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{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name = 6 Lancers
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| dates = 1984 – present
| country = {{flag|India}}
| allegiance = India
| branch = [[File:Flag of Indian Army.svg|24px]] [[Indian Army]]
| type = [[Armour]]
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| motto = ''Dridhta Shaurya Sada Buland'' (Determination and Valour, always to the fore)
| colors = Maroon, French Grey and Forest Green.
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| equipment = [[T-90]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/patil-presents-standards-to-five-armoured-regiments-in-patiala/|title=Patil presents Standards to five Armoured Regiments in Patiala in 'The Indian Express'|date=2011-11-28|access-date=2020-11-01}}</ref>
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| identification_symbol = 6L
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| Past Commanders =
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| colonel_of_the_regiment = Lieutenant General Vivek Kashyap<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2020/223002.pdf|title=Gazette of India No 45|date=2020-11-07|access-date=2020-11-24}}</ref>
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The '''6th Lancers''' is an [[Indian Army Armoured Corps|armoured]] regiment of the [[Indian Army]].

== Formation ==

6 Lancers was raised on 1 February 1984 at [[Nabha]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] as '''6 Armoured Regiment'''.<ref name="Nath2009">{{cite book|last=Nath|first=Ashok|title=Izzat: historical records and iconography of Indian cavalry regiments, 1750-2007|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sGQeQwAACAAJ|year=2009|publisher=Centre for Armed Forces Historical Research, United Service Institution of India|isbn=978-81-902097-7-9|pages=544–545}}</ref> The first Commanding Officer of the Regiment was Lt Col R S Deol, SM. The class composition is 'All India All Caste".

== History ==

Initially, the Regiment was equipped with [[Vijayanta]] tanks and was immediately immersed in maintaining law and order in Punjab during [[Operation Blue Star]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/army-stirs-up-controversy-on-operation-bluestar-146916-2011-11-26|title='Army stirs up controversy on Operation Bluestar' in India Today|date=2011-11-26|access-date=2020-11-01}}</ref> The regiment later served in Suratgarh, moving to Samba in 1988 and back to the Punjab in 1992 where it served during [[Operation Rakshak|Operation Rakshak-II]].<ref name="Nath2009"/> It served in Operation Rakshak (in Jammu & Kashmir), Operation Vijay and Operation Parakram, during its deployment in Jammu and Kashmir state. The Regiment converted to modern Soviet/Russian [[T-90]] [[main battle tank]]s in 2002.

In February 2006, it was re-designated as 6 Lancers, but is not to be confused with the [[6th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers (Watson's Horse)]], a cavalry regiment of the British Indian Army, which was allotted to [[Pakistan]] during the [[Partition of India|Partition]].<ref name="Nath2009"/>

The first Colonel of the Regiment was Lt Gen Ajai Singh, [[PVSM]], [[AVSM]] (Retd) of the [[Poona Horse]].<ref name="Nath2009" /> The Regiment celebrated its Silver Jubilee in 2009. The Regiment was presented the President's Standard along with four other Armoured Regiments of the [[1st Armoured Division (India)|1 Armoured Division]] on 27 November 2011 by the then President of India Mrs [[Prathiba Patil]], while at [[Patiala]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/presidential-standards-conferred-on-five-armoured-regiments/article2666026.ece|title=Presidential Standards conferred on five armoured regiments in The Hindu|date=2011-11-28|access-date=2020-11-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20111128/main5.htm|title='Prez honours 5 armoured corps regiments' in 'The Tribune'|date=2011-11-28|access-date=2020-11-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://sainiksamachar.nic.in/englisharchives/2011/dec16-11/h7.htm|title='President's Standards Rare Recognition' in 'Sainik Samachar'|date=2011-12-16|access-date=2020-11-01}}</ref>

==Regimental Insignia==

The cap badge of the regiment closely resembles that of its Pakistani counterpart, comprising a pair of crossed lances with pennons and the numeral 6 placed at the junction of the Lances, the whole badge being in white metal. The shoulder title is in brass and initially consisted of the numeral 6, connected to a right-handed armoured fist. After re-designation, the shoulder title now consists of the numeral 6 connected to the capital letter L. The cap badge and shoulder titles are worn by all ranks of the Regiment.<ref name="Nath2009" />

==See also==
* [[6th Lancers (Pakistan)]]

==References==
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{{Indian Army Armoured Corps |state=expanded}}

[[Category:Armoured and cavalry regiments of the Indian Army from 1947]]

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6th Lancers India - Revision history

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