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The 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own) was a cavalry regiment of the British Army, notable for its participation in the Charge of the Light Brigade in the Crimean War. Various amalgamations have resulted in its absorption into the Queen's Royal Lancers (which has also incorporated the 5th, the 16th and the 21st Lancers).

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  • 17th Lancers
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  • The 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own) was a cavalry regiment of the British Army, notable for its participation in the Charge of the Light Brigade in the Crimean War. Various amalgamations have resulted in its absorption into the Queen's Royal Lancers (which has also incorporated the 5th, the 16th and the 21st Lancers).
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Branch
  • 23(xsd:integer)
Role
  • Lancer regiment
Nickname
  • The Death or Glory Boys, The Horse Marines, The Tots, The White Lancers
Type
  • Line cavalry
Caption
  • cap badge of the 17th Lancers
Dates
  • --11-07
Unit Name
  • 17(xsd:integer)
notable commanders
  • General
  • Thomas Gage
  • Major General Thomas Arthur Cooke
  • Field Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig
  • Field Marshal Prince George, 2nd Duke of Cambridge
  • General Henry Roxby Benson
  • General Lord Edward Somerset
  • General Oliver De Lancey
  • Lieutenant-General Sir Drury Curzon Drury-Lowe
  • Lieutenant-General Sir John Elley
  • Major General Thomas Pelham-Clinton, 3rd Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne
Title
  • 17(xsd:integer)
Years
  • 1761(xsd:integer)
After
  • 17(xsd:integer)
Anniversaries
March
  • Quick: The White Lancers
  • Slow: Occasional Overture
Motto
  • Death Or Glory
abstract
  • The 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own) was a cavalry regiment of the British Army, notable for its participation in the Charge of the Light Brigade in the Crimean War. Various amalgamations have resulted in its absorption into the Queen's Royal Lancers (which has also incorporated the 5th, the 16th and the 21st Lancers).
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