12th Lancers
| 12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's) | |
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Badge of the 12th Royal Lancers
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| Active | 1715–1960 |
| Country | Kingdom of Great Britain (1715–1718) Kingdom of Ireland (1718–1800) United Kingdom (1801–1960) |
| Branch |
 British Army
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| Type | Line Cavalry |
| Size | One Regiment |
| Nickname(s) | The Supple Twelfth |
| Motto(s) | Ich Dien – I Serve |
| March | Quick: God Bless the Prince of Wales Slow: Coburg March |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
Major-General Phineas Bowles (Sr) |
Major-General Phineas Bowles (Sr)
Lieutenant-General Phineas Bowles (Jr)
Lieutenant-General Thomas Bligh
General Sir John Mordaunt
Lieutenant-General George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville
Lieutenant-General Edward Harvey
General Sir William Pitt
Lieutenant-General William Keppel
General Sir William Payne-Gallwey
Lieutenant-General Sir Colquhoun Grant
Lieutenant-General Sir Hussey Vivian
Lieutenant General Robert Broadwood
Field Marshal William Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood
The 12th (Prince of Wales's) Royal Lancers was a cavalry regiment of the British Army first formed in 1715. It saw service for three centuries, including the First World War and the Second World War. The regiment survived the immediate post-war reduction in forces, but was slated for reduction in the 1957 Defence White Paper, and was amalgamated with the 9th Queen's Royal Lancers to form the 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's) in 1960.
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