memorial of disgrace. For upward of half a century this gap
317:. However, its troops were accused of treachery: their accusers claimed their ranks had been infiltrated by rebels. Following an investigation, it was found that a single individual, James M'Nassar, had infiltrated the regiment: he was ordered to be "transported beyond the seas". According to
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posthumously. The 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers also has the grim honour of being the regiment of the last
British soldier to die in the Great War. This was Private
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As one of two cavalry regiments stationed in South Africa on the outbreak of war, the regiment consequently took part in the early fighting. They fought at the
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on 21 October 1899, at the Battle of
Rietfontein on 24 October 1899, and was part of the besieged garrison of Ladysmith during the
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Sculpture at the town hall of Mons to commemorate the liberation of the city by the 5th Royal Irish
Lancers on 11 November 1918
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from Leeds, who was killed by a sniper as the regiment advanced into Mons a short time before the armistice came into effect.
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remained in the army list, as anybody may see by referring to any number of that publication of half-a-dozen years back.
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Historical Records of the Fifth (Royal Irish) Lancers from their Foundation as Wynne’s Dragoons (in 1689) to 1908
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November 1899 to
February 1900. After the relief of that town, they were re-horsed, and formed part of General Sir
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The regiment was reformed in 1858, keeping its old number and title, but losing precedence, being ranked after the
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on 31 May 1902. Following the end of the war, 340 officers and men of the regiment left South Africa on the SS
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The 5th Royal Irish
Lancers were stationed at Mhow between 1888 and 1889 and placed this brass plaque inside
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466:′s mobile column. The regiment thus stayed in South Africa throughout the hostilities, which ended with the
382:. The regiment again left for India in November 1888, serving there for ten years until they were posted to
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450:′s flying column. In January 1901, still under General Smith-Dorrien, they covered the left of General Sir
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in May 1706 the regiment helped capture the entire French "Regiment du Roi", after which it fought at the
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and disbanded in 1921, but a squadron was reconstituted in 1922 and immediately amalgamated with the
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Bugler
Sherlock of the 5th Lancers at Nicholsons Nek Kraal (near Ladysmith, South Africa) in 1899
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Lanarkshire
Yeomanry (Queen's Own Royal Glasgow and Lower Ward of Lanarkshire)
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The regiment then returned to
England, where it stayed until the outbreak of
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The Battle of Rietfontein on 24 October 1899 during the Second Boer War
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The regiment was originally formed in 1689 by Brigadier James Wynne as
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1st County of London Yeomanry (Middlesex, Duke of Cambridge's Hussars)
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between November 1863 and December 1874 and a contingent joined the
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and had the honour of leading the charge against the rebels at the
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Suffolk Yeomanry (The Duke of York's Own Loyal Suffolk Hussars)
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Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry (Prince of Wales's Own Royal Regiment)
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King Edward's Horse (The King's Own Overseas Dominion Regiment)
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1075:"The Army in South Africa - The return of the 5th Lancers".
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199th (Duchess of Connaught's Own Irish Rangers) Battalion
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Nottinghamshire Yeomanry (South Nottinghamshire Hussars)
1224:"Charge of the Light Brigade bugle stars at new museum"
2020:
Royal East Kent Yeomanry (The Duke of Connaught's Own)
1940:
Yorkshire Hussars (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own)
1079:. No. 36906. London. 23 October 1902. p. 5.
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The Royal Lancers and Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Museum
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in autumn 1884. It then fought against the forces of
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Military units and formations of the Second Boer War
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1922
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Cavalry regiments of the British Army in World War I
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2nd County of London Yeomanry (Westminster Dragoons)
1116:. No. 36887. London. 1 October 1902. p. 8.
1112:"The Army in South Africa - Troops returning home".
220:. It saw service for three centuries, including the
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5th (or Royal Irish) Regiment of Dragoons (Lancers)
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5th (or Royal Irish) Regiment of Dragoons (Lancers)
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1730:5th (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) Dragoon Guards
868:1922: Regiment re-formed and amalgamated with the
434:. They accompanied Buller in his advance into the
426:′s army, taking part in all his actions until his
2833:Military units and formations established in 1689
853:Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby
2130:Norfolk Yeomanry (The King's Own Royal Regiment)
1662:British cavalry regiments of the First World War
394:, where they remained until the outbreak of the
827:1892–1896: Lt-Gen. Hon. Charles Wemyss Thesiger
513:, sailing from Dublin to France as part of the
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2165:3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters)
1975:Leicestershire Yeomanry (Prince Albert's Own)
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822:Somerset Gough-Calthorpe, 7th Baron Calthorpe
8:
2813:1922 disestablishments in the United Kingdom
297:in September 1709. In 1751, it was retitled
2818:Defunct Irish regiments of the British Army
1945:Nottinghamshire Yeomanry (Sherwood Rangers)
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748:Richard Molesworth, 3rd Viscount Molesworth
167:Richard Molesworth, 3rd Viscount Molesworth
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1836:19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars
1806:10th (Prince of Wales's Own Royal) Hussars
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1187:(Supplement). 8 January 1918. p. 724.
887:British cavalry during the First World War
38:
1960:Ayrshire (Earl of Carrick's Own) Yeomanry
754:5th (or Royal Irish) Regiment of Dragoons
386:in February 1898. They were stationed at
303:5th (or Royal Irish) Regiment of Dragoons
1199:"Casualty details—Ellison, George Edwin"
2120:Surrey Yeomanry (Queen Mary's Regiment)
897:
607:, Oudenarde, Malplaquet, Suakin 1885,
588:The regiment was awarded the following
273:in 1704, it went on to fight under the
147:The Harp That Once Through Tara's Halls
2155:City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders)
1874:17th (Duke of Cambridge's Own) Lancers
1864:12th (Prince of Wales's Royal) Lancers
1720:3rd (Prince of Wales's) Dragoon Guards
1133:. National Army Museum. Archived from
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685:- First World War, 28–29 November 1917
390:until October 1898, when they went to
346:. It was immediately converted into a
44:Badge of the 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers
29:
2823:Cavalry regiments of the British Army
1965:Cheshire Yeomanry (Earl of Chester's)
1831:18th (Queen Mary's Own) Royal Hussars
1740:7th (Princess Royal's) Dragoon Guards
1606:Cavalry regiments of the British Army
1248:Willcox, Major Walter Temple (1908).
774:Robert Cuninghame, 1st Baron Rossmore
568:The regimental collection is held at
180:Robert Cuninghame, 1st Baron Rossmore
7:
1692:Household Cavalry Composite Regiment
446:. Later they formed part of General
198:Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby
2808:Irish regiments of the British Army
2712:Irish National War Memorial Gardens
2010:Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry
780:1799: Regiment disbanded at Chatham
462:. Here they formed part of Colonel
2080:Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars
1811:11th (Prince Albert's Own) Hussars
1400:16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers
1203:Commonwealth War Graves Commission
730:1715–1729: Col. Hon. Thomas Sydney
709:James Wynne's Regiment of Dragoons
521:in August 1914 for service on the
438:district, and then, under General
430:army joined with the main army at
255:James Wynne's Regiment of Dragoons
25:
2782:Irish in the British Armed Forces
2185:East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry
1884:21st (Empress of India's) Lancers
1715:2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays)
2523:208th (Canadian Irish) Battalion
2367:
2015:Pembroke Yeomanry (Castlemartin)
1985:Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry
1801:8th (King's Royal Irish) Hussars
1763:2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys)
1735:6th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers)
1725:4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards
719:Royal Dragoons of Ireland (1704)
714:1689–1695: Brig-Gen. James Wynne
81:
64:
2732:Irish Victoria Cross recipients
2528:121st (Western Irish) Battalion
2095:Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars
1017:. Project Gutenberg. April 1863
925:. Regiments.org. Archived from
705:Colonels of the Regiment were:
640:, 1915, Gheluvelt, St. Julien,
2803:1689 establishments in England
2497:103rd (Tyneside Irish) Brigade
2482:8th King's Royal Irish Hussars
2467:4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards
2085:Queen's Own West Kent Yeomanry
1970:Queen's Own Yorkshire Dragoons
1621:12th Armoured Infantry Brigade
354:. In 1861, it was renamed the
1:
2045:Royal Gloucestershire Hussars
2030:Royal Buckinghamshire Hussars
772:1787–1799: Gen. The Rt. Hon.
767:Joseph Yorke, 1st Baron Dover
509:, when it became part of the
481:The regiment, as part of the
338:with a small built-in cabinet
283:War of the Spanish Succession
175:Joseph Yorke, 1st Baron Dover
27:British Army cavalry regiment
2749:It's a Long Way to Tipperary
2717:Island of Ireland Peace Park
2544:South African Irish Regiment
2421:Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
832:William Godfrey Dunham Massy
798:Sir James Charles Chatterton
683:George William Burdett Clare
535:George William Burdett Clare
356:5th (or Royal Irish) Lancers
2696:Conscription Crisis of 1918
2477:6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons
2115:Lancashire Hussars Yeomanry
2040:Queen's Own Dorset Yeomanry
1859:9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers
1768:6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons
1710:1st (King's) Dragoon Guards
1091:"5th (Royal Irish) Lancers"
810:1868–1872: Gen. Edward Pole
670:France and Flanders 1914–18
529:in August 1914. During the
525:. It saw action during the
511:British Expeditionary Force
485:, was also involved in the
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2075:Royal North Devon Yeomanry
1869:16th (The Queen's) Lancers
301:and in 1756 it became the
281:in August 1704 during the
224:. It amalgamated with the
2365:
2180:Northamptonshire Yeomanry
2105:Lothians and Border Horse
1879:5th (Royal Irish) Lancers
1826:15th (The King's) Hussars
1796:7th (Queen's Own) Hussars
1791:4th (Queen's Own) Hussars
1333:9th Queen's Royal Lancers
1131:"5th Royal Irish Lancers"
923:"5th Royal Irish Lancers"
805:5th (Royal Irish) Lancers
765:1760–1787: Gen. Hon. Sir
548:The regiment was renamed
362:. The regiment served in
360:5th (Royal Irish) Lancers
271:Royal Dragoons of Ireland
37:
2513:Irish Regiment of Canada
2125:Fife and Forfar Yeomanry
2100:Montgomeryshire Yeomanry
2065:Royal 1st Devon Yeomanry
1786:3rd (King's Own) Hussars
1349:16th The Queen's Lancers
870:16th The Queen's Lancers
863:1921: Regiment disbanded
844:1908–1912: Maj-Gen. Sir
785:1858: Regiment re-formed
554:16th The Queen's Lancers
305:. As such, it served in
299:5th Regiment of Dragoons
293:in July 1708 and at the
261:in July 1690 and at the
226:16th The Queen's Lancers
192:Sir Henry Jenner Scobell
133:(Who shall separate us?)
2635:Battle of Passchendaele
2472:5th Royal Irish Lancers
2416:Royal Munster Fusiliers
2335:Ireland and World War I
2140:Glamorganshire Yeomanry
1980:North Somerset Yeomanry
1357:5th Royal Irish Lancers
820:1887–1892: Lt-Gen. Sir
690:Frederic Brooks Dugdale
660:, St. Quentin, Amiens,
550:5th Royal Irish Lancers
315:Irish Rebellion of 1798
313:in May 1798 during the
265:later that month under
210:5th Royal Irish Lancers
33:5th Royal Irish Lancers
2755:The Footballer of Loos
2650:Hundred Days Offensive
2600:Second Battle of Ypres
2560:69th Infantry Regiment
2411:Royal Dublin Fusiliers
2359:36th (Ulster) Division
2090:West Somerset Yeomanry
2050:Hertfordshire Yeomanry
1995:Northumberland Hussars
1585:Raymond de Montmorency
1427:9th/12th Royal Lancers
1392:9th/12th Royal Lancers
1360:(1689–1799; 1858–1922)
1159:. The Long, Long Trail
1015:"Continental Magazine"
855:, GCB, GCMG, GCVO (to
613:South Africa 1899–1902
590:British battle honours
502:
416:Battle of Elandslaagte
411:
339:
328:
250:
2722:Ulster Tower Thiepval
2426:Royal Irish Fusiliers
2354:16th (Irish) Division
2349:10th (Irish) Division
2170:Bedfordshire Yeomanry
2150:Lincolnshire Yeomanry
1935:Warwickshire Yeomanry
1821:14th (King's) Hussars
1435:Queen's Royal Lancers
1276:Irish Lancers History
733:1729–1732: Gen. Hon.
724:1695–1715: Gen. Hon.
500:
409:
333:
323:
311:Battle of Enniscorthy
248:
2610:Battle of Guillemont
2431:Royal Irish Regiment
2145:Welsh Horse Yeomanry
2005:Denbighshire Hussars
1990:Lanarkshire Yeomanry
1758:1st (Royal) Dragoons
1616:Royal Armoured Corps
1254:. Arthur Doubleday.
851:1912–1921: F.M. Sir
846:Henry Jenner Scobell
837:1906–1908: Maj-Gen.
815:Henry Darby Griffith
609:Defence of Ladysmith
543:George Edwin Ellison
519:2nd Cavalry Division
468:Peace of Vereeniging
350:regiment and titled
319:Continental Magazine
295:Battle of Malplaquet
2666:National Volunteers
2625:Macedonian Campaign
2605:Battle of the Somme
2585:Battle of Galipolli
2492:London Irish Rifles
2035:Derbyshire Yeomanry
1955:Shropshire Yeomanry
1226:. BBC. 26 July 2011
1062:Willcox, p. 189-198
1053:Willcox, p. 171-188
1044:Willcox, p. 162-164
839:Thomas Arthur Cooke
830:1896–1906: Lt-Gen.
740:1732–1737: Lt-Gen.
701:Regimental Colonels
620:: Mons, Le Cateau,
515:3rd Cavalry Brigade
483:3rd Cavalry Brigade
474:, which arrived at
378:in 1885 during the
336:Christ Church, Mhow
291:Battle of Oudenarde
287:Battle of Ramillies
275:Duke of Marlborough
259:Battle of the Boyne
257:. It fought at the
187:Thomas Arthur Cooke
2620:Battle of Messines
2436:Royal Irish Rifles
2223:Royal Horse Guards
2055:Berkshire Yeomanry
2025:Hampshire Yeomanry
1687:Royal Horse Guards
1341:12th Royal Lancers
1184:The London Gazette
572:which is based at
503:
420:Siege of Ladysmith
412:
340:
279:Battle of Blenheim
251:
2790:
2789:
2671:Ulster Volunteers
2640:Battle of Cambrai
2595:Battle of Hulluch
2568:
2567:
2446:South Irish Horse
2441:North Irish Horse
2406:Leinster Regiment
2401:Connaught Rangers
2381:
2301:
2300:
1907:South Irish Horse
1902:North Irish Horse
1669:Household Cavalry
1629:
1628:
1611:Armoured regiment
1490:William Beresford
1446:
1445:
1439:
1431:
1412:
1408:17th/21st Lancers
1404:
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1377:
1369:
1361:
1353:
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1337:
1137:on 12 August 2016
664:, Canal du Nord,
622:Retreat from Mons
564:Regimental museum
533:in November 1917
531:Battle of Cambrai
478:in October 1902.
440:John Brocklehurst
398:in October 1899.
263:Battle of Aughrim
203:
202:
143:Let Erin Remember
16:(Redirected from
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2766:Francis Ledwidge
2676:Curragh incident
2645:Spring Offensive
2615:Battle of Ginchy
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1540:Alexander Murray
1535:Frederic Dugdale
1480:Francis Grenfell
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874:16th/5th Lancers
857:16th/5th Lancers
813:1872–1887: Gen.
796:1858–1868: Gen.
759:1758–1760: Gen.
746:1737–1758: F.M.
676:Victoria Crosses
558:16th/5th Lancers
487:Curragh incident
456:Sir Bindon Blood
392:Pietermaritzburg
267:King William III
230:16th/5th Lancers
214:cavalry regiment
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2487:Liverpool Irish
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2218:2nd Life Guards
2213:1st Life Guards
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1577:
1572:
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1510:Henry Hartigan
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1497:
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1477:
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1462:
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1454:
1452:Victoria Cross
1448:
1447:
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1423:
1421:
1420:3rd generation
1417:
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1397:
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1385:2nd generation
1382:
1381:
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1575:Evelyn Wood
1470:David Rushe
1438:(1993–2015)
1430:(1960–2015)
1411:(1922–1993)
1403:(1922–1993)
1395:(1960–2015)
1376:(1858–1922)
1368:(1759–1922)
1352:(1759–1922)
1344:(1715–1960)
1336:(1715–1960)
1179:"No. 30471"
761:John Mostyn
688:Lieutenant
650:Scarpe 1917
642:Bellewaarde
507:World War I
476:Southampton
460:Cape Colony
452:John French
380:Mahdist War
372:Osman Digna
117:Nickname(s)
18:5th Lancers
2797:Categories
2727:Menin Gate
2659:Background
2375:Peace Park
1555:Paul Kenna
1208:4 February
893:References
848:, KCVO, CB
742:Owen Wynne
658:Somme 1918
646:Arras 1917
638:Ypres 1914
630:Aisne 1914
626:Marne 1914
597:Early Wars
241:Early wars
160:commanders
153:Commanders
112:1 Regiment
2759:Artists:
2705:Memorials
2387:Regiments
2342:Divisions
1163:10 August
1141:11 August
1114:The Times
1097:10 August
1077:The Times
933:10 August
605:Ramillies
436:Lydenburg
388:Ladysmith
285:. At the
232:in 1922.
55:1858–1922
53:1689–1799
2379:Messines
1922:Yeomanry
1750:Dragoons
1594:See also
881:See also
681:Private
601:Blenheim
178:General
127:Motto(s)
2775:Related
2573:Battles
2455:Britain
2394:Ireland
2205:Reserve
1851:Lancers
1778:Hussars
1242:Sources
1021:10 June
517:in the
432:Belfast
307:Ireland
277:at the
236:History
216:of the
172:General
158:Notable
96:Cavalry
60:Country
2506:Canada
1601:Lancer
1258:
1230:5 June
376:Suakin
348:lancer
212:was a
141:Slow:
78:Branch
69:
50:Active
841:, CVO
824:, KCB
428:Natal
374:near
364:India
138:March
2293:14th
2288:13th
2283:12th
2278:11th
2273:10th
1256:ISBN
1232:2018
1210:2010
1165:2016
1143:2016
1099:2016
1023:2016
935:2016
834:, CB
817:, CB
776:, PC
769:, KB
208:The
109:Size
101:Role
93:Type
2268:9th
2263:8th
2258:7th
2253:6th
2248:5th
2243:4th
2238:3rd
2233:2nd
2228:1st
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