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In 1884 due to the return of the [[13th Hussars]] to England, 24 privates transferred to the 8th Hussars<ref> [http://pinetreeweb.com/13th-afghan-war.htm The 13th Hussars in India & Afghanistan 1874-1884] pinetreeweb.com</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. | ||
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===Historical books online=== | ===Historical books online=== | ||
*[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 | ||
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[[Category:British Army Cavalry Regiments]] | [[Category:British Army Cavalry Regiments]] | ||
Revision as of 09:16, 19 December 2011
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
- 1803 2nd Maratha War
- 1812 Campaign against Meer Khan
- 1814 Gurkha War
- 1816 3rd Maratha War
- 1857 Indian Mutiny
- 1861 Meerut
- 1878 2nd Afghan War
- 1881 Rawalpindi
- 1885 Meerut
- 1909 Lucknow
- 1913 Umballa
In 1884 due to the return of the 13th Hussars to England, 24 privates transferred to the 8th Hussars[1]
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
- 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars including deployments www.regiments.org, an archived site
- 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars Wikipedia
- Queen's Royal Irish Hussars Wikipedia
- History, 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars qrh.org.uk
- 8th Hussars Britishempire.co.uk
- The Queen's Royal Irish Hussars Regimental Collection at Redoubt Fortress and Military Museum . Covers the 8th Hussars and the 4th Queen's Own Hussars
- Naval and Military Press have published a two volume History of the VIII King’s Royal Irish Hussars 1693-1927 by Rev R H Murray, a reprint, originally published in 1928. Available to purchase through Amazon.co.uk from the FIBIS Shop
- Image of an 8th Hussar in Afghanistan during the 2nd Afghan War Victorian Wars Forum
Historical books online
- Campaigning Experiences in Rajpootana and Central India: during the Suppression of the Mutiny, 1857-1858 by Frances Isabella Locke Duberly (Wikipedia) whose husband, Captain Henry Duberly, was the paymaster to the 8th Royal Irish Hussars 1859 Google Books
References
- ↑ The 13th Hussars in India & Afghanistan 1874-1884 pinetreeweb.com