"What was the nickname of the British army regiment called ""The 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own)""?"
17th Lancers 11 November 1918, the regiment remained in continental Europe, joining the British Army of the Rhine in Cologne, Germany. The regiment then served in County Cork, Ireland, where it operated against the Irish Republican Army during the War of Independence. In 1921, the title of the regiment was altered to the 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own). The regiment was amalgamated with the 21st Lancers to form the 17th/21st Lancers in 1922. The regimental collection is held at the Queen's Royal Lancers and Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Museum which is based at Thoresby Hall in Nottinghamshire. The regiment's battle honours were as
17th Lancers follows: Colonels of the regiment were: 17th Lancers The 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own) was a cavalry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1759 and notable for its participation in the Charge of the Light Brigade during the Crimean War. The regiment was amalgamated with the 21st Lancers to form the 17th/21st Lancers in 1922. In 1759, Colonel John Hale of the 47th Foot was ordered back to Britain with General James Wolfe's final dispatches and news of his victory in the Battle of Quebec in September 1759. After his return, he was rewarded with land in Canada