14th Murray's Jat Lancers
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The 14th Murray's Jat Lancers, was a cavalry
Cavalry
Cavalry or horsemen were soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback. Cavalry were historically the third oldest and the most mobile of the combat arms...

 regiment of the British Indian Army
British Indian Army
The British Indian Army, officially simply the Indian Army, was the principal army of the British Raj in India before the partition of India in 1947...

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The regiment was first raised for the East India Company
East India Company
The East India Company was an early English joint-stock company that was formed initially for pursuing trade with the East Indies, but that ended up trading mainly with the Indian subcontinent and China...

 by Captain Murray. Like all regiments of the Indian Army the 14th Murray’s Jat Lancers underwent many name changes in the various reorganisations. They are listed below. The regiment was merged in 1922 with the 15th Lancers (Cureton's Multanis) which was transferred to India after partition
Partition of India
The Partition of India was the partition of British India on the basis of religious demographics that led to the creation of the sovereign states of the Dominion of Pakistan and the Union of India on 14 and 15...

 in 1947.
  • 1857 The Jat Horse Yeomanry
    Yeomanry
    Yeomanry is a designation used by a number of units or sub-units of the British Territorial Army, descended from volunteer cavalry regiments. Today, Yeomanry units may serve in a variety of different military roles.-History:...

  • 1859 Murray’s Jat Horse
  • 1861 14th Regiment of Bengal Cavalry
  • 1864 14th Bengal Cavalry (Lancers)
  • 1874 14th Bengal Lancers
  • 1901 14th Bengal Lancers (Murray’s Jat Horse)
  • 1903 14th Murray’s Jat Lancers


The 14th Murray's Jat Lancers appear as (Jat Lancer) in the computer game Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties
Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties
Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties is the second official expansion pack for real-time strategy video game Age of Empires III developed through a collaboration between Ensemble Studios and Big Huge Games, and published by Microsoft Game Studios. The Mac version was ported over and developed...

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