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Also known as ''' | Also known as '''15th The King's Hussars''' | ||
== Chronology == | == Chronology == | ||
*''' | *'''1759''' raised as Elliot's Light Horse, after George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield then soon after renamed the 15th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons | ||
*''' | *'''1766''' renamed the 1st (or The King's Royal) Regiment of Light Dragoons | ||
*''' | *'''1769''' renamed the 15th (The King's) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons | ||
*''' | *'''1807''' renamed the 15th (The King's) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons (Hussars) | ||
*'''1921''' retitled as the | *'''1861''' renamed the 15th (The King's) Hussars | ||
*'''1922''' amalgamated with the | *'''1921''' retitled as the the 15th The King's Hussars | ||
*'''1922''' amalgamated with the [[19th Hussars|19th Royal Hussars (Queen Alexandra's Own)]] to form the 15th/19th Hussars | |||
*'''1992''' amalgamated with the 13th/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own) to form The Light Dragoons | *'''1992''' amalgamated with the 13th/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own) to form The Light Dragoons | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://web.archive.org/web/ | [http://web.archive.org/web/20080118043254/www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/cav/D15h.htm 15th The King's Hussars] www.regiments.org<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_The_King's_Hussars 15th The King's Hussars] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th/19th_Hussars 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Light_Dragoons Light Dragoons] Wikipedia | ||
[[Category:British Army Cavalry Regiments]] | [[Category:British Army Cavalry Regiments]] | ||
Revision as of 17:41, 23 July 2009
Also known as 15th The King's Hussars
Chronology
- 1759 raised as Elliot's Light Horse, after George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield then soon after renamed the 15th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons
- 1766 renamed the 1st (or The King's Royal) Regiment of Light Dragoons
- 1769 renamed the 15th (The King's) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons
- 1807 renamed the 15th (The King's) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons (Hussars)
- 1861 renamed the 15th (The King's) Hussars
- 1921 retitled as the the 15th The King's Hussars
- 1922 amalgamated with the 19th Royal Hussars (Queen Alexandra's Own) to form the 15th/19th Hussars
- 1992 amalgamated with the 13th/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own) to form The Light Dragoons
Service in British India
- 1857-62 India
- 1882 Egypt
- 1891 Bangalore
- 1896 Secunderabad
- 1919 Muttra
External Links
15th The King's Hussars www.regiments.org
15th The King's Hussars Wikipedia
15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars Wikipedia
Light Dragoons Wikipedia