Why not follow the story of The Queen’s Royal Hussars from its beginning in 1685 up until the present day by using the timeline:
The Rebecca Riots - 1843 Whilst the 4th (Queen's Own) Light Dragoons was stationed in Exeter, five troops were suddenly ordered to march into South Wales, to assist the civil authorities to control riots caused by "Rebecca and her Daughters. The members of the organisation wore women's clothes, and hoped…
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Home Service In 1854 the 3rd was ordered to recruit men and buy horses for the 4th Light Dragoons in the Crimea providing 253 and 300 respectively. In 1861 the title of the regiment changed once more to “The 3rd King’s Own Hussars”, during the fourth year of a six-year…
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The Crimean War This, the most destructive of the Victorian era, was notable for the appalling suffering of the troops, the outmoded and inefficient military organisation and the recognition at last of the courage of all ranks of soldiers and sailors with the instigation of the Victoria Cross. It is…
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The Crimean War This, the most destructive of the Victorian era, was notable for the appalling suffering of the troops, the outmoded and inefficient military organisation and the recognition at last of the courage of all ranks of soldiers and sailors with the instigation of the Victoria Cross. It is…
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The 4th now entered a period of Home and Imperial service, including India 1867-78, until the outbreak of the Great War. In 1861 they became The 4th (Queens Own) Hussars. It was at this time that Winston Churchill served in the 4th Hussars. He became Colonel of the Regiment during…
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India 1857-80 The Indian Mutiny 1857-59 The 7th was dispatched overseas to India in 1857 to help put down the Indian Mutiny landing at Calcutta in the November of that year. This was the first occasion on which the Regiment served in India. They were present during the whole of…
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Central India, 1857-58 The 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars were dispatched to India in great haste on the outbreak of the Mutiny in 1857. They arrived in India on 16 December 1857 and were involved in the siege and assault on Kotah on 30 March 1858 and the ensuing pursuit…
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Second Anglo-Afghan War The 8th Hussars returned to India in 1879 and then moved on to Afghanistan to bolster Lord Roberts' army, which was engaged in the Second Anglo-Afghan War. Afghanistan, 1879-80 The 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars were ordered to India, and thence to the North-West Frontier, on the…
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The Sudan Late in 1884, the 7th Hussars supplied a detachment of officers and men to form part of Lord Wolseley's Camel Corps who were destined for Egypt to attempt the rescue of General Gordon at Khartoum and to relieve other isolated garrisons in Sudan. Lt Col Hugh McCalmont (later…
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The Second Matabele War Harold Paget was the commanding officer of the 7th Hussars during their 1896 campaign in Matabeleland and Mashonaland. Matabeleland 1896-7 The 7th Hussars were ordered to sail to Natal once more, in Oct 1895, having handed over their horses to the 20th Hussars. They took 489…
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