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In 1884 due to the return of the [[13th Hussars]] to England, 24 privates transferred to the 8th Hussars<ref>  [https://www.pinetreeweb.com/13th-afghan-war.html The 13th Hussars in India & Afghanistan 1874-1884] pinetreeweb.com</ref>
In 1884 due to the return of the [[13th Hussars]] to England, 24 privates transferred to the 8th Hussars<ref>  [https://www.pinetreeweb.com/13th-afghan-war.html The 13th Hussars in India & Afghanistan 1874-1884] pinetreeweb.com</ref>
==Regimental history==
==Regimental history==
''The History of the VIII King's Royal Irish Hussars, 1693-1927'' by  Robert H. Murray, in two volumes 1928.
''The History of the VIII King's Royal Irish Hussars, 1693-1927'' by  Robert H. Murray, in two volumes 1928. These two volumes are available online, see below.
<br>''Men of Valour. The third volume of the history of the VIII King's Royal Irish Hussars, 1927-1958'', by Olivia Fitzroy 1961.
<br>''Men of Valour. The third volume of the history of the VIII King's Royal Irish Hussars, 1927-1958'', by Olivia Fitzroy 1961.
<br>All are available at the [[British Library]] UIN: BLL01001095857. The 1928 volumes are available in reprint editions.<ref>[https://www.naval-military-press.com/product/history-of-the-viii-kings-royal-irish-hussars-1693-1927/ ''The History of the VIII King's Royal Irish Hussars, 1693-1927''] Naval & Military Press 2 volume reprint edition.</ref>
<br>All are available at the [[British Library]] UIN: BLL01001095857. The 1928 volumes are available in reprint editions.<ref>[https://www.naval-military-press.com/product/history-of-the-viii-kings-royal-irish-hussars-1693-1927/ ''The History of the VIII King's Royal Irish Hussars, 1693-1927''] Naval & Military Press 2 volume reprint edition.</ref>  
==Regimental journal==
==Regimental journal==
''The Crossbelts, The Journal of the VIII King's Royal Irish Hussars''.  The [[British Library]] has Vol. 1. no. 1-Vol. 5. no. 2. 1927-1952/53.. Not published from 1940 to 1944.
''The Crossbelts, The Journal of the VIII King's Royal Irish Hussars''.  The [[British Library]] has Vol. 1. no. 1-Vol. 5. no. 2. 1927-1952/53.. Not published from 1940 to 1944.


== External Links ==
== External links ==
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20080118042106/www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/cav/D08h.htm  8th King's Royal Irish Hussars] including [http://web.archive.org/web/20071216143554/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-cav/d08.htm deployments] www.regiments.org, an archived site<br>
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20080118042106/www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/cav/D08h.htm  8th King's Royal Irish Hussars] including [http://web.archive.org/web/20071216143554/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-cav/d08.htm deployments] www.regiments.org, an archived site<br>
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8th_King's_Royal_Irish_Hussars 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars] Wikipedia<br>
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8th_King's_Royal_Irish_Hussars 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars] Wikipedia<br>
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Queen%27s_Royal_Hussars_(The_Queen%27s_Own_and_Royal_Irish) Queen's Royal Irish Hussars] Wikipedia<br>
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Queen%27s_Royal_Hussars_(The_Queen%27s_Own_and_Royal_Irish) Queen's Royal Irish Hussars] Wikipedia<br>
*[http://www.qrh.org.uk/history5a.htm History, 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars] qrh.org.uk<br>
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055050/http://www.qrh.org.uk/history5a.htm History, 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars] qrh.org.uk, now archived.<br>
*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/britishcavalry/8thhussars.htm  8th Hussars] Britishempire.co.uk<br>
*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/britishcavalry/8thhussars.htm  8th Hussars] Britishempire.co.uk<br>
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130128015314/http://www.eastbournemuseums.co.uk:80/TheQueensRoyalIrishHussars.htm The Queen's Royal Irish Hussars Regimental Collection], now an archived page, previously available  at  Redoubt Fortress and Military Museum . Covered the 8th Hussars and the [[4th Hussars|4th Queen's Own Hussars]]. This Collection is now not available at that location and  will become part of a new Museum, see following.  
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130128015314/http://www.eastbournemuseums.co.uk:80/TheQueensRoyalIrishHussars.htm The Queen's Royal Irish Hussars Regimental Collection], now an archived page, previously available  at  Redoubt Fortress and Military Museum . Covered the 8th Hussars and the [[4th Hussars|4th Queen's Own Hussars]]. This Collection is now not available at that location and  will become part of a new Museum, see following.  
*[https://www.qrhmuseum.com The Museum of The Queen's Royal Hussars - Churchill’s Own] in Warwick.  Cover the [[3rd (The King's Own) Hussars]],  [[4th (Queen's Own) Hussars]],  the [[7th (Queen's Own) Hussars]] and  the 8th (The King's Royal Irish) Hussars. Currently closed until April 2024.
*[https://www.queensroyalhussars.org The Queen's Royal Hussars Regimental Association]
*[https://www.queensroyalhussars.org The Queen's Royal Hussars Regimental Association]
**[https://www.queensroyalhussars.org/museum-2/museum-appeal/ Museum Appeal] for a new Museum
 
***[http://www.qrhmuseum.uk/home The Museum of The Queen's Royal Hussars - Churchill’s Own] in Warwick. Not yet opened. Will cover the [[4th (Queen's Own) Hussars]], [[3rd (The King's Own) Hussars]], the [[7th (Queen's Own) Hussars]] and  the 8th (The King's Royal Irish) Hussars.
===Historical books online===
===Historical books online===
*[https://archive.org/details/irishhussarsvol1/page/n11/mode/2up ''The History of the VIII King’s Royal Irish Hussars 1693-1927 Volume 1 to 1853''] by Rev. Robert H Murray 1928 Archive.org
:[https://archive.org/details/irishhussarsvol2/page/n9/mode/2up ''The History of the VIII King’s Royal Irish Hussars 1693-1927 Volume 2 from 1854''] by Rev. Robert H Murray 1928 Archive.org
*[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=JEgVAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA86 Page 86 [In India<nowiki>]</nowiki>] ''A Memoir of Major-General Sir R.R. Gillespie'' [by William Thorn] 1816 Google Books. On 7 May 1805  [[Robert Rollo Gillespie]] exchanged into the [[19th Lancers|Nineteenth Light Dragoons]], then in India, to where he proceeded overland from England.  The Nineteenth Light Dragoons being ordered to Europe, Gillespie, on 16 April 1807 exchanged into the 8th Royal Irish Light Dragoons and saw service in the Punjab (page 108); on 5 January 1809 he exchanged into the [[25th Light Dragoons| Twenty-fifth Light Dragoons]].   
*[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=JEgVAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA86 Page 86 [In India<nowiki>]</nowiki>] ''A Memoir of Major-General Sir R.R. Gillespie'' [by William Thorn] 1816 Google Books. On 7 May 1805  [[Robert Rollo Gillespie]] exchanged into the [[19th Lancers|Nineteenth Light Dragoons]], then in India, to where he proceeded overland from England.  The Nineteenth Light Dragoons being ordered to Europe, Gillespie, on 16 April 1807 exchanged into the 8th Royal Irish Light Dragoons and saw service in the Punjab (page 108); on 5 January 1809 he exchanged into the [[25th Light Dragoons| Twenty-fifth Light Dragoons]].   
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=Cj8oAAAAYAAJ&pg=PR1 ''Campaigning Experiences in Rajpootana and Central India: during the Suppression of the Mutiny, 1857-1858''] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_Isabella_Duberly Frances Isabella Locke Duberly] (Wikipedia) whose husband, Captain Henry Duberly, was the paymaster to the 8th Royal Irish Hussars 1859 Google Books
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=Cj8oAAAAYAAJ&pg=PR1 ''Campaigning Experiences in Rajpootana and Central India: during the Suppression of the Mutiny, 1857-1858''] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_Isabella_Duberly Frances Isabella Locke Duberly] (Wikipedia) whose husband, Captain Henry Duberly, was the paymaster to the 8th Royal Irish Hussars 1859 Google Books

Latest revision as of 08:02, 29 January 2024

Also known as 8th Regiment of Light Dragoons

Chronology

  • 1693 raised in Derry as Henry Conyngham's Regiment of Dragoons and ranked as the 8th Dragoons
  • 1751 formally titled the 8th Regiment of Dragoons
  • 1775 renamed the 8th Regiment of Light Dragoons
  • 1777 renamed the 8th (The King's Royal Irish) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons
  • 1822 renamed the 8th (The King's Royal Irish) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons (Hussars)
  • 1861 renamed the 8th (The King's Royal Irish) Hussars
  • 1921 renamed the 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars
  • 1958 amalgamated with the 4th Queen's Own Hussars, to form the The Queen's Royal Irish Hussars
  • 1993 amalgamated with The Queen's Own Hussars to form The Queen's Royal Hussars (The Queen's Own and Royal Irish)

Service in British India

In 1884 due to the return of the 13th Hussars to England, 24 privates transferred to the 8th Hussars[1]

Regimental history

The History of the VIII King's Royal Irish Hussars, 1693-1927 by Robert H. Murray, in two volumes 1928. These two volumes are available online, see below.
Men of Valour. The third volume of the history of the VIII King's Royal Irish Hussars, 1927-1958, by Olivia Fitzroy 1961.
All are available at the British Library UIN: BLL01001095857. The 1928 volumes are available in reprint editions.[2]

Regimental journal

The Crossbelts, The Journal of the VIII King's Royal Irish Hussars. The British Library has Vol. 1. no. 1-Vol. 5. no. 2. 1927-1952/53.. Not published from 1940 to 1944.

External links

Historical books online

The History of the VIII King’s Royal Irish Hussars 1693-1927 Volume 2 from 1854 by Rev. Robert H Murray 1928 Archive.org

References