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  • Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry
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  • The Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry has its origins in the various troops of light horse raised in the eighteenth century in the county of Lancaster, the earliest of which was the Bolton Light Horse formed in 1798. In June 1828 the Lancashire Corps of Yeomanry Cavalry assembled and by special act, the king, William IV, granted the title Duke of Lancaster’s Corps of Yeomanry Cavalry in 1834, and the Sovereign, as the Duke of Lancaster, has traditionally been Colonel-in-Chief. The regiment sent mounted infantry for service in the Boer War as the Imperial Yeomanry, between 1900 and 1902.
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command structure
Type
Caption
  • Badge of the Duke Of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry
Dates
  • 1798
colonel of the regiment
  • H.M Queen Elizabeth II {as Duke of Lancaster}
Unit Name
  • Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry
Allegiance
  • 23
battle honours
  • *World War II
  • No battle honours were awarded. It is tradition within artillery units that the Regiment's guns represent its colours and battle honours.
  • *World War I
  • *Boer War
Size
  • Squadron
abstract
  • The Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry has its origins in the various troops of light horse raised in the eighteenth century in the county of Lancaster, the earliest of which was the Bolton Light Horse formed in 1798. In June 1828 the Lancashire Corps of Yeomanry Cavalry assembled and by special act, the king, William IV, granted the title Duke of Lancaster’s Corps of Yeomanry Cavalry in 1834, and the Sovereign, as the Duke of Lancaster, has traditionally been Colonel-in-Chief. The regiment sent mounted infantry for service in the Boer War as the Imperial Yeomanry, between 1900 and 1902.
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