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and Battle of Gadgor. In a major tank battle fought at Gadgor on 8 September, and a subsequent engagement at Alhar Railway Station, they destroyed 16 Patton Tanks of the enemy, against a loss of 6 tanks of their own. 2 officers, 1 JCO and 14 other ranks of the unit were killed in these actions and
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Seven Vijayanta tanks from 16 Cavalry fought in Amritsar during Operation Blue Star. At least three entered the Golden Temple compound to provide illumination and machine gun fire, but eventually deployed their main guns against the fortified Akal Takht building.
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on 26 September 2013, three terrorist attacked the officers' mess of the regiment. The three terrorists were killed, but the unit lost one officer and three men. Lt Col Bikramjeet Singh was conferred with
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During its more than 200 years of existence, the regiment has seen many changes of organisations and designations. Manned originally by men from the
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many wounded. The regiment won the Theatre Honour 'PUNJAB 1965'. The gallantry awards won by its officers and men comprised 1
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1947 – Allocated to India at independence and partition, continues in service as 16th Light Cavalry
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The regiment was raised prior to 1776 as the 3rd Regiment of Native Cavalry in the service of the
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raised in India. The 16th Light Cavalry saw service in a number of conflicts ranging from the
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the regiment was employed in the defence of India having converted from horses to armour at
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tanks fought the war under the 16th Independent Armoured Brigade in Shakargarh Sector.
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A Register of Titles of the Units of the H.E.I.C. & Indian Armies 1666–1947.
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In Burma the regiment were 14th Army troops and were also attached to the
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but they did send drafts to other Indian cavalry regiments serving in
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History of the Indian Armoured Corps, 1941-1971: The Indian cavalry
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10th Queen Victoria's Own Corps Of Guides Cavalry (Frontier Force)
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Sons of John Company: The Indian and Pakistan Armies 1903–1991.
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Armoured and cavalry regiments of the Indian Army from 1947
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The Central India Horse (21st King George V's Own Horse)
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11th Prince Albert Victor's Own Cavalry (Frontier Force)
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21st Prince Albert Victor's Own Cavalry (Frontier Force)
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Lieutenant General Shiv Dev Verma - First Commandant of
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Military units and formations in Burma in World War II
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In 1945 they were selected to undertake operations in
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10th Duke of Cambridge's Own Lancers (Hodson's Horse)
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6th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers (Watson's Horse)
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In 1919 the regiment was involved in the brief 2293: 1573:1st Duke of York's Own Lancers (Skinner's Horse) 1623:11th King Edward's Own Lancers (Probyn's Horse) 1560:British Indian Army Cavalry Regiments 1903–1946 1148:"INS Talwar affiliated with 16th Light Cavalry" 1910: 1545: 1240:Battle Honours of the Indian Army 1757 - 1971 1206: 1212: 1054: 326:, it formed part of the force that defeated 1768:39th King George's Own Central Indian Horse 1763:38th King George's Own Central Indian Horse 1743:34th Prince Albert Victor's Own Poona Horse 1048: 432:and was personally complimented by General 1917: 1903: 1799:4th Duke of Cambridge's Own Hodson's Horse 1683:22nd Sam Browne's Cavalry (Frontier Force) 1552: 1538: 1293: 1291: 1289: 1287: 1285: 1283: 1035:"'Maratha war to Kargil' in Deccan Herald" 977: 937:"'Maratha war to Kargil' in Deccan Herald" 886:. London: Low, Marston. pp. 135–142. 588:1776 – Regiment of Cavalry (Stevenson's), 285:. It was formed in 1776 and is the oldest 950: 563:, its composition was changed in 1903 to 1315: 1313: 1311: 1309: 1242:. New Delhi: Vision Books. p. 305. 909: 907: 905: 903: 822:, commanded the unit from September 1944 322:. In 1780, while under service with the 260: 2307:Honourable East India Company regiments 1849:14th Prince of Wales's Own Scinde Horse 1738:33rd Queen Victoria's Own Light Cavalry 1280: 1231: 1079: 881: 334:and was awarded battle honours for the 2294: 1784:1st Duke of York's Own Skinner's Horse 1297: 956: 875: 848:Lieutenant General Arun Kumar Gautama 832:- General Officer Commanding-in-Chief 366:and were awarded the Battle Honour of 2302:British Indian Army cavalry regiments 1898: 1864:17th Queen Victoria's Own Poona Horse 1533: 1306: 1237: 900: 610:1886 – 2nd Regiment of Madras Lancers 543:The regiment was affiliated with the 373: 1844:13th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers 1804:5th King Edward's Own Probyn's Horse 1728:31st Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers 1703:26th King George's Own Light Cavalry 957:Fowler, William (26 February 2009). 486: 1819:8th King George's Own Light Cavalry 1497:Stroud: Spellmount Publishers Ltd. 743:Major General Thakur Sheodatt Singh 737: 13: 1082:"OPERATION BLUESTAR, 05 JUNE 1984" 1059:. 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Lancer Publishers. p. 53. 626: 604:1788 – 2nd Madras Native Cavalry 601:1786 – 4th Madras Native Cavalry 598:1784 – 1st Madras Native Cavalry 595:1784 – 3rd Madras Native Cavalry 99: 88: 70: 58: 27: 1447: 1427: 1406: 1382: 1358: 1334: 1298:Sandhu, Gurcharn Singh (1981). 1256: 1186: 1165: 1140: 1113: 1092: 882:Jackson, Major Donovan (1940). 635:of the 16th Light Cavalry are: 607:1819 – 2nd Madras Light Cavalry 538: 408: 2051:21 Horse (Central India Horse) 1874:19th King George's Own Lancers 1869:18th King Edward's Own Cavalry 1658:18th King George's Own Lancers 1073: 1027: 1006: 929: 845:- 14th Chief of the Army Staff 791:Lieutenant General Har Prasad 787:Deputy Chief of the Army Staff 773:Defence Services Staff College 554: 277:, a primary combat arm of the 1: 2317:Indian World War II regiments 1952:2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse) 1839:12th Cavalry (Frontier Force) 1789:2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse) 1723:30th Lancers (Gordon's Horse) 1698:25th Cavalry (Frontier Force) 1688:23rd Cavalry (Frontier Force) 1598:6th King Edward's Own Cavalry 1578:2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse) 1472: 768:Major General Ghanshyam Singh 526:During a terrorist attack in 447:, the brigade formation was; 2312:Indian World War I regiments 1302:. Vision Books. p. 439. 805:Vice Chief of the Army Staff 309: 7: 1758:37th Lancers (Baluch Horse) 1718:29th Lancers (Deccan Horse) 1663:19th Lancers (Fane's Horse) 1342:"Deputy Army Chief retires" 482:armoured cars (B squadron). 10: 2348: 761:- First Commandant of the 633:battle and theatre honours 582: 513:Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 493:Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 324:British East India Company 320:Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah 304: 299:Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 173:Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 169:Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 1936: 1776: 1638:14th Murray's Jat Lancers 1565: 1213:Ramachandran, DP (2009). 1055:Ramachandran, DP (2009). 619:1922 – 16th Light Cavalry 616:1903 – 27th Light Cavalry 613:1901 – 2nd Madras Lancers 445:255th Indian Tank Brigade 178: 136: 126: 118: 110: 83: 53: 43: 35: 26: 21: 868: 795:- Commissioned into the 763:National Defence Academy 515:, the regiment with its 452:116 Royal Armoured Corps 1668:20th Royal Deccan Horse 1238:Singh, Sarbans (1993). 1215:Empire's First Soldiers 1057:Empire's First Soldiers 820:Chief of the Army Staff 364:Third Anglo-Burmese War 358:for service during the 332:Second Anglo-Mysore War 291:Second Anglo-Mysore War 153:Third Anglo-Burmese War 149:Fourth Anglo-Mysore War 141:Second Anglo-Mysore War 1824:9th Royal Deccan Horse 1390:"General JN Chaudhuri" 1366:"New Adjutant General" 963:. Orion. p. 176. 811:Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri 783:Mohinder Singh Wadalia 726:Indo Pak Conflict 1965 474:16th Light Cavalry - 355:Battle of Seringapatam 266: 145:Third Anglo-Mysore War 1941:President's Bodyguard 671:World War I and later 273:is a regiment of the 264: 1478:Kempton, C. (1996). 1264:"The London Gazette" 915:"16th Light Cavalry" 854:81 Armoured Regiment 797:3rd Cavalry Regiment 754:of independent India 683:The Second World War 337:Battle of Sholinghur 1603:7th Hariana Lancers 1583:3rd Skinner's Horse 1493:Gaylor, J. 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Index


India
British India
India
British Indian Army

Indian Army
T-72
Second Anglo-Mysore War
Third Anglo-Mysore War
Fourth Anglo-Mysore War
Third Anglo-Burmese War
Third Afghan War
World War I
World War II
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Battle honours
Sholinghur
Carnatic
Mysore
Seringapatam
Burma
Afghanistan
Meiktila
Capture of Meiktila
Defence of Meiktila
Pegu
Sittang
Rangoon Road

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