The 21st Lancers (Empress of India's) was a cavalry regiment of the British Army, most famous for its participation in the Battle of Omdurman, where Winston Churchill rode with the unit as a reporter.
As a consequence of the reforms of the British Army, the 21st Lancers merged with the 17th Lancers in 1922 to form the 17th/21st Lancers . That regiment, too, was amalgamated with the 16th/5th Lancers in 1993, due to the Options for Change defence cuts, to form the Queen's Royal Lancers.
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