15th Lancers The 15th Lancers ( Baloch ) is an armoured regiment of the Pakistan Army . It was formed in 1922 by the amalgamation of the 17th Cavalry and the 37th Lancers ( Baluch Horse ) . 17th Cavalry . The 17th Cavalry was raised in 1857 at Muttra by Colonel CJ Robarts and was composed entirely of Afghans . Throughout its existence , the regiment remained an exclusively Muslim unit . In 1861 , after several changes in nomenclature , it was designated the 17th Regiment of Bengal Cavalry . In 1865 , it saw action as part of the Bhutan Field Force , while in 1879 - 80 , the regiment operated on lines of communication during the Second Afghan War as part of the Kabul Field Force . During the First World War , it dispatched a squadron to Africa where it took part in the East African Campaign . In 1919 , the regiment fought in the Third Afghan War . The regiment maintained a mounted pipe band from 1895 to 1902 . The uniform of 17th Cavalry was blue with white facings . The regimental badge consisted of a silver star and crescent over " XVII " with a title scroll below . 37th Lancers ( Baluch Horse ) . The 37th Lancers ( Baluch Horse ) was raised in 1885 as the 7th Bombay Cavalry ( Jacob - ka - Risallah ) from the manpower of the 3rd Scinde Horse ( Belooch Horse ) , which had been disbanded in 1882 . This regiment was also an all - Muslim unit made up of Pathans and Baluchis . Their first chance of active service came in 1919 , when they served in the Third Afghan War , although one of their squadrons operated in Persia during the First World War . The regiment ' s uniform was dark blue ( khaki serge when on parade ) , with buff facings . The badge consisted of crossed lances and pennons with " 37 " over crossed lances . After the First World War , the number of Indian cavalry regiments was reduced from thirty - nine to twenty - one . However , instead of disbanding the surplus units , it was decided to amalgamate them in pairs . This resulted in renumbering and renaming of the entire cavalry line . The 17th Cavalry and 37th Lancers ( Baluch Horse ) were amalgamated at Lucknow in 1922 to form the 15th Lancers . Meanwhile , an existing 15th Lancers ( Cureton ' s Multanis ) joined the 14th Murray ' s Jat Lancers to form the 20th Lancers . The uniform of the new 15th Lancers was dark blue with buff facings , while the badge consisted of crossed silver lances bearing pennons with " XV " at the crossing and a scroll below . The same uniform and badges are still in use by the regiment . In 1937 , the 15th Lancers became the training regiment of the 1st Indian Cavalry Group . It was converted into a training centre in 1940 by amalgamating it with the 12th Cavalry ( Frontier Force ) . However , the next year , the Centre was disbanded . In 1955 , the 15th Lancers was re - raised by the Pakistani Army as a Reconnaissance Regiment of the Pakistan Armoured Corps and equipped with M24 Chaffee light tanks . During the Indo - Pakistani War of 1965 , the regiment served with great distinction in the Kasur Sector and was awarded the Battle Honour ' Khem Karan 1965 . ' In 1969 , the 15th Lancers was affiliated with the Baluch Regiment ( now called the Baloch Regiment ) due to the old link with the 37th Lancers ( Baluch Horse ) . It added the title of ' Baluch ' to its designation in 1989 .