Cap badge, Hodson's Horse, post 1947

Anodised aluminium badge in the form of crossed lances, with Ashoka Lions between the pennant flags, with a scroll bearing the regimental title, 'Hodson's Horse.

In 1921 the 9th Hodson's Horse were amalgamated with the 10th Duke of Cambridge's Own Lancers (Hodson's Horse), forming the 4th Duke of Cambridge's Own Hodson's Horse in the following year. Both units had their origins in an irregular cavalry unit raised by Brevet Major William Hodson during the Indian Mutiny (1857-1859).

Post-independence, the 4th (Hodson's) Horse retained it's founder's name, as part of India's armoured force. The Lion Capital of Ashoka, a sculpture featuring Asiatic lions, was adopted by India as an official emblem in 1950. In this new design the Ashoka Lions replace the King's Crown of the pre-Independence badge of Hodson's Horse.

From the Field Marshal Sir John Chapple Indian Army Collection.