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English: '7th Irregular Cavalry', 1841 (c)

Watercolour drawing by an unknown artist, 1841 (c).

The 7th Irregular Cavalry was raised at Bareilly in 1841. In 1861 the regiment became the 5th Regiment of Bengal Cavalry and was renamed again in 1901, as the 5th Bengal Cavalry, losing the 'Bengal' title in 1903. In 1922 the unit amalgamated with the 8th Lancers, previously the 17th Cavalry, to form the 3rd Cavalry.
Date circa 1841
date QS:P,+1841-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1977-09-51-1
Author Unknown author Unknown author

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'7th Irregular Cavalry', 1841 (c)

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