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After the trial of a camel-mounted corps in the British Army during the Gordon Relief Expedition of 1884, camels were introduced into the Indian Army as cavalry mounts for specific long-range desert duties. These animals were very different from the temperamental commissariat camels which had been used by the Indian Army for years.
This regiment was originally raised as the 3rd Regiment of (Bombay) Light Cavalry in 1820, and it was granted the royal accolade of ‘Queen’s Own’ by Queen Victoria in 1876. It saw service in Afghanistan during the Second Afghan War (1878–1880) and in China during the Boxer Rebellion (or Third China War, 1900–1901). In 1921 it amalgamated with another cavalry regiment to become the Poona Horse. Now mechanized, a successor regiment exists in today’s Indian Army as 17th Horse.
This regiment was originally raised as the 3rd Regiment of (Bombay) Light Cavalry in 1820, and it was granted the royal accolade of ‘Queen’s Own’ by Queen Victoria in 1876. It saw service in Afghanistan during the Second Afghan War (1878–1880) and in China during the Boxer Rebellion (or Third China War, 1900–1901). In 1921 it amalgamated with another cavalry regiment to become the Poona Horse. Now mechanized, a successor regiment exists in today’s Indian Army as 17th Horse.
Title
Sowars in the Camel Section, 3rd (Queen's Own) (Bombay) Light Cavalry, c.1888
Date
c.1930
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 35 x W 52 cm
Accession number
NAM. 1963-10-248
Acquisition method
gift from the Royal United Services Institution, 1963
Work type
Painting