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{{Infobox military unit
|unit_name=5 Probyn's Horse
|image=5 Horse.jpg
|caption=
|dates= 1857–present
|country= {{flag|British India}} {{flag|Pakistan}}
|allegiance=
|branch= {{army|British India}} {{Army|Pakistan}}
|type= Armoured Regiment
|role=
|size= Regiment
|command_structure=
|nickname= Probyn's Horse
|patron=
|motto=Allah O Akbar
|colors=
|march=
|mascot=
|equipment=

|battles=[[Indian Rebellion of 1857]] [[Second Opium War]] 1860-61 [[1868 Expedition to Abyssinia|Abyssinian Campaign 1868]] [[Second Afghan War]] 1878-80 [[First World War]] 1914-18 ([[Mesopotamian Campaign|Mesopotamia]]) [[Second World War]] 1939-45 ([[Burma]]) [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]]
|anniversaries=
|decorations=
|battle_honours=
|notable_commanders=General Sir [[Dighton Probyn]], [[Victoria Cross|VC]] General Sir [[Hugh Henry Gough|Hugh Gough]], [[Victoria Cross|VC]] General Sir [[Alan Hartley]] Lieutenant General [[Gul Hassan Khan|Gul Hassan]]

|identification_symbol=
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|ceremonial_chief=[[Edward VII of the United Kingdom|King Edward VII]] [[George V of the United Kingdom|King George V]]
|ceremonial_chief_label=Colonels-in-Chief
|colonel_of_the_regiment=Field Marshal [[William Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood|The Lord Birdwood]]
}}

The '''5th Horse''' is an armoured [[regiment]] of the [[Pakistan Army]]. It was previously known as the '''5th King Edward's Own Probyn's Horse''', which was a regular cavalry regiment of the [[British Indian Army]]. It was formed in 1921 by the amalgamation of the '''11th King Edward's Own Lancers (Probyn's Horse)''' and the '''12th Cavalry'''.<ref name="Gaylor 1991">{{cite book|last=Gaylor|first=John|title=Sons of John Company: The Indian and Pakistan Armies 1903–91|publisher=Stroud: Spellmount|year=1991}}</ref>

=={{anchor|11}}11th King Edward's Own Lancers (Probyn's Horse)==
The regiment known as 11th King Edward's Own Lancers (Probyn's Horse) was originally raised on 1 August 1857 by Captain Frederick Wale as Wale's Horse during the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]] and served at [[Lucknow]]. Captain Wale was killed in action on 1 March 1858, while leading the regiment in the pursuit of rebels, and was replaced by Major [[Dighton Probyn]], VC. In 1860 the regiment was dispatched to [[China]] to take part in the [[Second Opium War]]. It participated in the advance on [[Peking]] and returned to India in 1861 with a good reputation. The regiment saw service in the [[Second Afghan War]] of 1878-80 and then took part in the Black Mountains Expedition; it went to Chitral and formed part of the [[Malakand Field Force]]. During the [[First World War]], the regiment served in [[Mesopotamian campaign|Mesopotamia]].<ref name="Gaylor 1991"/><ref name="Boyle 1929">Boyle, Maj CA. (1929). ''The History of Probyn's Horse (5th King Edward's Own Lancers)''. Aldershot: Gale & Polden.</ref>
*1857 Wale's Horse
*1857 1st Sikh Irregular Cavalry
*1858 1st Sikh Irregular Cavalry (Probyn's Horse)
*1861 11th Regiment of Bengal Cavalry
*1864 11th Regiment of Bengal Cavalry (Lancers)
*1874 11th Regiment of Bengal Lancers
*1876 11th (Prince of Wales's Own) Regiment of Bengal Lancers
*1901 11th (Prince of Wales's Own) Bengal Lancers
*1903 11th Prince of Wales's Own Lancers
*1904 11th Prince of Wales's Own Lancers (Probyn's Horse)
*1906 11th King Edward's Own Lancers (Probyn's Horse)
[[File:11 Lancers (Probyn's).jpg|thumb|right|240 px|[[Risaldar-Major]], 11th King Edward's Own Lancers (Probyn's Horse). Watercolour by AC Lovett, 1910]]

==Uniform==
The Lancer's uniform of Probyn's Horse was topped by cap-line worn unattached. Shoulder epaulettes were covered with gilt curb-chains, and plus the Mameluke scimitar.

Mussullmen were unique in wearing a ''kulla'', a pointed cap under the puggaree. Made of heavy khaki cloth it gave good protection against the sun, and became popular, even with British officers, who's adopted the puggaree as part of their dress.

=={{anchor|12}}12th Cavalry==
The 12th Cavalry was also raised during the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]], by Captain PR Hockin in October 1857. It formed part of the [[1868 Expedition to Abyssinia]] ([[Ethiopia]]) and served in the [[Second Afghan War]] of 1878-80. During the First World War, the regiment fought in the [[Mesopotamian Campaign]].<ref name="Gaylor 1991"/><ref name="Boyle 1929"/>
*1857 2nd Sikh Irregular Cavalry
*1861 12th Regiment of Bengal Cavalry
*1901 12th Bengal Cavalry
*1903 12th Cavalry

==Probyn's Horse (5th King Edward VII's Own Lancers)==
After the First World War, the number of Indian cavalry regiments was reduced from thirty-nine to twenty-one. However, instead of disbanding the surplus units, it was decided to amalgamate them in pairs. This resulted in renumbering and renaming the entire cavalry line. The 11th King Edward's Own Lancers (Probyn's Horse) and the 12th Cavalry were amalgamated at Meerut on 28 August 1921 to form 5th King Edward's Own Probyn's Horse. The uniform of Probyn's Horse was blue with scarlet facings. The new regiment's badge consisted of the [[Prince of Wales]]'s plumes. Its class composition was one squadron each of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]i Muslims, [[Sikh]]s and [[Dogra]]s. The regiment was mechanised in 1940. During the [[Second World War]], the regiment served with great distinction in [[Burma]]. On the [[Partition of India]] in 1947, Probyn's Horse was allotted to Pakistan.<ref name="Gaylor 1991"/> In 1956, Pakistan became a republic and all titles pertaining to British royalty were dropped. The regiment's new designation was '''5 Horse''', although informally, it continues to be known as the '''Probyn's Horse'''. During the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]], 5 Horse fought in the Battle of Khem Karan.<ref>''The Sabre & Lance: Journal of the Pakistan Armoured Corps''. (1997). Nowshera: The School of Armour & Mechanised Warfare.</ref>

*1921 11th/12th Probyn's Horse (amalgamation)
*1922 5th King Edward's Own Probyn's Horse
*1927 Probyn's Horse (5th King Edward's Own Lancers)
*1937 Probyn's Horse (5th King Edward VII's Own Lancers)
*1956 5 Horse

==Battle honours==

[[File:11thblprobyn1867.jpg|thumb|200 px|right|Major [[Dighton Probyn]], [[Victoria Cross|VC]], 1867]]
Lucknow, [[Battle of Taku Forts (1860)|Taku Forts]], [[Pekin 1860]], Abyssinia, Ali Masjid, Peiwar Kotal, Charasiah, Kabul 1879, Afghanistan 1878–80, Chitral, Malakand, Punjab Frontier, Mesopotamia 1915-18, Meiktila, Capture of Meiktila, Defence of Meiktila, Taungtha, Rangoon Road, Pyawbwe, Pyinmana, Toungoo, Pegu 1945, Burma 1942–45, Khem Karan 1965.<ref>Rodger, Alexander. (2003). ''Battle Honours of the British Empire and Commonwealth Land Forces 1662-1991''. Ramsbury: The Crowood Press.</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
* Boyle, Maj CA. (1929). ''The History of Probyn's Horse (5th King Edward's Own Lancers)''. Aldershot: Gale & Polden.
* Maxwell, Capt EL. (1941). ''A History of the XI King Edward's Own Lancers (Probyn's Horse)''. Guilford: AC Curtis Ltd.
* Mylne, Maj MH. (1945). ''An Account of the Operations in Burma carried out by Probyn’s Horse during February, March & April 1945''.
* Kempton, C. (1996). ''A Register of Titles of the Units of the H.E.I.C. & Indian Armies 1666-1947.'' Bristol: British Empire & Commonwealth Museum. {{ISBN|978-0-9530174-0-9}}
* Gaylor, John. (1991). ''Sons of John Company: The Indian and Pakistan Armies 1903- 1991.'' Stroud: Spellmount Publishers Ltd. {{ISBN|978-0-946771-98-1}}
* Cardew, FG. (1903). ''A Sketch of the Services of the Bengal Native Army to the Year 1895''. Calcutta: Military Department.
* Harris, RG, and Warner, C. (1979). ''Bengal Cavalry Regiments 1857–1914''. London: Osprey Publishing. {{ISBN|978-0-85045-308-9}}.
* Elliott, Maj Gen JG. (1968). ''The Frontier 1839-1947: The Story of the North-West Frontier of India''. London: Cassell.
* Kirby, Maj Gen S Woodburn. (1965). ''The War against Japan'', volume 4 ''(The Reconquest of Burma)''. London: HMSO.
* Lucas, Sir Charles. (1926). ''The Empire at War'', volume 5. London: Oxford University Press.
* Trench, CC. (1988). ''The Indian Army and the King’s Enemies, 1900-1947''. London: Thames and Hudson.

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20101022001052/http://www.defencejournal.com/may99/probyn-horse.htm Probyn's Horse (5th King Edward VII's Own Lancers) by John Gaylor at The Defence Journal]
*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indiancavalry/11thbl.htm 11th Bengal Lancers (Probyn's Horse) at The British Empire]
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