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
Bazentin 14-17 Jul 1916 8th Hussars
Flers Courcelette 15-22 Sep 1916 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
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