3rd Cavalry Regiment | |
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Active | 1922–present |
Country | British India India |
Branch | British Indian Army Indian Army |
Type | Cavalry |
Role | Airborne reconnaissance |
Size | Regiment |
Equipment | T-72 |
Engagements | First Afghan War Second Afghan War North West Frontier World War I Mesopotamian campaign World War II Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 |
Battle honours | Afghanistan 1879–80 Mesopotamia 1916–18 North Malaya Central Malaya Malaya 1941–42 Punjab 1965 Shahjra Punjab 1971 |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Lieutenant General Daulet Singh |
Insignia | |
Regimental flag |
The 3rd Cavalry Regiment is a cavalry regiment of the Indian Army formed from the 5th and 8th Cavalry regiments in 1922.
It served on the North West Frontier and during World War I and World War II, in British Indian service.