The Royal Lancers Museum has been located at Derby Museum and Art Gallery since 1973. It highlights the remarkable history of the Royal Lancers and three of its antecedent regiments; the 9th Queen’s Royal Lancers, the 12th Royal Lancers and the 9th/12th Royal Lancers.
The Royal Lancers Museum forms part of the Soldiers’ Story gallery which includes collections relating to the Derbyshire Yeomanry and the Sherwood Foresters. The Gallery looks at what life was like in the army from the 1700s to the present day, through uniform, artefacts and personal stories. Displays include a fantastic collection of uniform, medals, weapons and equipment from Napoleonic times to the present day including chapkas, shakos and sabretaches.
Highlights include the Barton trumpet which was used to sound the Charge at Waterloo in 1815 and the field kit which was used by Lord Airlie, Commanding Officer of the 12th Royal Lancers, who was killed leading his lancers at Diamond Hill during the Boer War. Why not visit and try out Guard Duty in the original sentry box which used to be outside Normanton Barracks in Derby? Or you could try out the interactive world map showing all the places where the British Army has served.
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