Regimental Histories - Year 1960-1985 - Brockbank - Page 0016
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Introduction “he should be deprived of the assistance of these brave troops". The 12th took part in the operations which resulted in the great victory at Vittoria in 1813, and the subsequent operations up to the end of the campaign in the South of France in 1814. In the spring of 1815 Napoleon returned to France from Elba, and war was declared. The 12th were sent to the Nether- lands to form part of the Allied Army commanded by the Duke of Wellington. At Waterloo the 12th executed a brilliant charge in support of the Union Brigade, but sufl'ered very severely in the with- drawal, losing one third of their strength in ten minutes Both Regiments were awarded the honour “Peninsula”. The 12th also received the honours “Salamanca” and “Waterloo". The Lancer regiments of Napoleon’s Army had shown how effective Cavalry regiments armed with the lance could be. In 1816 an order was published directing that the 9th and the 12th Light Dragoons should be armed with the lance In 1817 the 12th became a Royal Regiment, being styled “The 12th or Prince of Wales‘s Royal Regiment of Lancers”. In 1830 the 9th provided the escorts for King William IV on his accession. On the 22nd July the Regiment was reviewed by the King and the next day he directed that they should assume the title of the “9th Queen’s Royal Lancers". The monogram ofhis Royal Consort, Queen Adelaide, still forms part of the 9th/12th Lancers insignia. In 1842 the 9th were sent to India and in 1843 they took part in the campaign against the Mahratta State of Gwalior. They were awarded the honour “Punniar” and the men present at the battle received bronze stars made from the metal of the captured Mahratta guns. In 1845 the 9th were again on active service. They took part in the final action of the first Punjab War against the Sikhs, receiving the honour “Sabraon”. In 1848 war again broke out against the Sikhs At the Battle ofGooierat on the 2 1 st February 1849, the 9th executed a very successful charge against a large body of the Sikh cavalry capturing two standards. For their services in the second Punjab War the 9th received 15 |
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