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[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/britishcavalry/11thdragoons.htm 11th Dragoons] British Empire website<br>[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/britishcavalry/11thltdragoons.htm 11th Light Dragoons] British Empire website<br>[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/britishcavalry/11thhussars.htm 11th Hussars] British Empire website<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/11th_Hussars 11th Hussars] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Royal_Hussars_(Prince_of_Wales%27s_Own) Royal Hussars] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%27s_Royal_Hussars King's Royal Hussars] Wikipedia<br> | *[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/britishcavalry/11thdragoons.htm 11th Dragoons] British Empire website<br> | ||
[http://web.archive.org/web/20080118043718/www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/cav/D11h.htm 11th Hussars (Prince Albert's Own)] including [http://web.archive.org/web/20071216143559/www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-cav/d11.htm deployments] Regiments.org, an archived site<br> | *[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/britishcavalry/11thltdragoons.htm 11th Light Dragoons] British Empire website<br> | ||
[http://www.horsepowermuseum.co.uk/museum.html Horsepower, the Museum of the King’s Royal Hussars]. Covers [[10th (The Prince of Wales's Own) Royal Hussars|10th]] and 11th Hussars.<br> | *[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/britishcavalry/11thhussars.htm 11th Hussars] British Empire website<br> | ||
[http://jang.com.pk/thenews/jul2009-weekly/nos-19-07-2009/foo.htm#1 This link]<ref>[http://jang.com.pk/thenews/jul2009-weekly/nos-19-07-2009/foo.htm#1 "A rock epic"]. An article by Dr Ali Jan about a 1909 regimental rock carving by the [[5th Regiment of Foot|Northumberland Fusiliers]] at [[Murree]] (now Pakistan) from The News on Sunday 19 July 2009 (jang.com.pk)</ref>, mentions a headstone at [[Murree]] which reads "Sacred to the memory of Staff Sergeant Farrier J.W Senior, XI P.A.O (Prince Albert's Own) Hussars who died at Lower Topa on the 7th June 1897 Aged 29 years. Erected by his brother N.C. officers as a token of respect." | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/11th_Hussars 11th Hussars] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Royal_Hussars_(Prince_of_Wales%27s_Own) Royal Hussars] Wikipedia<br> | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%27s_Royal_Hussars King's Royal Hussars] Wikipedia<br> | |||
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20080118043718/www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/cav/D11h.htm 11th Hussars (Prince Albert's Own)] including [http://web.archive.org/web/20071216143559/www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-cav/d11.htm deployments] Regiments.org, an archived site<br> | |||
*[http://www.horsepowermuseum.co.uk/museum.html Horsepower, the Museum of the King’s Royal Hussars]. Covers [[10th (The Prince of Wales's Own) Royal Hussars|10th]] and 11th Hussars.<br> | |||
*[http://jang.com.pk/thenews/jul2009-weekly/nos-19-07-2009/foo.htm#1 This link]<ref>[http://jang.com.pk/thenews/jul2009-weekly/nos-19-07-2009/foo.htm#1 "A rock epic"]. An article by Dr Ali Jan about a 1909 regimental rock carving by the [[5th Regiment of Foot|Northumberland Fusiliers]] at [[Murree]] (now Pakistan) from The News on Sunday 19 July 2009 (jang.com.pk)</ref>, mentions a headstone at [[Murree]] which reads "Sacred to the memory of Staff Sergeant Farrier J.W Senior, XI P.A.O (Prince Albert's Own) Hussars who died at Lower Topa on the 7th June 1897 Aged 29 years. Erected by his brother N.C. officers as a token of respect." | |||
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/paintings/the-girls-we-left-behind-the-departure-of-a-troop-of-11th-24253 Painting: 'The Girls We Left Behind', the Departure of a Troop of 11th Hussars for India] by Thomas Jones Barker painted 1866 in the collection of Horsepower: The Museum of the King’s Royal Hussars. Your Paintings bbc.co.uk. Click on right hand top corner to enlarge. | |||
===Historical books online=== | ===Historical books online=== | ||
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/cihm_48490#page/n15/mode/2up ''Historical record of the Eleventh, or the Prince Albert's Own Regiment of Hussars containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1715 and of its subsequent services to 1842''] 1843 Archive.org. The Regiment sailed to India in 1819 [http://www.archive.org/stream/cihm_48490#page/n95/mode/2up page 71] | *[http://www.archive.org/stream/cihm_48490#page/n15/mode/2up ''Historical record of the Eleventh, or the Prince Albert's Own Regiment of Hussars containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1715 and of its subsequent services to 1842''] 1843 Archive.org. The Regiment sailed to India in 1819 [http://www.archive.org/stream/cihm_48490#page/n95/mode/2up page 71] | ||
Revision as of 13:00, 26 May 2012
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
- 1819 India
- 1825 Jat War
- 1866 Bengal
- 1892 Sialkot
- 1897 North West Frontier
- 1921 Meerut
- 1923 Risalpur
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
- 11th Dragoons British Empire website
- 11th Light Dragoons British Empire website
- 11th Hussars British Empire website
- 11th Hussars Wikipedia
Royal Hussars Wikipedia - King's Royal Hussars Wikipedia
- 11th Hussars (Prince Albert's Own) including deployments Regiments.org, an archived site
- Horsepower, the Museum of the King’s Royal Hussars. Covers 10th and 11th Hussars.
- This link[2], mentions a headstone at Murree which reads "Sacred to the memory of Staff Sergeant Farrier J.W Senior, XI P.A.O (Prince Albert's Own) Hussars who died at Lower Topa on the 7th June 1897 Aged 29 years. Erected by his brother N.C. officers as a token of respect."
- Painting: 'The Girls We Left Behind', the Departure of a Troop of 11th Hussars for India by Thomas Jones Barker painted 1866 in the collection of Horsepower: The Museum of the King’s Royal Hussars. Your Paintings bbc.co.uk. Click on right hand top corner to enlarge.
Historical books online
- Historical record of the Eleventh, or the Prince Albert's Own Regiment of Hussars containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1715 and of its subsequent services to 1842 1843 Archive.org. The Regiment sailed to India in 1819 page 71
- "Reminiscences of a Light Dragoon" [in India from 1819 to 1836] from Colburn's United Service Magazine Google Books. These extracts appear to have been published as the book Light Dragoon detailed below.
- "No 21" from Part 2 1843, page 574
- "No 22-23" from Part 3 1843, page 357
- "No 24-26" from Part 3 1843, page 576 includes participation in the Jat War
- 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 page 203
References
- ↑ The 13th Hussars in India & Afghanistan 1874-1884 pinetreeweb.com
- ↑ "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)