17th (Duke of Cambridge\'s Own) Lancers Cap British 17th Lancers 1905 Tschapka
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17th (Duke of Cambridge\'s Own) Lancers Cap British 17th Lancers 1905 Tschapka :
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17th LANCERS Tschapka Helmet
This is an original, unrestored 17th Lancers Tschapka. The provenance of this piece hails from the personal, private collection of the late Col. RobertRankin, USMC. Col. Rankin was amilitary historian; an expert who published numerous articles and books onmilitary artifacts in his lifetime. He was editor of the Price Guides for Military Collectablesin the mid 1980’s. As his health failed inhis later years and prior to his passing in 1990, he dissolved his collection passingmuch of it on to his children at which time I came into possession of several ofhis prized helmets.
This helmet has been maintained in a smoke free home andonly feather dusted over the years. It is original condition withoutrestoration and completely authentic.
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Brief History of the 17th Lancers
In 1759 Colonel Hale of the 47th Foot was sent back to Britain with the newsof General Wolfe’s death at the Battle of Quebec. As a reward, he wascommissioned to raise the 17th Light Dragoons. In memory of Wolfe’s death,their cap badge is a skull and crossed bones and their motto ‘Death or Glory’.
They first served overseas during the American Revolutionary War, where theyfought at Bunker Hill and were the only regular unit in Tarleton’s Legion. Theyfought in the West Indies for eight years early in the French RevolutionaryWars, gaining the unusual nickname of ‘Horse Marines’ when two troops of theregiment embarked on HMS Success, which was then without its Royal Marinecontingent.
In 1806 the regiment was sent to reinforce the British force sent to capturethe Spanish colony of Buenos Aires, and then in 1808 to India to protect theinterests of the East India Company. They finally returned to Britain in 1823and found out en route that the Army List had converted them into a Lancersregiment.
They spent the next 30 years on garrison duty in Britain and Ireland. Duringthis time, in 1842, Queen Victoria’s grandson the Duke of Cambridge becametheir colonel-in-chief - the unit took his name as part of its own in 1876. In1854 they were sent to the Crimea, where they took part in the Charge of theLight Brigade and three years later were sent to India as reinforcements duringthe Mutiny there. They also fought in the Zulu and Boer Wars.
Despite not being an Indian Army unit, they were deployed to the WesternFront as part of the 1st Indian Cavalry Division in October 1914, serving inthe trenches and only resuming mounted duties in early 1918. They then spenttwo years in Ireland until 1921, when they returned to Britain. There, again inrecognition of their repeated service in India, they were merged in 1922 withthe 21stLancers (Empress of India’s), a former East India Company unit, to form the17th/21stLancers
Key factsMotto:- \'Death or Glory\'
- The Death or Glory Boys
- The Horse Marines
- Bingham\'s Dandies (from the elaborate uniforms required by its commander Lord Bingham, later known as Lord Lucan and also famous for ordering the Charge of the Light Brigade)
- The Tots
- Skull and Crossbones (after their cap badge)
- The White Lancers (after their white facings)
- 18th Regiment of (Light Dragoons)
- Hale’s Light Horse
- 3rd Regiment of Light Dragoons
- 17th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons
- 17th Regiment of Lancers
- 17th (The Duke of Cambridge’s Own) Lancers
- 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge’s Own)
- 17th/21st Lancers
- The Queen’s Royal Lancers
The Queen\'s Royal Lancers
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