Cap badge of the 9th/12th Royal Lancers, c1950-c1960.
NAM. 1983-10-250-1Introduction
The unit was formed in 1960 by amalgamating the 9th Queen’s Royal Lancers and the 12th (Prince of Wales’s) Royal Lancers, two regiments both raised to oppose the First Jacobite Rebellion in 1715.
The amalgamated unit has served in Aden, Cyprus, Germany, Northern Ireland, Bosnia and the Balkans. In 1991 its D Squadron was sent as reinforcements for the First Gulf War. It has also deployed to Canada along with time in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Key facts
Motto:
- 'Ich Dien ' (meaning 'I Serve' - inherited from 12th Lancers)
Nickname:
- The Delhi Spearmen (inherited from 9th Lancers)
Titles to date:
- 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales’s)
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