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Property	Value
rdf:type	Military Unit
rdfs:label	6th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers (Watson's Horse)
rdfs:comment	The 6 Lancers is an armoured regiment of the Pakistan Army. Previously, it was known as the 6th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers (Watson's Horse), which was a regular cavalry regiment in the British Indian Army. It was formed in 1921 by amalgamation of the 13th Duke of Connaught's Lancers (Watson's Horse) and the 16th Cavalry. The regiment and its predecessors have seen active service on the North West Frontier, in Egypt during 1882, in China during the Boxer Rebellion, the two World Wars and the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. On the Partition of India in 1947, the regiment was allotted to the Pakistan Army, where it remains in service today.
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Branch	Army
ceremonial chief label	Colonel-in-Chief
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Country	Pakistan British India
Type	Armoured Regiment
Dates	1857
Unit Name	6
notable commanders	General Sir John Watson (VC GCB)
Battles	dbkwik:resource/WRcnkVBgYMUTB1_CGYl5Zg== dbkwik:resource/djL0lNCe8K0yuZ1rdHBvfQ== Third Afghan War 1919 First World War 1914–18 The Boxer Rebellion 1900 Anglo-Egyptian War 1882 Bhutan War 1864–65 Second Afghan War 1878–80 Second World War 1939–45
Size	Regiment
abstract	The 6 Lancers is an armoured regiment of the Pakistan Army. Previously, it was known as the 6th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers (Watson's Horse), which was a regular cavalry regiment in the British Indian Army. It was formed in 1921 by amalgamation of the 13th Duke of Connaught's Lancers (Watson's Horse) and the 16th Cavalry. The regiment and its predecessors have seen active service on the North West Frontier, in Egypt during 1882, in China during the Boxer Rebellion, the two World Wars and the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. On the Partition of India in 1947, the regiment was allotted to the Pakistan Army, where it remains in service today.