The 23rd Cavalry was raised as the
3rd Punjab Irregular Cavalry by Lieutenant WG Prendergast at Lahore in 1849, and it too saw extensive service on the Frontier with the Punjab Frontier Force. During the Second Afghan War, it took part in
Lord Roberts' famous march from
Kabul to
Kandahar as part of the Kabul Field Force and fought in the
Battle of Kandahar. During the First World War, the regiment served in
Mesopotamia as part of the
11th Indian Cavalry Brigade and was part of General
Townsend's failed advance towards Baghdad. It then served on the Tigris Front. Later on, it moved to the Euphrates Front and fought in the Battles of
Khan Baghdadi and
Sharqat. One of its squadron served in Persian
Arabistan. On their return to Indian they saw service in the
Third Afghan War of 1919.
