17th Lancers
| 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own) | |
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cap badge of the 17th Lancers
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| Active | 7 November 1759 – 27 June 1922 |
| Country |
 Kingdom of Great Britain (1759–1800) United Kingdom (1801–1922) |
| Branch |
 Army
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| Type | Line cavalry |
| Role | Lancer regiment |
| Nickname(s) | The Death or Glory Boys, The Horse Marines, The Tots, The White Lancers |
| Motto(s) | Death Or Glory |
| March | Quick: The White Lancers Slow: Occasional Overture |
| Anniversaries |
Battle of Balaclava (25 October) Battle of Ulundi (4 July) |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
General Thomas Gage |
General Thomas Gage
Major General Thomas Pelham-Clinton, 3rd Duke of Newcastle
General Oliver De Lancey
General Lord Edward Somerset
Lieutenant-General Sir John Elley
Field Marshal Prince George, 2nd Duke of Cambridge
General Henry Roxby Benson
Lieutenant-General Sir Drury Curzon Drury-Lowe
Major General Thomas Arthur Cooke
The 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own) was a cavalry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1759 and notable for its participation in the Charge of the Light Brigade during the Crimean War. The regiment was amalgamated with the 21st Lancers to form the 17th/21st Lancers in 1922.
In 1759, Colonel John Hale of the 47th Foot was ordered back to Britain with General James Wolfe's final dispatches and news of his victory in the Battle of Quebec in September 1759. After his return, he was rewarded with land in Canada and granted permission to raise a regiment of light dragoons. He formed the regiment in Hertfordshire on 7 November 1759 as the 18th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons, which also went by the name of Hale's Light Horse. The admiration of his men for General Wolfe was evident in the cap badge Colonel Hale chose for the regiment: the Death's Head with the motto "Or Glory".
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