19th King George ' s Own Lancers The 19th Lancers is an armoured regiment of the Pakistan Army . Before 1956 , it was known as 19th King George V ' s Own Lancers , which was a regular cavalry regiment of the British Indian Army . It was formed in 1922 , by the amalgamation of 18th King George ' s Own Lancers and 19th Lancers ( Fane ' s Horse ) . On Partition of India in 1947 , the regiment was allotted to Pakistan . 18th King George ' s Own Lancers . The regiment was raised at Gwalior during the upheaval of the Indian Mutiny in 1858 , as the 2nd Regiment of Mahratta Horse . In December , it was joined by a small body of independent cavalry of Punjabi Muslims called the Tiwana Horse . In 1861 , it was redesignated as the 18th Regiment of Bengal Cavalry , becoming Lancers in 1886 . The regiment served in the Second Afghan War during 1879 - 80 and took part in the 1897 Tirah Campaign on the North West Frontier of India . During World War I , the regiment was sent to France in 1914 with the Indian Cavalry Corps and participated in the Battles of the Somme and Cambrai . In 1918 , it moved to Egypt joining the 13th Cavalry Brigade and took part in General Allenby ' s brilliant campaign in Palestine . The regiment fought in the Battle of Megiddo and the subsequent dash towards Damascus - riding 550 miles in 38 days ! 19th Lancers ( Fane ' s Horse ) . The regiment was raised as the Fane ' s Horse by Captain Walter Fane at Cawnpore in 1860 for service in the Second Opium War . In China , the regiment fought in several sharp actions including those at Sinho , Chan - chi - wan and Pa - le - chiao . It then took part in the capture of Chinese capital of Pekin ( Beijing ) . In 1861 , the regiment was redesignated as the 19th Regiment of Bengal Cavalry , becoming Lancers in 1864 . It served in the Second Afghan War and fought in the Battle of Ahmad Khel in 1880 . During World War I , the regiment served in France in the 2nd ( Sialkot ) Cavalry Brigade and participated in the Battles of the Somme and Cambrai . In 1918 , it took part in the Palestinian Campaign and fought with distinction in the Battle of Megiddo . 19th King George V ' 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 . The 18th King George ' s Own Lancers and 19th Lancers ( Fane ' s Horse ) were merged to form the 18th / 19th Cavalry . In 1923 , the regiment was redesignated as the 19th King George ' s Own Lancers , and in 1937 as 19th King George V ' s Own Lancers . Their uniform was scarlet with white facings and blue overalls . The badge consisted of crossed lances with the cypher of King George V at the intersection , a crown above , and the title scroll below . The new class composition of the regiment was one squadron each of Punjabi Muslims , Sikhs and Hindu Jats . During the Second World War , the 19th KGVO Lancers was the divisional Reconnaissance Regiment of 25th Indian Infantry Division and fought in the Third Arakan Campaign in Burma . In November 1944 , the 25th Indian Division cleared the Mayu Range down to Foul Point and occupied Akyab Island . These actions included the decisive Battle of Kangaw and landings at Myebon and Ru - Ywa to intercept the retreating Japanese . The regiment was actively engaged in these battles . In May , a squadron of 19th KGVO Lancers took part in the seaborne assault landing near Rangoon , which led to the capture of the Burmese capital . In April 1945 the 25th Indian Division was withdrawn to South India to prepare for the invasion of Malaya . Although Japan surrendered in August , the operation proceeded as planned and the 25th Division along with 19th KGVO Lancers was the first formation to land in Malaya . It then proceeded to occupy the capital Kuala Lumpur and accepted the surrender of the Japanese Army . In 1947 , with the partitioning of the British Indian empire and the creation of a separate state of Pakistan , the 19th King George V ' s Own Lancers was transferred to the Pakistan Army . The regiment exchanged its Jat squadron with the Central India Horse for its Punjabi Mussalman squadron , and gave its Sikh squadron to Skinner ' s Horse in return for its Mussalman squadron . 19th Lancers . In 1956 , when Pakistan became a republic , all references to the British royalty were dropped and the regiment became simply the 19th Lancers . During the 1965 Indo - Pakistan War , the regiment had the unique distinction of serving in four theatres of war . Its Recce Troop served with 12 Division in Operation Grand Slam , while the rest of the regiment was deployed near Kasur as part of 1 Armoured Division . From Kasur , it was later sent to Lahore Sector and then finally to Chawinda as part of 6 Armoured Division . It was here , that 19th Lancers finally got a chance to go into action . The regiment saw heavy fighting and played an important role in blunting the Indian offensive . In 1993 - 94 , the regiment was deployed in Mogadishu , Somalia , as part of United Nations Peacekeeping Forces ( UNOSOM II ) . The regiment ' s performance was highly commendable and it played a key role in rescuing the American Rangers , who were trapped by Somali gunmen after the disastrous American operation on 3 and 4 October 1993 . Battle Honours . Taku Forts , Pekin 1860 , Ahmad Khel , Afghanistan 1878 - 80 , Tirah , Punjab Frontier , Somme 1916 , Bazentin , Flers - Courcelette , Morval , Cambrai 1917 , France and Flanders 1914 - 18 , Megiddo , Sharon , Damascus , Palestine 1918 , Buthidaung , Mayu Valley , Myebon , Kangaw , Ru - Ywa , Dalet , Tamandu , Rangoon Road , Burma 1942 - 45 , Chawinda 1965 .