7th HUSSARS: THE EARLY YEARS
Undeniably the 7th Hussars were the embodiment of dash and panache for which every cavalry regiment strives. Nicknamed “The Saucy Seventh” they were notably recognised as a fashionable regiment. The roots of the 7th Hussars date back to 1690 when Colonel Richard Cunningham was ordered to relinquish his foot command and take over a regiment of Dragoons. The dragoon regiment, titled Cunningham’s Dragoons were sent, in March 1692 to Edinburgh to assist in law and order duties In 1750 George…