9th Lancers
| 9th Queen's Royal Lancers | |
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Regimental Badge
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| Active | 1715-1960 |
| Country |
 Kingdom of Great Britain (1715–1717) Kingdom of Ireland (1717–1800) United Kingdom (1801–1960) |
| Branch |
 British Army
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| Type | Cavalry of the Line/Royal Armoured Corps |
| Role | Main Battle Tank |
| Size | 550 |
| Nickname(s) | The Delhi Spearmen |
| Motto(s) | Vestiga nulla retrorsum (Latin- we do not retreat) |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
Field Marshal Richard Molesworth, 3rd Viscount Molesworth |
Field Marshal Richard Molesworth, 3rd Viscount Molesworth
Lieutenant-General Sir John Cope
General Philip Honywood
General James St Clair-Erskine, 2nd Earl of Rosslyn
General Sir James Hope Grant
The 9th Queen's Royal Lancers was a cavalry regiment of the British Army, first raised in 1715. It saw service for three centuries, including the First and Second World Wars. The regiment survived the immediate post-war reduction in forces, but was amalgamated with the 12th Royal Lancers to form the 9th/12th Royal Lancers in 1960.
The regiment was formed by Major-General Owen Wynne as Owen Wynne's Regiment of Dragoons in Bedford in 1715 as part of the response to the Jacobite rising. The regiment's first action was to attack the Jacobite forces in Wigan in late 1715. In 1717, the regiment embarked for Ballinrobe, in Ireland, and was placed on the Irish establishment. The regiment was ranked as the 9th Dragoons in 1719, re-titled as the 9th Regiment of Dragoons in 1751 and converted into Light Dragoons, becoming the 9th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons in 1783. The regiment fought at the Battle of Kilcullen, inflicting severe losses on the rebels, on 24 May 1798 and at the Battle of Carlow on 25 May 1798, when they successfully ambushed the rebels, during the Irish Rebellion. The regiment also saw action at the Battle of Vinegar Hill on 21 June 1798.
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