Button, 1st Regiment of Bombay Light Cavalry, 1830 (c)

Medium silver button with monogram 'BLC' and scalloped edge.

The 1st Bombay Lancers was originally raised as a light cavalry regiment in 1817. It saw service in the 1st Afghan War (1838-1842) gaining the battle honour for the Batttle of Ghuznee in 1839. It became the 1st Bombay Light Cavalry (Lancers) in 1842 and fought in the 2nd Sikh War (1848-1849), gaining the battle honour for Multan in 1849. The Regiment was renamed the 1st Bombay Lancers in 1862 and became the 1st (Duke of Connaught's Own) Bombay Lancers in 1890.

From the Field Marshal Sir John Chapple Indian Army Collection.