6th Lancers (Watson's Horse)
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The 6th Lancers is an armoured regiment of the Pakistan Army. Previously, it was known as the 6th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers, and was a regular cavalry regiment in the British Indian Army. It was
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13th (Duke of Connaught's) Bengal Lancers scouting. Painting by Harry Paine, 1890.
Risaldar-Major of 13th (Duke of Connaught's) Bengal Lancers, 1897. Painting by CP Chater
Indian troops, including those of the 16th Bengal Lancers at the Temple of Heaven, Peking; 3rd China War (Boxer Rebellion), 1900
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, was the seventh child and third son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. He served as Governor General o
6th Lancers (Watson's Horse)
…The Boxer Rebellion 1900 First World War 1914–18 Third Afghan War 1919 Second World War 1939–45 Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Commanders Colonel-in-Chief Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (Son of Her Majesty Queen Victoria) Senior Most Commandant Lt. Gen Mian Muhammad Afzaal HI(M) SI(M) OA(M) SBt (Shaheed) (CGS) Notable commanders General…
Photograph by Alexander Bassano, c. 1885
A painting of Queen Victoria with Prince Arthur by Franz Xaver Winterhalter
Arthur (sitting right) with his younger brother, Leopold, c. 1866
Arthur met with the Chiefs of the Six Nations of the Grand River at the Mohawk Chapel in 1869.