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16th Lancers


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Photos of the 16th Lancers, during the reign of Queen Victoria

Raised in 1759 as the 16th Light Dragoons, also known as Burgoyne's Light Horse, changing name in 1861 to the 16th (The Queen's) Lancers

16TH QUEEN'S LANCERS

Battle Honours

  • 1793 - 1802  Beaumont  during the French revolutionary wars

  • 1808 - 1814  at Talavera, Fuentos d'Onoro, Salamanca, Vittoria, Nive during the Peninsula war

  • 1815  Battle of waterloo

  • 1826, Bhurtpore during the Revolt of rajah of Bhurtpore

  • 1839  Ghuznee during the first Afghan War

  • 1843 at Maharajpore  during the Gwalior Campaign

  • 1845 - 1846  Aliwal, Sobraon during the First Sikh War

  • 1899 - 1902  Relief of Kimberley, Paardeburg, during the Boer War 

  • 1914 - 1918  Mons, le Cateau, Marne Aisne Messines, Ypres, Bellewaarde, Arras, Cambrai, Somme during the First World war

Victoria Cross Awards

One Victoria Cross Awarded to Lt Viscount Fincastle, during the Tirah campaign 17th August 1897.

ALEXANDER EDWARD MURRAY,  VISCOUNT FINCASTLE  (Lieutenant, now Captain)  16th Lancers            Associated with Colonel R. B. Adams (V.C.), in the gallant attempt to save the live of Lieutenant Greaves, of the Guides, at Nawa Kili, Upper Swat, India on August 17th 1897.  Born on April 22nd 1871 son of the Earl of Dunmore, Viscount Fincastle joined the 16th Lancers in 1891.  Was A.D.C. to the Voceroy of India 1894.  Served in Dongola Expedition 1896, and Boer War 1899-1902, commanding Fincastle?s horse during that time.

Sergeant - 16th Lancers
 
Lieutenant - 16th Lancers

Officer 16th Lancers India, 1846 by Mark Churms.


Officer 16th Lancers India, 1846 by Mark Churms.

The 16th Lancers were part of General Sir Harry Smith's army consisitng of the British and Bengali army of 12,000 men and 30 guns against the Sikh army of 30,000 men and 67 guns of Ranjodh Singh during the First Sikh War which was fought on the 28th January 1848 in the Punjab in the North West of India. This painting depicts the 16th Lancers which were part of Brigadier Macdowell's brigade consisitng of the 16th Queen's Lancers, 3rd Bengal Light Cavalry and 4th Bengal Irregular Cavalry. The 16th Lancers charged several times during the action, breaking a number of Sikh infantry squares and overrunning a battery of Sikh artillery. The Lancers are shown wearing over their chapkas the white cotton cover which had been adopted for service in the tropics.
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The Battle of Aliwal by Jason Askew.


The Battle of Aliwal by Jason Askew.

The Battle of Aliwal was fought on 28th January 1846 between the British and the Sikhs. The British were led by Sir Harry Smith, while the Sikhs were led by Ranjodh Singh Majithia. The British won a victory which is sometimes regarded as the turning point of the First Anglo-Sikh War. The Sikhs had occupied a position 4 miles (6.4 km) long, which ran along a ridge between the villages of Aliwal, on the Sutlej, and Bhundri. The Sutlej ran close to their rear for the entire length of their line, making it difficult for them to manoeuvre and also potentially disastrous if they were forced to retreat. After the initial artillery salvoes, Smith determined that Aliwal was the Sikh weak point. He sent two of his four infantry brigades to capture the village, from where they could enfilade the Sikh centre. They seized the village, and began pressing forwards to threaten the fords across the Sutlej. As the Sikhs tried to swing back their left, pivoting on Bhundri, some of their cavalry .........


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The Death of Cornet Bigoe, during the Battle of Aliwal, by Orlando Norie.


The Death of Cornet Bigoe, during the Battle of Aliwal, by Orlando Norie.

Cornet Bigoe of the 16th Lancers killed during the battle of Aliwal during the first Sikh War, 28th January 1846, Aliwal is 50 South East of Lahore, India. The 16th Lancers were part of General Sir Harry Smith's army consisitng of the British and Bengali army of 12,000 men and 30 guns against the Sikh army of 30,000 men and 67 guns of Ranjodh Singh during the First Sikh War which was fought on the 28th January 1848 in the Punjab in the North West of India. This painting depicts the 16th Lancers which were part of Brigadier Macdowell's brigade consisitng of the 16th Queen's Lancers, 3rd Bengal Light Cavalry and 4th Bengal Irregular Cavalry. The 16th Lancers charged several times during the action, breaking a number of Sikh infantry squares and overrunning a battery of Sikh artillery.
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16th Lancers by Richard Simkin


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Charge of the 16th Lancers at the Battle of Aliwal by Mark Churms.


Charge of the 16th Lancers at the Battle of Aliwal by Mark Churms.

The 16th Lancers were part of General Sir Harry Smith's army consisitng of the British and Bengali army of 12,000 men and 30 guns against the Sikh army of 30,000 men and 67 guns of Ranjodh Singh during the First Sikh War which was fought on the 28th January 1846 in the Punjab in the North West of India. This painting depicts the 16th Lancers which were part of Brigadier Macdowell's brigade consisitng of the 16th Queen's Lancers, 3rd Bengal Light Cavalry and 4th Bengal Irregular Cavalry. The 16th Lancers charged several times during the action, breaking a number of Sikh infantry squares and overrunning a battery of Sikh artillery. The Lancers are shown wearing over their chapkas the white cotton cover which had been adopted for service in the tropics.
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The British Army by Orlando Norie.


The British Army by Orlando Norie.

Showing military uniforms of the following regiments, The Military train, Royal Horse Guards, 15th Hussars, 23rd Fusiliers, Coldstream Guards, 5th Lancers 93rd highlanders, Rifle Bde, Staff Officers, Royal marines, 13th Light Dragoons, 2nd dragoon Guards, Grenadier Guards, 33rd Line Infantry, 11th Hussars, 14th Light Dragoons, 1st life Guards, Royal Artillery, Carabiniers, 74th Highlanders, Light Infantry, 16th lancers, Scots Greys, Royal Horse artillery, Royal Engineers.
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The Charge of the 16th Lancers, at the Battle of Aliwal, by Orlando Norie.


The Charge of the 16th Lancers, at the Battle of Aliwal, by Orlando Norie.

The battle was fought during the 1st Sikh War (1845-1846) between a force of 10,000 British and Indian troops under the command of General Sir Harry Smith and a 15,000 strong Sikh army led by Ranjur Singh. The Sikh forces occupied an entrenched position between the villages of Aliwal and Bhundri, close to the River Sutlej. Smith drove the Sikhs out of Aliwal with his infantry and then rolled up their line with cavalry and artillery support. The 16th Lancers charged several times during the action, breaking a number of Sikh infantry squares and overrunning a battery of Sikh artillery.
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16th Lancers by John Charlton (1899)


16th Lancers by John Charlton (1899)



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The 16th (Queens) Lancers by G Douglas Giles (P)


The 16th (Queens) Lancers by G Douglas Giles (P)



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