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**[http://books.google.com/books?id=AuUqAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA576 "No 24-26" from Part 3 1843, page 576] includes  participation in the [[Jat War]]  
**[http://books.google.com/books?id=AuUqAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA576 "No 24-26" from Part 3 1843, page 576] includes  participation in the [[Jat War]]  
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=l5ggAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA1 ''Light Dragoon''] by GR Gleig 1853 Google Books (First published 1844 in 2 volumes) The story of Private George Farmer who enlisted in 1808 and was in India 1819-1836. India service commences [http://books.google.com/books?id=l5ggAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA203 page 203]
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=l5ggAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA1 ''Light Dragoon''] by GR Gleig 1853 Google Books (First published 1844 in 2 volumes) The story of Private George Farmer who enlisted in 1808 and was in India 1819-1836. India service commences [http://books.google.com/books?id=l5ggAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA203 page 203]
*''Narrative of the Siege and Capture of Bhurtpore'' by J N  Creighton, Captain, 11th Regiment, Light Dragoons,  1830  Is available to read online at [[Online books#Kerala State Central Library Rare Books Online|Kerala State Central Library Rare Books Online]]


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[[Category:British Army Cavalry Regiments]]
[[Category:British Army Cavalry Regiments]]

Revision as of 12:34, 7 October 2013

Also known as 11th Light Dragoons

Chronology

  • 1715 raised as Colonel Philip Honeywood's Regiment of Dragoons
  • 1751 renamed the 11th Regiment of Dragoons
  • 1783 became the 11th Regiment of Light Dragoons
  • 1840 became the 11th (Prince Albert's Own) Hussars
  • 1969 amalgamated with the 10th Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales's Own) to form The Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales's Own)
  • 1992 amalgamated with the 14th/20th King's Hussars to form the King's Royal Hussars

Service in British India

Due to the return of the 11th Hussars to England, on 1st July 1877 11 privates transferred to the 13th Hussars[1]

Regimental Journal

The XI Hussars Journal
Volumes 1-3 1910-1912 are available at the National Army Museum and the British Library appears to have at least some editions from Volume 5 no. 4, October 1914

External Links

Historical books online

References

  1. The 13th Hussars in India & Afghanistan 1874-1884 pinetreeweb.com
  2. "A rock epic". An article by Dr Ali Jan about a 1909 regimental rock carving by the Northumberland Fusiliers at Murree (now Pakistan) from The News on Sunday 19 July 2009 (jang.com.pk)