Battle Honours
The Regiment can trace its roots back to 1685 and to this day has been awarded 173 Battle Honours.
What happened on a battlefield is often difficult to ascertain, for both participants and historians. The greater number of accounts, the greater the potential for confusion.
This is because of the inherent chaos associated with any rapid, violent actions, but also because of the diverse recording of it in the aftermath, tailoring their accounts to the perceived needs of their audiences.
Memories of dramatic events tend to shift and merge with others that the author has been told or has read.
You can find out more about the action behind the Battle Honour by clicking on the appropriate link.
| Battle Honour | Date | Awarded to |
| Dettingen | 27 Jun 1743 | 3rd Hussars, 4th Hussars, 7th Hussars |
| Warburg | 31 Jul 1760 | 7th Hussars |
| Beaumont | 26 Apr 1794 | 7th Hussars |
| Willems | 10 May 1794 | 7th Hussars |
| Leswarree | 1 Nov 1803 | 8th Hussars |
| Hindoostan | 1802-22 | 8th Hussars |
| Talavera | 27 Jul 1809 | 4th Hussars |
| Albuhera | 16 May 1811 | 4th Hussars |
| Salamanca | 22 Jul 1812 | 3rd Hussars, 4th Hussars |
| Vittoria | 21 Jun 1813 | 3rd Hussars, 4th Hussars |
| Orthes | 27 Feb 1814 | 7th Hussars |
| Toulouse | 10 Apr 1814 | 3rd Hussars, 4th Hussars |
| Peninsula | 1804-14 | 3rd Hussars, 4th Hussars, 7th Hussars |
| Waterloo | 18 Jun 1815 | 7th Hussars |
| Ghuznee 1839 | 23 Jul 1839 | 4th Hussars |
| Afghanistan 1839 | 1839 | 4th Hussars |
| Cabool 1842 | 16 Sep 1842 | 3rd Hussars |
| Moodkee | 18 Dec 1845 | 3rd Hussars |
| Ferozeshah | 21 Dec 1845 | 3rd Hussars |
| Sobraon | 10 Feb 1846 | 3rd Hussars |
| Chillianwallah | 13 Jan 1849 | 3rd Hussars |
| Goojerat | 21 Feb 1849 | 3rd Hussars |
| Punjaub | 1848-49 | 3rd Hussars |
| Alma | 20 Sep 1854 | 4th Hussars, 8th Hussars |
| Balaklava | 25 Oct 1854 | 4th Hussars, 8th Hussars |
| Inkerman | 5 Nov 1854 | 4th Hussars, 8th Hussars |
| Sevastopol | 1855 | 4th Hussars, 8th Hussars |
| Central India | 1857-58 | 8th Hussars |
| Lucknow | 1857-59 | 7th Hussars |
| Afghanistan 1879-80 | 1879-80 | 8th Hussars |
| South Africa 1900-02 | 1900-02 | 8th Hussars |
| South Africa 1901-02 | 1901-02 | 7th Hussars |
| South Africa 1902 | 1902 | 3rd Hussars |
| Battle Honour | Date | Awarded to |
| Mons | 23-24 Aug 1914 | 3rd Hussars, 4th Hussars |
| Retreat from Mons | 23 Aug – 5 Sep 1914 | 3rd Hussars, 4th Hussars |
| Le Cateau | 26 Aug 1914 | 3rd Hussars, 4th Hussars |
| Marne 1914 | 7-10 Sep 1914 | 3rd Hussars, 4th Hussars |
| Aisne 1914 | 12-15 Sep 1914 | 3rd Hussars, 4th Hussars |
| Messines 1914 | 12 Oct – 2 Nov 1914 | 3rd Hussars, 4th Hussars |
| Armentieres 1914 | 13 Oct – 2 Nov 1914 | 3rd Hussars, 4th Hussars |
| Ypres 1914’15 | 19 Oct – 22 Nov 1914 | 3rd Hussars, 4th Hussars |
| Langemark 1914 | 21-24 Oct 1914 | 4th Hussars |
| Gheluvelt | 29-31 Oct 1914 | 3rd Hussars, 4th Hussars |
| Givenchy 1914 | 20-21 Dec 1914 | 8th Hussars |
| St Julian | 24 Apr – 4 May 1915 | 3rd Hussars, 4th Hussars |
| Bellewaarde | 24-25 May 1915 | 3rd Hussars, 4th Hussars |
| Flers Courcelette | 15-22 Sep 1916 | 8th Hussars |
| Bazentin | 14-17 Jul 1917 | 8th Hussars |
| Cambrai 1917’18 | 20 Nov – 7 Dec 1917 | 3rd Hussars , 4th Hussars, 8th Hussars |
| Somme 1916’18 | 1 Jul – 18 Nov 1916 | 8th Hussars |
| Somme 1918 | 21 Aug – 3 Sep 1918 | 3rd Hussars, 4th Hussars |
| Arras | 9 Apr – 16 May 1917 | 3rd Hussars, 4th Hussars |
| Scarpe | 9 Apr – 4 May 1917 | 3rd Hussars, 4th Hussars |
| St.Quentin | 21-23 Mar 1918 | 3rd Hussars, 8th Hussars |
| Bapaume 1918 | 24-25 Mar 1918 | 3rd Hussars, 8th Hussars |
| Rosieres | 26-27 Mar 1918 | 8th Hussars |
| Lys | 9-29 Apr 1918 | 3rd Hussars |
| Hazebrouck | 12-15 Apr 1918 | 3rd Hussars |
| Amiens | 8-11 Aug 1918 | 3rd Hussars, 4th Hussars, 8th Hussars |
| Albert 1918 | 21-23 Aug 1918 | 8th Hussars |
| Hindenburg Line | 12 Sep – 9 Oct 1918 | 3rd Hussars, 4th Hussars, 8th Hussars |
| Canal du Nord | 21 Sep – 1 Oct 1918 | 3rd Hussars, 4th Hussars |
| St Quentin Canal | 29 Sep – 9 Oct 1918 | 8th Hussars |
| Beaurevoir | 3-5 Oct 1918 | 8th Hussars |
| Selle | 17-25 Oct 1918 | 3rd Hussars |
| Sambre | 4 Nov 1918 | 3rd Hussars |
| Pursuit to Mons | 8-11 Nov 1918 | 4th Hussars, 8th Hussars |
| France and Flanders | 1914-18 | 3rd Hussars, 4th Hussars, 8th Hussars |
| Khan Baghdadi | 25 Mar 1918 | 7th Hussars |
| Sharqat | 28 Oct 1918 | 7th Hussars |
| Mesopotamia | 1917-18 | 7th Hussars |
| Battle Honour | Date | Awarded to |
| Egyptian Frontier 1940 | 12 Jun – 12 Sep 1940 | 7th Hussars, 8th Hussars |
| Sidi Barrani | 8-11 Dec 1940 | 3rd Hussars, 8th Hussars |
| Buq Buq | 11 Dec 1940 | 3rd Hussars, 8th Hussars |
| Beda Fomm | 5-8 Feb 1941 | 3rd Hussars, 7th Hussars |
| Sidi Suleiman | 15-17 Jun 1941 | 3rd Hussars |
| Sidi Rezegh 1941 | 19-23 Nov 1941 | 7th Hussars, 8th Hussars |
| Relief of Tobruk | 7-10 Dec 1941 | 8th Hussars |
| Gazala | 26 May – 21 Jun 1942 | 4th Hussars, 8th Hussars |
| Bir El Igela | 27 May 1942 | 8th Hussars |
| Mersa Matruh | 26-30 Jun 1942 | 8th Hussars |
| Defence of Alamein Line | 1-27 Jul 1942 | 4th Hussars |
| Ruweisat | 2-4 Jul 1942 | 4th Hussars |
| Alam El Halfa | 30 Aug – 7 Sep 1942 | 4th Hussars, 8th Hussars |
| El Alamein | 23 Oct – 4 Nov 1942 | 3rd Hussars, 4th Hussars, 8th Hussars |
| North Africa 1940-41 | 1940-41 | 7th Hussars |
| North Africa 1940-42 | 1940-42 | 3rd Hussars, 8th Hussars |
| North Africa 1942 | 1942 | 4th Hussars |
| Proasteion | 13 Apr 1941 | 4th Hussars |
| Corinth Canal | 26 Apr 1941 | 4th Hussars |
| Greece 1941 | 1941 | 4th Hussars |
| Crete | 20 May – 1 Jun 1941 | 3rd Hussars |
| Pegu 1942 | 6-7 Mar 1942 | 7th Hussars |
| Paungde | 28-30 Mar 1942 | 7th Hussars |
| Burma 1942 | 1942 | 7th Hussars |
| Citta Della Pieve | 16-19 Jun 1944 | 3rd Hussars |
| Ancona | 2-18 Jul 1944 | 7th Hussars |
| Citta Di Castello | 16-22 Jul 1944 | 3rd Hussars |
| Coriano | 3-15 Sep 1944 | 4th Hussars |
| San Clemente | 3-4 Sep 1944 | 4th Hussars |
| Rimini Line | 14-21 Sep 1944 | 4th Hussars, 7th Hussars |
| Conventello-Comacchio | 2-6 Jan 1945 | 4th Hussars |
| Senio Pocket | 4-5 Jan 1945 | 4th Hussars |
| Senio | 9-12 Apr 1945 | 4th Hussars |
| Santerno Crossing | 11-12 Apr 1945 | 4th Hussars |
| Argenta Gap | 13-21 Apr 1945 | 4th Hussars |
| Italy 1944 | 1944 | 3rd Hussars |
| Italy 1944-45 | 1944-45 | 4th Hussars, 7th Hussars |
| Villers Bocage | 8-15 Jun 1944 | 8th Hussars |
| Mont Pincon | 30 Jul – 9 Aug 1944 | 8th Hussars |
| Dives Crossing | 17-20 Aug 1944 | 8th Hussars |
| Nederrijn | 16-27 Sep 1944 | 8th Hussars |
| Best | 22-27 Sep 1944 | 8th Hussars |
| Lower Maas | 20 Oct – 7 Nov 1944 | 8th Hussars |
| Roer | 16-31 Jan 1945 | 8th Hussars |
| Rhine | 23 Mar – 1 Apr 1945 | 8th Hussars |
| North West Europe 1944-45 | 1944-45 | 8th Hussars |
| Battle Honour | Date | Awarded to |
| Seoul | 2-4 Jan 1951 | 8th Hussars |
| Hill 327 | 16-20 Feb 1951 | 8th Hussars |
| Imjin | 22-25 Apr 1951 | 8th Hussars |
| Kowang-San | 3-12 Oct 1951 | 8th Hussars |
| Korea 1950-51 | 1950-51 | 8th Hussars |
| Gulf 1991 | 1991 | The Queen’s Royal Irish Hussars |
| Wadi Al Batin | 1991 | The Queen’s Royal Irish Hussars |
