The Royal Lancers Museum

Based in the Soldiers’ Story Gallery of @derbymuseums the Museum tells the inspiring story of the Regiment and its antecedent units from 1715 to the present day

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#OTD 11/9/1960 The 9th Queen's Royal Lancers and the 12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's) amalgamated together to form 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's) in the garrison church at Tidworth #OrGlory #RoyalLancers

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Another #NationalDogDay tweet! A selection of 12th Lancer regimental hounds from 1946, including Grana and Harris. #RoyalLancers #OrGlory #DogsofTwittter

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Today is #NationalDogDay. Dogs have played a key role in Lancer life both as companions and as working dogs. Below is 9th Lancer Riding Master Crowdy, c1875, with three of the regimental dogs #RoyalLancers #OrGlory

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9th Lancer, Captain Francis Grenfell, won the Victoria Cross "For gallantry in action against unbroken infantry at Andregnies... on 24th August 1914 and... assisting to save the guns of the 119th Battery, Royal Field Artillery, near Doubon the same day". #OrGlory #LestWeForget

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Today is #WorldHumanitarianDay2020. We want to celebrate the role the British Army plays in global humanitarian relief. The 9th/12th Lancers played a key role in supporting Operation Grapple, a UN peacekeeping mission in former Yugoslavia 1992-1995. #RoyalLancers #orglory

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Over the 16th and 17th of August 1914 the 9th and 12th Lancers arrived in France to prepare for action against the Germans. #royallancers #otd #orglory

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#OTD 1812 - The Royal Lancers predecessor, The 12th (The Prince of Wales's) Regiment of Light Dragoons, played a key role in securing a complete victory during the Battle of Salamanca. Find out more at: https://t.co/d085EUCFN1 #OrGlory #RoyalLancers

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In our first #ZoomIntoTheMuseum this Thursday 23 July, curator Angela will be delving into our fascinating collection of vinaigrettes (these are small containers once used to carry scents and perfumes). 🔍 Book your FREE place and send us your questions >> https://t.co/fVKVmmzXwm

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Explore objects from our collections live online with our new session #ZoomIntoTheMuseum. 💻🔍 Each session will be hosted by a curator and you are encouraged to ask lots of questions! Suitable for families. Find out more about the first session here >> https://t.co/fVKVmmzXwm

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We are pleased to announce that @derbymuseums will be reopening on the 7th July. Therefore, the Royal Lancers exhibit will also be open in the soldiers story gallery. Find more information at https://t.co/bMVoLF93cV.

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On #PKDay we remember lancers who have served in UN Peacekeeping missions around the world since 1948 including Operation Grapple in Bosnia 1992-95.

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@derbymuseums have some excellent content about #FlorenceNightingale. Have a scroll through their twitter to find out more! #Nightingale2020 #OrGlory #Lancers

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To commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of #FlorenceNightingale, our curator Lucy and volunteer Anne discuss 'The Mission of Mercy: Florence Nightingale receiving the Wounded at Scutari' on loan from
@NPGLondon. Listen here: https://t.co/XLI9EetkHY #PortraitsComingHome

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The influence of Florence Nightingale is once again prevalent in our society. The incredible efforts of the #BritishArmy and #NHS in building the #NightingaleHospitals shows the crucial importance of good public health standards. #Nightingale2020

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Florence had great respect for the 12th Lancers. Writing on behalf of James Whybrow to the Reverend Richard Glover she stated, “I consider the 12th Lancers the more “respectable” Regiment we have”. #OrGlory #Lancers #Nightingale #Crimea

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Florence Nightingale has close connections to the 12th Lancers. The 12th Lancers deployed to the Crimea to reinforce the Light Brigade after the Battle of Balaclava. Many Lancers were treated for both battle wounds and severe illness by Florence. #OrGlory #Lancers #Nightingale

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#OTD 12/05/1820 Florence Nightingale, the matriarch of modern public health standards, was born. Florence was key in introducing good health practices in military hospitals during the Crimean War.

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The 9th Lancers were renowned for their marksmanship. Corporal Alfie Nicholls, who claimed his civilian occupation was poaching, destroyed nine German tanks in a single day during the Second Battle of El-Alamein. #VEDay #Orglory #Lancers #Lestweforget #Victory

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Both the 9th and 12th Royal Lancers fought campaigns in France in 1940, in Egypt 1941-1943 and Italy 1944-1945. Their experience of conflict established them as highly respected units in the British Army. #VEDay #Orglory #Lancers #Lestweforget #Victory

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On the 8th May 1945 the 12th Lancers, having heroically fought its way to Trieste, experienced “The sensation, the heady, intoxicating sensation that this finally was victory.” #VEDay #Orglory #Lancers #Lestweforget #Victory

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‘We celebrated V.E. night... a lot of good local wine was drunk and the end of the war in Europe was marked’. Our Military Curator Angela gives an insight into the weeks leading up to VE Day for the 12th Royal Lancers here >> https://t.co/asSUElIVjy @Lancers_Museum #VEDay75