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typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_of_Great_Britain_and_Ireland" title="United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland">United Kingdom</a></span> (1801–1922)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Branch</th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="710" data-file-height="406" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Type</th><td class="infobox-data">Line cavalry</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Size</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Regiment" title="Regiment">Regiment</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Nickname(s)</th><td class="infobox-data">Eliott's Light Horse<br />The Tabs<sup id="cite_ref-Burnham_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Burnham-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Motto(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><i>Merebimur</i> (We shall be Worthy) (<a href="/wiki/Latin_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Latin language">Latin</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Colours</th><td class="infobox-data">Blue - Yellow - Red and Blue</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Anniversaries</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Sahag%C3%BAn" title="Battle of Sahagún">Sahagún</a> Day (21 December)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Commanders</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Notable<br />commanders</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/George_Augustus_Eliott,_1st_Baron_Heathfield" title="George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield">George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield</a><br />Lieutenant General <a href="/wiki/James_Brudenell,_7th_Earl_of_Cardigan" title="James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan">James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan</a><br />General <a href="/wiki/Lord_Robert_Manners_(British_Army_officer,_died_1782)" title="Lord Robert Manners (British Army officer, died 1782)">Lord Robert Manners</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Insignia</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Identification<br />symbol</th><td class="infobox-data">NCOs - Royal Crest</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Military unit</div> <p>The <b>15th The King's Hussars</b> was a <a href="/wiki/Cavalry_regiments_of_the_British_Army" title="Cavalry regiments of the British Army">cavalry regiment</a> in the <a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a>. First raised in 1759, it saw service over two centuries, including the <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">First World War</a>, before being amalgamated with the <a href="/wiki/19th_Royal_Hussars" title="19th Royal Hussars">19th Royal Hussars</a> into the <a href="/wiki/15th/19th_The_King%27s_Royal_Hussars" title="15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars">15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars</a> in 1922. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=15th_The_King%27s_Hussars&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_wars">Early wars</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=15th_The_King%27s_Hussars&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Early wars"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:David_Morier_(1705%5E-70)_-_Private,_15th_Light_Dragoons_-_RCIN_406874_-_Royal_Collection.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/David_Morier_%281705%5E-70%29_-_Private%2C_15th_Light_Dragoons_-_RCIN_406874_-_Royal_Collection.jpg/220px-David_Morier_%281705%5E-70%29_-_Private%2C_15th_Light_Dragoons_-_RCIN_406874_-_Royal_Collection.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="275" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/David_Morier_%281705%5E-70%29_-_Private%2C_15th_Light_Dragoons_-_RCIN_406874_-_Royal_Collection.jpg/330px-David_Morier_%281705%5E-70%29_-_Private%2C_15th_Light_Dragoons_-_RCIN_406874_-_Royal_Collection.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/David_Morier_%281705%5E-70%29_-_Private%2C_15th_Light_Dragoons_-_RCIN_406874_-_Royal_Collection.jpg/440px-David_Morier_%281705%5E-70%29_-_Private%2C_15th_Light_Dragoons_-_RCIN_406874_-_Royal_Collection.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1322" data-file-height="1650" /></a><figcaption>A 1760 painting of a private of the 15th Light Dragoons by <a href="/wiki/David_Morier" title="David Morier">David Morier</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:15th_Kings_Light_Dragoon_button_(FindID_973679)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/15th_Kings_Light_Dragoon_button_%28FindID_973679%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-15th_Kings_Light_Dragoon_button_%28FindID_973679%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="217" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/15th_Kings_Light_Dragoon_button_%28FindID_973679%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-15th_Kings_Light_Dragoon_button_%28FindID_973679%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/15th_Kings_Light_Dragoon_button_%28FindID_973679%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-15th_Kings_Light_Dragoon_button_%28FindID_973679%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1020" data-file-height="1008" /></a><figcaption>15th Kings Light Dragoon button </figcaption></figure> <p>The regiment was raised in the <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a> area by <a href="/wiki/George_Augustus_Eliott,_1st_Baron_Heathfield" title="George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield">George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield</a> as <b>Elliots Light Horse</b> as the first of the new regiments of light <a href="/wiki/Dragoon" title="Dragoon">dragoons</a> in 1759.<sup id="cite_ref-regiments_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-regiments-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was renamed the <b>15th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons</b> in 1760.<sup id="cite_ref-regiments_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-regiments-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The regiment landed in <a href="/wiki/Bremen" title="Bremen">Bremen</a> in June 1760 for service in the <a href="/wiki/Seven_Years%27_War" title="Seven Years' War">Seven Years' War</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The regiment were largely responsible for the victory, suffering 125 of the 186 allied casualties at the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Emsdorf" title="Battle of Emsdorf">Battle of Emsdorf</a> in July 1760. Lieutenant Colonel <a href="/wiki/Sir_William_Erskine,_1st_Baronet" title="Sir William Erskine, 1st Baronet">William Erskine</a>, commanding the regiment, presented <a href="/wiki/George_III_of_the_United_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="George III of the United Kingdom">King George III</a> with 16 colours captured by his regiment after the battle.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the battle the French commander, Major-General Christian-Sigismund von Glaubitz, was taken prisoner.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The regiment charged the French rear guard twice at the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Wilhelmsthal" title="Battle of Wilhelmsthal">Battle of Wilhelmsthal</a> in June 1762<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and then returned home in July 1763.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1766 it was renamed for King George III as the <b>1st (or The King's Royal) Regiment of Light Dragoons</b>, the number being an attempt to create a new numbering system for the light dragoon regiments.<sup id="cite_ref-regiments_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-regiments-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the old system was quickly re-established, with the regiment returning as the <b>15th (The King's) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons</b> in 1769.<sup id="cite_ref-regiments_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-regiments-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The regiment landed at <a href="/wiki/Ostend" title="Ostend">Ostend</a> in May 1793 for service in the <a href="/wiki/Low_Countries_theatre_of_the_War_of_the_First_Coalition" title="Low Countries theatre of the War of the First Coalition">Flanders Campaign</a> and fought at the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Famars" title="Battle of Famars">Battle of Famars</a> in May 1793.<sup id="cite_ref-cannon38_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cannon38-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It formed part of the besieging force at the <a href="/wiki/Siege_of_Valenciennes_(1793)" title="Siege of Valenciennes (1793)">Siege of Valenciennes</a> in June 1793<sup id="cite_ref-cannon38_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cannon38-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and formed part of the covering force at the <a href="/wiki/Siege_of_Dunkirk_(1793)" title="Siege of Dunkirk (1793)">Siege of Dunkirk</a> in August 1793<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and at the <a href="/wiki/Siege_of_Landrecies_(1794)" title="Siege of Landrecies (1794)">Siege of Landrecies</a> in April 1794.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It undertook successful charges at the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Villers-en-Cauchies" title="Battle of Villers-en-Cauchies">Battle of Villers-en-Cauchies</a> in April 1794<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and at the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Willems" title="Battle of Willems">Battle of Willems</a> in May 1794<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was present, but not actively engaged, at the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Tournay" class="mw-redirect" title="Battle of Tournay">Battle of Tournay</a> later in May 1794.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The regiment returned to England in December 1795<sup id="cite_ref-Cannon,_p._65_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cannon,_p._65-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was next in action at the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Alkmaar_(1799)" title="Battle of Alkmaar (1799)">Battle of Alkmaar</a> in October 1799 during the <a href="/wiki/Anglo-Russian_invasion_of_Holland" title="Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland">Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Cannon,_p._65_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cannon,_p._65-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Napoleonic_Wars">Napoleonic Wars</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=15th_The_King%27s_Hussars&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Napoleonic Wars"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The regiment was reconstituted as a hussar regiment in 1807 as the <b>15th (The King's) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons (Hussars)</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-regiments_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-regiments-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It landed at <a href="/wiki/A_Coru%C3%B1a" title="A Coruña">Corunna</a> in November 1808 for service in the <a href="/wiki/Peninsular_War" title="Peninsular War">Peninsular War</a><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and defeated two regiments of French cavalry at the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Sahag%C3%BAn" title="Battle of Sahagún">Battle of Sahagún</a> in December 1808.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the battle two French lieutenant colonels were captured and the French <a href="/wiki/Chasseur" title="Chasseur">1st Provisional Chasseurs à cheval</a>, who lost many men captured, ceased to exist as a viable regiment.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the commanding officer of the 15th Hussars, Colonel <a href="/wiki/Colquhoun_Grant_(British_cavalry_general)" title="Colquhoun Grant (British cavalry general)">Colquhoun Grant</a>, was wounded in the battle.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The regiment embarked at Corunna for their journey home in January 1809.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The regiment were ordered to support <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Wellesley,_1st_Duke_of_Wellington" title="Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington">Sir Arthur Wellesley</a>'s Army on the <a href="/wiki/Iberian_Peninsula" title="Iberian Peninsula">Iberian Peninsula</a> and landed at <a href="/wiki/Lisbon" title="Lisbon">Lisbon</a> in February 1813.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It took part in the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Morales" title="Battle of Morales">Battle of Morales</a> in June 1813<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Vitoria" title="Battle of Vitoria">Battle of Vitoria</a> later in the month.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It then pursued the French Army into France and supported the infantry at the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Orthez" title="Battle of Orthez">Battle of Orthez</a> in February 1814<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and at the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Toulouse_(1814)" title="Battle of Toulouse (1814)">Battle of Toulouse</a> in April 1814.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It returned to England in July 1814.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The regiment was recalled for the <a href="/wiki/Hundred_Days" title="Hundred Days">Hundred Days</a> and landed at <a href="/wiki/Ostend" title="Ostend">Ostend</a> in May 1815:<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> it took part in a charge at the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Waterloo" title="Battle of Waterloo">Battle of Waterloo</a> in June 1815<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and returned to England in May 1816.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Peterloo">Peterloo</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=15th_The_King%27s_Hussars&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Peterloo"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Peterloo_Massacre" title="Peterloo Massacre">Peterloo Massacre</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Louis-nolan-watercolour.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Louis-nolan-watercolour.jpg/220px-Louis-nolan-watercolour.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="307" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Louis-nolan-watercolour.jpg/330px-Louis-nolan-watercolour.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3b/Louis-nolan-watercolour.jpg 2x" data-file-width="371" data-file-height="518" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Louis_Nolan" title="Louis Nolan">Louis Nolan</a>, an officer of the 15th Hussars who gained notoriety as the bearer of the ill-fated order precipitating the <a href="/wiki/Charge_of_the_Light_Brigade" title="Charge of the Light Brigade">Charge of the Light Brigade</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Officer_of_the_15th_King%27s_Hussars_mounted_on_his_Charger.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Officer_of_the_15th_King%27s_Hussars_mounted_on_his_Charger.jpg/220px-Officer_of_the_15th_King%27s_Hussars_mounted_on_his_Charger.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="254" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Officer_of_the_15th_King%27s_Hussars_mounted_on_his_Charger.jpg/330px-Officer_of_the_15th_King%27s_Hussars_mounted_on_his_Charger.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/23/Officer_of_the_15th_King%27s_Hussars_mounted_on_his_Charger.jpg 2x" data-file-width="372" data-file-height="429" /></a><figcaption>Officer of the 15th King's Hussars mounted on his Charger, c.1830</figcaption></figure> <p>The regiment played a pivotal role in the notorious <a href="/wiki/Peterloo_Massacre" title="Peterloo Massacre">Peterloo Massacre</a> in August 1819, when a 60,000 strong crowd calling for democratic reform were charged by the Yeomanry. Panic from the crowd was interpreted as an attack on the Yeomanry and the Hussars (led by Lieutenant Colonel Guy L'Estrange) were ordered in. The charge resulted in 15 fatalities and as many as 600 injured.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Victorian_era">Victorian era</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=15th_The_King%27s_Hussars&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Victorian era"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The title of the regiment was simplified in 1861 to the <b>15th (The King's) Hussars</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-regiments_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-regiments-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was stationed in <a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland">Ireland</a> between July 1824 and May 1827<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and between April 1834 and May 1837.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was then stationed in <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a> between spring 1840 and 1854.<sup id="cite_ref-cavalry_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cavalry-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The regiment returned to India in 1867 and moved on to <a href="/wiki/Afghanistan" title="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a> in 1878 for service in the <a href="/wiki/Second_Anglo-Afghan_War" title="Second Anglo-Afghan War">Second Anglo-Afghan War</a> before being deployed to <a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a> in January 1881 for service in the <a href="/wiki/First_Boer_War" title="First Boer War">First Boer War</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-cavalry_32-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cavalry-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="First_World_War">First World War</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=15th_The_King%27s_Hussars&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: First World War"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The regiment, which was stationed at <a href="/wiki/Longmoor_Camp" title="Longmoor Camp">Longmoor</a> at the start of the <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">First World War</a>, landed at <a href="/wiki/Rouen" title="Rouen">Rouen</a> in France on 18 August 1914: the squadrons were attached to different infantry divisions to form the divisional reconnaissance element: A Squadron was attached to <a href="/wiki/3rd_Division_(United_Kingdom)" class="mw-redirect" title="3rd Division (United Kingdom)">3rd Division</a>, B Squadron was attached to <a href="/wiki/2nd_Infantry_Division_(United_Kingdom)" title="2nd Infantry Division (United Kingdom)">2nd Division</a> and C Squadron was attached to <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_British_1st_Division_during_the_World_Wars" class="mw-redirect" title="History of the British 1st Division during the World Wars">1st Division</a>. On 14 April 1915, the squadrons returned to regimental control and the regiment was placed under the command of the <a href="/wiki/9th_Cavalry_Brigade_(United_Kingdom)" title="9th Cavalry Brigade (United Kingdom)">9th Cavalry Brigade</a> in the <a href="/wiki/1st_Cavalry_Division_(United_Kingdom)" title="1st Cavalry Division (United Kingdom)">1st Cavalry Division</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The regiment remained on the <a href="/wiki/Western_Front_(World_War_I)" title="Western Front (World War I)">Western Front</a> throughout the war. It participated in most of the major actions where cavalry were used as a mounted mobile force. They were also used as dismounted troops and served effectively as infantry.<sup id="cite_ref-LLT_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LLT-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 11 November 1918, orders were received that the 1st Cavalry Division would lead the advance of the Second Army into Germany, by 6 December 1918, having passed through <a href="/wiki/Namur" title="Namur">Namur</a>, the division secured the Rhine bridgehead at <a href="/wiki/Cologne" title="Cologne">Cologne</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-LLT_34-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LLT-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Post_war">Post war</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=15th_The_King%27s_Hussars&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Post war"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After service in the First World War, the regiment, retitled as the <b>15th The King's Hussars</b> in 1921<sup id="cite_ref-regiments_2-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-regiments-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was amalgamated with the <a href="/wiki/19th_Royal_Hussars" title="19th Royal Hussars">19th Royal Hussars</a> into the <a href="/wiki/15th/19th_The_King%27s_Royal_Hussars" title="15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars">15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars</a> in 1922.<sup id="cite_ref-regiments_2-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-regiments-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Regimental_museum">Regimental museum</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=15th_The_King%27s_Hussars&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Regimental museum"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The regimental collection is held by the <a href="/wiki/Discovery_Museum" title="Discovery Museum">Discovery Museum</a> in <a href="/wiki/Newcastle_upon_Tyne" title="Newcastle upon Tyne">Newcastle upon Tyne</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Battle_honours">Battle honours</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=15th_The_King%27s_Hussars&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Battle honours"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The regiment was awarded the following battle honours:<sup id="cite_ref-regiments_2-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-regiments-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><i>Early wars</i>: Emsdorf, Villers-en-Cauchies, Willems, Egmont-op-Zee, Sahagun, Vittoria, Peninsula, Waterloo, Afghanistan 1878-80</li> <li><i>The Great War</i>: Mons, Retreat from Mons, Marne 1914, Aisne 1914, Ypres 1914 '15, Langemarck 1914, Gheluvelt, Nonne Bosschen, Frezenberg, Bellewaarde, Somme 1916 '18, Flers-Courcelette, Cambrai 1917 '18, St. Quentin, Rosières, Amiens, Albert 1918, Bapaume 1918, Hindenburg Line, St. Quentin Canal, Beaurevoir, Pursuit to Mons, France and Flanders 1914-18</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Victoria_Cross">Victoria Cross</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=15th_The_King%27s_Hussars&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Victoria Cross"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Charles_Garforth.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f9/Charles_Garforth.jpg" decoding="async" width="164" height="178" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="164" data-file-height="178" /></a><figcaption>Charles Ernest Garforth V.C.</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Ernest_Garforth" title="Charles Ernest Garforth">Charles Ernest Garforth</a>, Corporal, <a href="/wiki/First_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="First World War">First World War</a> 23 August 1914</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Regimental_Colonels">Regimental Colonels</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=15th_The_King%27s_Hussars&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Regimental Colonels"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Colonels of the regiment were:<sup id="cite_ref-regiments_2-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-regiments-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <dl><dt>William Newton's Regiment of Dragoons (ranked as 15th Dragoons)</dt></dl> <ul><li>1715–1718: Col. William Newton</li> <li><i>1718 Regiment disbanded</i></li></ul> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Duke_of_Kingston%27s_Regiment_of_Light_Horse" title="Duke of Kingston's Regiment of Light Horse">Duke of Kingston's Regiment of Light Horse</a> (ranked as 10th Horse)</dt></dl> <ul><li>1745–1748: Gen. <a href="/wiki/Evelyn_Pierrepont,_2nd_Duke_of_Kingston-upon-Hull" title="Evelyn Pierrepont, 2nd Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull">Evelyn Pierrepont, 2nd Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>15th Light Horse, or <a href="/wiki/Duke_of_Cumberland%27s_Regiment_of_Light_Dragoons" title="Duke of Cumberland's Regiment of Light Dragoons">Duke of Cumberland's Dragoons</a> (1748)</dt></dl> <ul><li>1748: Gen. <a href="/wiki/Lord_Robert_Manners_(British_Army_officer,_died_1782)" title="Lord Robert Manners (British Army officer, died 1782)">Lord Robert Manners</a></li> <li><i>1748 Regiment disbanded</i></li></ul> <dl><dt>15th (or Light) Regiment of Dragoons (1759)</dt></dl> <ul><li>1759–1790: Gen. <a href="/wiki/George_Augustus_Eliott,_1st_Baron_Heathfield" title="George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield">George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>15th (The King's) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons (1769)</dt></dl> <ul><li>1790–1801: Gen. Sir <a href="/wiki/Guy_Carleton,_1st_Baron_Dorchester" title="Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester">Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester</a>, KB</li> <li>1801–1827: F.M. HRH <a href="/wiki/Ernest_Augustus,_King_of_Hanover" title="Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover">Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland</a>, KG, KP, GCB, GCH (later King of Hanover)</li></ul> <dl><dt>15th (The King's) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons (Hussars) (1807)</dt></dl> <ul><li>1827–1835: Lt-Gen. Sir <a href="/wiki/Colquhoun_Grant_(British_cavalry_general)" title="Colquhoun Grant (British cavalry general)">Colquhoun Grant</a>, KCB, GCH</li> <li>1835–1849: Gen. Sir <a href="/wiki/Robert_Wilson_(British_Army_officer,_born_1777)" title="Robert Wilson (British Army officer, born 1777)">Robert Wilson</a>, KC</li> <li>1849–1859: Gen. Sir <a href="/wiki/Thomas_William_Brotherton" title="Thomas William Brotherton">Thomas William Brotherton</a>, GCB</li> <li>1859–1871: Gen. <a href="/w/index.php?title=Everard_William_Bouverie&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Everard William Bouverie (page does not exist)">Everard William Bouverie</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>15th (The King's) Hussars (1861)</dt></dl> <ul><li>1871–1883: Gen. <a href="/w/index.php?title=George_William_Key&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="George William Key (page does not exist)">George William Key</a></li> <li>1883–1891: Gen. <a href="/w/index.php?title=Michael_William_Smith&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Michael William Smith (page does not exist)">Michael William Smith</a>, CB</li> <li>1891–1904: Lt-Gen. Sir <a href="/wiki/Frederick_Fitzwygram" title="Frederick Fitzwygram">Frederick Wellington John FitzWygram</a>, Bt.</li> <li>1904–1916: Gen. Sir <a href="/wiki/George_Luck" title="George Luck">George Luck</a>, GCB</li> <li>1916–1922: Gen. Sir <a href="/wiki/William_Eliot_Peyton" class="mw-redirect" title="William Eliot Peyton">William Eliot Peyton</a>, KCB, KCVO, DSO</li> <li><i>1922: Regiment amalgamated with the disbanded <a href="/wiki/19th_Royal_Hussars_(Queen_Alexandra%27s_Own)" class="mw-redirect" title="19th Royal Hussars (Queen Alexandra's Own)">19th Royal Hussars (Queen Alexandra's Own)</a> to form the <a href="/wiki/15th/19th_Hussars" class="mw-redirect" title="15th/19th Hussars">15th/19th Hussars</a></i>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=15th_The_King%27s_Hussars&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/British_cavalry_during_the_First_World_War" title="British cavalry during the First World War">British cavalry during the First World War</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=15th_The_King%27s_Hussars&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Burnham-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Burnham_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFBurnhamMcGuigan2010" class="citation book cs1">Burnham, Robert; McGuigan, Ron (2010). <i>The British Army against Napoleon</i>. Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Frontline Books. pp. 122–123. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-84832-562-3" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-84832-562-3"><bdi>978-1-84832-562-3</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+British+Army+against+Napoleon&rft.place=Barnsley%2C+South+Yorkshire&rft.pages=122-123&rft.pub=Frontline+Books&rft.date=2010&rft.isbn=978-1-84832-562-3&rft.aulast=Burnham&rft.aufirst=Robert&rft.au=McGuigan%2C+Ron&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A15th+The+King%27s+Hussars" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-regiments-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-regiments_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-regiments_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-regiments_2-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-regiments_2-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-regiments_2-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-regiments_2-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-regiments_2-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-regiments_2-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-regiments_2-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-regiments_2-9"><sup><i><b>j</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMills" class="citation web cs1">Mills, T.F. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070415053846/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/cav/D15h.htm">"15th The King's Hussars"</a>. <i>regiments.org</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/cav/D15h.htm">the original</a> on 15 April 2007<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">5 April</span> 2007</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=regiments.org&rft.atitle=15th+The+King%27s+Hussars&rft.aulast=Mills&rft.aufirst=T.F&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.regiments.org%2Fregiments%2Fuk%2Fcav%2FD15h.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A15th+The+King%27s+Hussars" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Cannon, p. 18</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Savory, p. 227</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Cannon, p. 21</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Cannon, p. 29</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Cannon, p. 32</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-cannon38-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-cannon38_8-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-cannon38_8-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Cannon, p. 38</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Cannon, p. 40</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Cannon, p. 42</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Cannon, p. 44</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Cannon, p. 55</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Cannon, p. 61</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Cannon,_p._65-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Cannon,_p._65_14-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Cannon,_p._65_14-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Cannon, p. 65</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Cannon, p. 73</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Cannon, p. 75</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Fletcher, p. 95</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Cannon, p. 77</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Cannon, p. 79</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Cannon, p. 82</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-21">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Cannon, p. 83</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-22">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Cannon, p. 85</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-23">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Cannon, p. 91</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-24">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Cannon, p. 97</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-25">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Cannon, p. 98</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-26">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Cannon, p. 99</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-27">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Cannon, p. 100</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-28">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Cannon, p. 103</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-29"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-29">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Reid, p. 175–181</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-30"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-30">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Cannon, p. 106</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-31"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-31">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Cannon, p. 107</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-cavalry-32"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-cavalry_32-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-cavalry_32-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://britishcavalryregiments.com/35-15H/15H.html">"15th The King's Hussars"</a>. British Cavalry Regiments<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">29 August</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=15th+The+King%27s+Hussars&rft.pub=British+Cavalry+Regiments&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fbritishcavalryregiments.com%2F35-15H%2F15H.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A15th+The+King%27s+Hussars" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-33"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-33">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBaker,_Chris" class="citation web cs1">Baker, Chris. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.1914-1918.net/hussars.htm">"The Hussars"</a>. The Long, Long Trail<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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The British Army in the Great War of 1914–1918 (website)</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">11 July</span> 2008</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Long+Long+Trail.+The+British+Army+in+the+Great+War+of+1914%26ndash%3B1918+%28website%29&rft.atitle=The+1st+Cavalry+Division%2C+Order+of+Battle&rft.aulast=Baker&rft.aufirst=Chris&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.1914-1918.net%2F1cavdiv.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A15th+The+King%27s+Hussars" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-35"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-35">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lightdragoons.org.uk/museum.html">"Charge! The story of England's Northern Cavalry"</a>. Light Dragoons<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2 June</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Charge%21+The+story+of+England%27s+Northern+Cavalry&rft.pub=Light+Dragoons&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lightdragoons.org.uk%2Fmuseum.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A15th+The+King%27s+Hussars" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sources">Sources</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=15th_The_King%27s_Hussars&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Sources"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCannon1841" class="citation book cs1">Cannon, Richard (1841). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=AwkRAAAAYAAJ&dq=15th+The+King%27s+Hussars+Richard+Cannon&pg=PA105"><i>Historical Record of the Fifteenth or the King's Regiment of Light Dragoons, Hussars containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1759 and of its subsequent services to 1841</i></a>. John W. Parker.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Historical+Record+of+the+Fifteenth+or+the+King%27s+Regiment+of+Light+Dragoons%2C+Hussars+containing+an+account+of+the+formation+of+the+regiment+in+1759+and+of+its+subsequent+services+to+1841&rft.pub=John+W.+Parker&rft.date=1841&rft.aulast=Cannon&rft.aufirst=Richard&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DAwkRAAAAYAAJ%26dq%3D15th%2BThe%2BKing%2527s%2BHussars%2BRichard%2BCannon%26pg%3DPA105&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A15th+The+King%27s+Hussars" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFFletcher1999" class="citation book cs1">Fletcher, Ian (1999). <i>Galloping at Everything</i>. Staplehurst. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-86227-016-3" title="Special:BookSources/1-86227-016-3"><bdi>1-86227-016-3</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Galloping+at+Everything&rft.pub=Staplehurst&rft.date=1999&rft.isbn=1-86227-016-3&rft.aulast=Fletcher&rft.aufirst=Ian&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A15th+The+King%27s+Hussars" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFReid1989" class="citation book cs1">Reid, Robert (1989). <i>The Peterloo Massacre</i>. William Heinemann. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-434-62901-5" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-434-62901-5"><bdi>978-0-434-62901-5</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Peterloo+Massacre&rft.pub=William+Heinemann&rft.date=1989&rft.isbn=978-0-434-62901-5&rft.aulast=Reid&rft.aufirst=Robert&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A15th+The+King%27s+Hussars" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSavory1966" class="citation book cs1">Savory, Reginald (1966). <i>His Britannic Majesty's Army in Germany During the Seven Years War</i>. Oxford University Press.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=His+Britannic+Majesty%27s+Army+in+Germany+During+the+Seven+Years+War&rft.pub=Oxford+University+Press&rft.date=1966&rft.aulast=Savory&rft.aufirst=Reginald&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A15th+The+King%27s+Hussars" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=15th_The_King%27s_Hussars&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCarnock1932" class="citation book cs1">Carnock, Lord (1932). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lightdragoons.org.uk/downloads.html?aa=f462d53d2375f04afeca0b6bd63e361d&cc=History_of_the_15th_The_Kings_Hussars_1914-1922.pdf&dd=18"><i>The history of the 15th The King's Hussars 1914-1922</i></a>. The Crypt House Press.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+history+of+the+15th+The+King%27s+Hussars+1914-1922&rft.pub=The+Crypt+House+Press&rft.date=1932&rft.aulast=Carnock&rft.aufirst=Lord&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lightdragoons.org.uk%2Fdownloads.html%3Faa%3Df462d53d2375f04afeca0b6bd63e361d%26cc%3DHistory_of_the_15th_The_Kings_Hussars_1914-1922.pdf%26dd%3D18&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A15th+The+King%27s+Hussars" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=15th_The_King%27s_Hussars&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" 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<small>(1759–1821; 1858–1922)</small></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">15th The King's Hussars</a> <small>(1759–1922)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/19th_Royal_Hussars" title="19th Royal Hussars">19th Royal Hussars</a> <small>(1857–1922)</small></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2nd generation</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/13th/18th_Royal_Hussars" title="13th/18th Royal Hussars">13th/18th Royal Hussars</a> <small>(1922–1992)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/15th/19th_The_King%27s_Royal_Hussars" title="15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars">15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars</a> <small>(1922–1992)</small></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Cross" title="Victoria Cross">Victoria Cross</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Malone_(VC)" title="Joseph Malone (VC)">Joseph Malone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_George_Crandon" title="Harry George Crandon">Harry Crandon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Thomas_Marshall" title="William Thomas Marshall">William Marshall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Ernest_Garforth" title="Charles Ernest Garforth">Charles Garforth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Herbert_George_Columbine" title="Herbert George Columbine">Herbert Columbine</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">See also</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dragoon" title="Dragoon">Dragoon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dragoon_Guards" title="Dragoon Guards">Dragoon Guards</a></li> <li><a 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style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:British_Cavalry_Regiments_of_the_First_World_War" title="Template:British Cavalry Regiments of the First World War"><abbr title="View this template" style="color:inherit">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:British_Cavalry_Regiments_of_the_First_World_War" title="Template talk:British Cavalry Regiments of the First World War"><abbr title="Discuss this template" style="color:inherit">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:British_Cavalry_Regiments_of_the_First_World_War" 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href="/wiki/Household_Cavalry_Composite_Regiment" title="Household Cavalry Composite Regiment">Household Cavalry Composite Regiment</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Dragoon#Regiments_of_Dragoon_Guards" title="Dragoon">Dragoon Guards</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1st_King%27s_Dragoon_Guards" title="1st King's Dragoon Guards">1st (King's) Dragoon Guards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2nd_Dragoon_Guards_(Queen%27s_Bays)" title="2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays)">2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/3rd_Dragoon_Guards" title="3rd Dragoon Guards">3rd (Prince of Wales's) Dragoon Guards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4th_Royal_Irish_Dragoon_Guards" title="4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards">4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/5th_Dragoon_Guards" title="5th Dragoon Guards">5th (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) Dragoon Guards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carabiniers_(6th_Dragoon_Guards)" title="Carabiniers (6th Dragoon Guards)">6th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/7th_Dragoon_Guards" title="7th Dragoon Guards">7th (Princess Royal's) Dragoon Guards</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Dragoon#Cavalry_of_the_line" title="Dragoon">Dragoons</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1st_The_Royal_Dragoons" title="1st The Royal Dragoons">1st (Royal) Dragoons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Scots_Greys" title="Royal Scots Greys">2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/6th_(Inniskilling)_Dragoons" title="6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons">6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Dragoon#Cavalry_of_the_line" title="Dragoon">Hussars</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/3rd_The_King%27s_Own_Hussars" title="3rd The King's Own Hussars">3rd (King's Own) Hussars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4th_Queen%27s_Own_Hussars" title="4th Queen's Own Hussars">4th (Queen's Own) Hussars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/7th_Queen%27s_Own_Hussars" title="7th Queen's Own Hussars">7th (Queen's Own) Hussars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/8th_King%27s_Royal_Irish_Hussars" title="8th King's Royal Irish Hussars">8th (King's Royal Irish) Hussars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/10th_Royal_Hussars" title="10th Royal Hussars">10th (Prince of Wales's Own Royal) Hussars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/11th_Hussars" title="11th Hussars">11th (Prince Albert's Own) Hussars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/13th_Hussars" title="13th Hussars">13th Hussars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/14th_King%27s_Hussars" title="14th King's Hussars">14th (King's) Hussars</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">15th (The King's) Hussars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/18th_Royal_Hussars" title="18th Royal Hussars">18th (Queen Mary's Own) Royal Hussars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/19th_Royal_Hussars" title="19th Royal Hussars">19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/20th_Hussars" title="20th Hussars">20th Hussars</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Dragoon#Cavalry_of_the_line" title="Dragoon">Lancers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/9th_Queen%27s_Royal_Lancers" title="9th Queen's Royal Lancers">9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/12th_Royal_Lancers" title="12th Royal Lancers">12th (Prince of Wales's Royal) Lancers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/16th_The_Queen%27s_Lancers" title="16th The Queen's Lancers">16th (The Queen's) Lancers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/17th_Lancers" title="17th Lancers">17th (Duke of Cambridge's Own) Lancers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/5th_Royal_Irish_Lancers" title="5th Royal Irish Lancers">5th (Royal Irish) Lancers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/21st_Lancers" title="21st Lancers">21st (Empress of India's) Lancers</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Special_Reserve" title="Special Reserve">Special Reserve</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/North_Irish_Horse" title="North Irish Horse">North Irish Horse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Irish_Horse" title="South Irish Horse">South Irish Horse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/King_Edward%27s_Horse" title="King Edward's Horse">King Edward's Horse (The King's Own Overseas Dominion Regiment)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Yeomanry" title="Yeomanry">Yeomanry</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Wiltshire_Yeomanry" title="Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry">Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry (Prince of Wales's Own Royal Regiment)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warwickshire_Yeomanry" title="Warwickshire Yeomanry">Warwickshire Yeomanry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yorkshire_Hussars" title="Yorkshire Hussars">Yorkshire Hussars (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sherwood_Rangers_Yeomanry" title="Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry">Nottinghamshire Yeomanry (Sherwood Rangers)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Staffordshire_Yeomanry" title="Staffordshire Yeomanry">Staffordshire Yeomanry (Queen's Own Royal Regiment)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shropshire_Yeomanry" title="Shropshire Yeomanry">Shropshire Yeomanry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ayrshire_(Earl_of_Carrick%27s_Own)_Yeomanry" title="Ayrshire (Earl of Carrick's Own) Yeomanry">Ayrshire (Earl of Carrick's Own) Yeomanry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheshire_Yeomanry" title="Cheshire Yeomanry">Cheshire Yeomanry (Earl of Chester's)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_Own_Yorkshire_Dragoons" title="Queen's Own Yorkshire Dragoons">Queen's Own Yorkshire Dragoons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leicestershire_Yeomanry" title="Leicestershire Yeomanry">Leicestershire Yeomanry (Prince Albert's Own)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Somerset_Yeomanry" title="North Somerset Yeomanry">North Somerset Yeomanry</a></li> <li><a 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Devon Yeomanry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suffolk_Yeomanry" title="Suffolk Yeomanry">Suffolk Yeomanry (The Duke of York's Own Loyal Suffolk Hussars)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_North_Devon_Yeomanry" title="Royal North Devon Yeomanry">Royal North Devon Yeomanry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_Own_Worcestershire_Hussars" title="Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars">Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_Own_West_Kent_Yeomanry" title="Queen's Own West Kent Yeomanry">Queen's Own West Kent Yeomanry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Somerset_Yeomanry" title="West Somerset Yeomanry">West Somerset Yeomanry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_Own_Oxfordshire_Hussars" title="Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars">Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montgomeryshire_Yeomanry" title="Montgomeryshire Yeomanry">Montgomeryshire Yeomanry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lothians_and_Border_Horse" title="Lothians and Border Horse">Lothians and 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