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:
South Africa 1900-03 On the 26th of December, 1899, orders were received at the Curragh Camp for the 8th Hussars to mobilise, and all the reservists of the regiment, together with 50 reservists of the 15th Hussars, were ordered to re-join the colours between the 28th of December 1899, and…
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South Africa 1899-1902 The war started in October 1899 but the 7th Hussars did not receive orders to embark for South Africa until 1st Nov 1901. However, 395 of their horses were transferred to other cavalry regiments which were posted there, 240 reservists of the regiment were mobilised, of which…
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South Africa 1901-02 The Regiment sailed from India and arrived at Durban in December 1901. After being stationed in the Newcastle district for a short time, they and the 20th Hussars were brigaded under Colonel Nixon and were employed in the last great drives, chiefly in the extreme northeast of…
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The Great War Within the context of the 1914-18 Great War, the part played by any one unit among hundreds must be obscured by the grand strategy. The 3rd Hussars fought only in Northern France and Flanders, yet they gained twenty-five battle honours, double the amount they had won in…
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The Great War On the outbreak of the Great War, the regiment was stationed at the Curragh, Ireland. It embarked on the 15th of August 1914 at Dublin, under the Command of Lieutenant Colonel I.G Hogg DSO, and disembarked at Le Havre, France on the 18th of August. During the…
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The Great War When the First World War began in 1914, the 8th Hussars were stationed at Ambala, 125 miles north of Delhi in India. The Regiment was mobilized on 31 August and left India at Bombay in two halves in October 1914. The Regiment served as part of the…
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Mesopotamia In August 1914 the 7th Hussars were stationed at Bangalore (Karnataka, India) having arrived there on 4 November 1911. The Regiment landed in India from England on 2 November 1911. By 1916, the Regiment was serving as part of the 4th (Meerut) Cavalry Brigade. On 4 October 1917, the…
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Between the Wars The 8th Hussars returned to England in 1919 and embarked almost immediately for India where they spent less than a year. They were soon ordered to Mesopotamia in order to deal with various native insurrections at Medali, which they put down, moving from there to Egypt. The…
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The Inter-War Years The 4th Hussars departed for India in 1921 for a total of nine years. The first station was in Muttra, followed by three and half years at Lucknow, and finally three years at Meerut. Life was very pleasant in India, a well-deserved rest after the ardours of…
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The Inter-War Years, 1919-35 It was not until the 21st of February that orders were received which put the future beyond doubt. All officers, and other ranks who were time-expired or nearing expiration of their engagement, was to return to England, and what was left was to be organized as…
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