13th Lancers The 13th Lancers is an armoured regiment of Pakistan Army . It was formed in 1923 as 13th Duke of Connaught ' s Own Bombay Lancers by the amalgamation of 31st Duke of Connaught ' s Own Lancers and 32nd Lancers . On Partition of India in 1947 , the regiment was allotted to Pakistan . Formation . The two parent regiments of 13th Lancers had a common origin in the old Bombay Squadron of Cavalry , raised for service in the Second Anglo - Maratha War . The squadron was split to form the 1st and 2nd Regiments of Bombay Light Cavalry in 1817 . More than a hundred years later , they were reunited to form the 13th Duke of Connaught ' s Own Bombay Lancers in 1923 . 31st Duke of Connaught ' s Own Lancers . The 1st Bombay Light Cavalry served in the First Afghan War in 1839 when they fought in the Battle of Ghazni and took part in the march to Kabul . During the Second Sikh War of 1848 - 49 the regiment took part in the Siege of Multan , where they remained as the garrison for the remainder of the campaign . At the start of the Great Mutiny of 1857 , the regiment was stationed at Nasirabad , where they were the only ones to remain loyal . Artillery and infantrymen urged them to go over to them but the sowars refused and , under their officers , charged in an attempt to take the guns . They failed to do so but successfully disengaged and took part in the campaign of pacification in Central India . Burma was their next overseas posting in 1885 , where they fought in the Third Anglo - Burmese War . The Duke of Connaught , then Commander - in - Chief of the Bombay Army , became their Colonel - in - Chief in 1890 . He still held the appointment in the 13th DCO Lancers on his death in January 1942 . During the Kitchener reorganisation of the Indian Army of 1903 , the Bombay cavalry had thirty added to their numbers and , the 1st ( Duke of Connaught ' s Own ) Bombay Lancers became the 31st Duke of Connaught ' s Own Lancers . During the Great War , the 31st Duke of Connaught ' s Own Lancers remained on the North West Frontier of India . In 1919 , they served in the Third Afghan War and then went to perform garrison duties in Palestine . 32nd Lancers . The 2nd Bombay Light Cavalry were stationed at Neemuch in 1857 and took part in the pacification of Central India . One of its officers , Captain James Blair , won the Victoria Cross during these operations . Under Kitchener ' s Reforms , the 2nd Bombay Lancers was redesignated as the 32nd Lancers . During the Great War , the 32nd went to Mesopotamia late in 1916 and were the first British troops to enter Baghdad . In April 1917 , at the Battle of Istabulat , a detachment led by the commanding officer , charged an entrenched Turkish position resulting in all the officers and most of the men becoming casualties . 13th Duke of Connaught ' s Own Lancers . 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 . In September 1923 , the 31st Duke of Connaught ' s Own Lancers were amalgamated with the 32nd Lancers to form 13th Duke of Connaught ’ s Own Bombay Lancers . This particular merger , of course , was simply a reunion of two regiments separated more than a hundred years before . The new badge was to be crossed lances with ' 13 ' on the intersection ; a crown above and a scroll below , reading ' Duke of Connaught ' s Own . ' Their uniform was blue with scarlet facings , and the new class composition was one squadron each of Pathans , Muslim Rajputs and Sikhs . In 1927 , the regiment was redesignated as the 13th Duke of Connaught ' s Own Lancers . The 13th Duke of Connaught ' s Own Lancers were one of the first two Indian cavalry regiments nominated for mechanisation . One squadron was equipped with the Vickers Medium Mark I tank and two squadrons with Staghound armoured cars . They were deployed on frontier duties but in April 1941 , left for Iraq with the 10th Indian Division . They saw action against the Vichy French in Syria and also served in Persia and Iraq before joining the British Eighth Army in North Africa . In October 1942 , they moved back to Persia and then to India . After the Japanese surrender in 1945 , the regiment moved to Java in the Dutch East Indies in support of the 5th and 23rd Indian Division s , who were engaged in suppressing a revolt by the Indonesians . In August 1946 the regiment returned to Secunderabad and on Partition of India in August 1947 , the 13th Duke of Connaught ' s Own Lancers were allotted to the Pakistan Army . In 1956 , Pakistan became a Republic and all titles pertaining to the British royalty were dropped . The regiment was now designated as 13th Lancer . During the Indo - Pakistani War of 1965 , the regiment spearheaded the advance of Pakistan Army towards Akhnoor in Kashmir . Fighting with great " elan " , it penetrated 23 miles inside enemy territory . During the Indo - Pakistani War of 1971 , 13th Lancers launched a gallant counter - attack against invading Indian forces at Barapind near Zafarwal and suffered heavy casualties . Between 1996 and 1997 , the regiment served as part of the UN peacekeeping force of UNTAES in former Yugoslavia . Battle honours . Ghuznee 1839 , Afghanistan 1839 , Mooltan , Punjaub , Central India , Afghanistan 1879 - 80 , Burma 1885 - 87 , Kut al Amara 1917 , Baghdad , Sharqat , Mesopotamia 1916 - 18 , NW Frontier , India 1917 , Afghanistan 1919 , Damascus , Deir ez Zor , Raqaa , Syria 1941 , Gazala , Bir Hacheim , El Adem , Sidi Rezegh 1942 , Gambut , Tobruk 1942 , Fuka , North Africa 1940 - 43 , Dewa - Chamb 1965 , Jaurian 1965 , Zafarwal 1971 .