The Lancers Reg was famous for its glorious but unfortunate 600 to Balaclava during the Crimean War in 1854, where Russian artillerymade a slaughter of horses and riders because of a mistaken order to attack sent by the commander of the British cavalry.
In 1879 it is called in South Africa to strengthen the body of the expedition which had suffered a bad defeat by Zulu to Isandhlwana.
In that territory trhe 17th becomes a decisive contrubuton played during the battle of Ulundi,when the British infantry found himself 'surrounded by a large body of Zulu warriors and won to the `appropriate charge of the Lancers, bringing ' confusion and final retreat of the enemy .A pride is kept in one of the British Armies best regiments
In 1879 it is called in South Africa to strengthen the body of the expedition which had suffered a bad defeat by Zulu to Isandhlwana.
In that territory trhe 17th becomes a decisive contrubuton played during the battle of Ulundi,when the British infantry found himself 'surrounded by a large body of Zulu warriors and won to the `appropriate charge of the Lancers, bringing ' confusion and final retreat of the enemy .A pride is kept in one of the British Armies best regiments
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