16th Light Cavalry

16th Light Cavalry
Active1776 – present
CountryIndia
Allegiance British India
 India
Branch British Indian Army
Indian Army
TypeArmoured
SizeRegiment
EquipmentT-72
EngagementsSecond Anglo-Mysore War
Third Anglo-Mysore War
Fourth Anglo-Mysore War
Third Anglo-Burmese War
Third Afghan War
World War I
World War II
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Battle honoursSholinghur-1781
Carnatic-1784
Mysore-1792
Seringapatam-1799
Burma-1885-1887
Afghanistan-1919
Meiktila-1945
Capture of Meiktila-1945
Defence of Meiktila-1945
Pegu-1945
Sittang-1945
Rangoon Road-1945
Burma-1945
Punjab-1965
Madras Cavalry

The 16th Light Cavalry is a regiment of the Armoured Corps, a primary combat arm of the Indian Army. Prior to India gaining independence from the British in 1947, it was a regular cavalry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was formed in 1776 and is the oldest armoured regiment raised in India.[1] The 16th Light Cavalry saw service in a number of conflicts ranging from the Second Anglo-Mysore War in 1781 to World War II. It has a number of battle honours including "Punjab 1965" earned during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.

  1. ^ Jackson, Major Donovan (1940). India's Army. London: Low, Marston. pp. 135–142. ISBN 978-81-87226-37-6.