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*'''1821''' disbanded in Ireland | *'''1821''' disbanded in Ireland | ||
*'''1858''' reformed at Leeds as 18th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons from a nucleus of 15th Hussars | *'''1858''' reformed at Leeds as 18th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons from a nucleus of 15th Hussars | ||
*'''1861''' became 18th Hussars | *'''1861''' became '''18th Hussars''' | ||
*'''1903''' renamed the 18th (Princess of Wales's Own) Hussars | *'''1903''' renamed the 18th (Princess of Wales's Own) Hussars | ||
*'''1905''' renamed the 18th (Victoria Mary, Princess of Wales's Own) Hussarss | *'''1905''' renamed the 18th (Victoria Mary, Princess of Wales's Own) Hussarss | ||
Revision as of 15:39, 24 August 2010
Also known as 18th (Light) Dragoons
Chronology
- 1715 raised as Richard Molesworth's Regiment of Dragoons ranked as 19th Dragoons
- 1718 disbanded
- 1759 reformed as 19th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons
- 1766 became 4th Regiment of Light Dragoons
- 1769 became 18th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons
- 1805 became 18th (King's Irish) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons
- 1805 became 18th (King's Irish) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons (Hussars)
- 1821 disbanded in Ireland
- 1858 reformed at Leeds as 18th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons from a nucleus of 15th Hussars
- 1861 became 18th Hussars
- 1903 renamed the 18th (Princess of Wales's Own) Hussars
- 1905 renamed the 18th (Victoria Mary, Princess of Wales's Own) Hussarss
- 1910 renamed the 18th (Queen Mary's Own) Hussars
- 1921 renamed the18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own)
- 1922 amalgamated with the 13th Hussars to form the 13th/18th Hussars
- 1935 became the 13th/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own)
- 1992 consolidated with the 15th/19th King’s Hussars to form the Light Dragoons
Service in British India
- 1864 Madras
- 1890 Umballa
- 1896 Lucknow
- 1896 Chitral Campaign
- 1919 Risalpur
External Links
18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own) www.regiments.org
18th Royal Hussars Wikipedia
13th/18th Hussars Wikipedia