n 1832 French portraitist Alexandre-Jean Dubois Drahonet was commissioned by William IV to paint one hundred pictures illustrating the uniform of the British Army.
The 4th Hussars went into action on 14 August 1914 three weeks after the outbreak of war.
One of the most notable soldiers from The 4th Light Dragoons for his brave action during the battle of Balaklava.
Lieutenant Winston Churchill of the 4th Queen’s Own Hussars rode out with four squadrons of the 21st Lancers to scout the approaches to Omdurman …
For galloping down High Street came the glory boys of the 7th Queen’s Own Hussars, veterans of the Battle of Waterloo, sabres drawn and meaning business …
