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*''The Campaign in Affghanistan, Journal of an Officer of the Army of the Indus'' by Captain Ogle H.M.4th Lt Drags published 1840 and 1841 in the Asiatic Journal. Google Books. [http://books.google.com/books?id=visYAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA107 Chapter 1] [http://books.google.com/books?id=visYAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA149 Chapter 2] [http://books.google.com/books?id=visYAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA255 Chapter 3] [http://books.google.com/books?id=vSsYAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA6 Chapter 4] [http://books.google.com/books?id=vSsYAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA95 Chapter 5] [http://books.google.com/books?id=vSsYAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA161 Chapter 6] [http://books.google.com/books?id=vSsYAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA254 Chapter 7]  
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*''The Campaign in Affghanistan, Journal of an Officer of the Army of the Indus'' by Captain Ogle H.M.4th Lt Drags published 1840 and 1841 in the Asiatic Journal. Google Books.  The author died of cholera 29 November 1839 towards the end of the campaign. [http://books.google.com/books?id=visYAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA107 Chapter 1] [http://books.google.com/books?id=visYAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA149 Chapter 2] [http://books.google.com/books?id=visYAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA255 Chapter 3] [http://books.google.com/books?id=vSsYAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA6 Chapter 4] [http://books.google.com/books?id=vSsYAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA95 Chapter 5] [http://books.google.com/books?id=vSsYAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA161 Chapter 6] [http://books.google.com/books?id=vSsYAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA254 Chapter 7]  
 
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=klhEAAAAIAAJ&pg=PP5  ''Scenes and Adventures in Affghanistan''] by William Taylor, Troop Sergeant-Major, 4th Light Dragoons. 1842 Google Books
 
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=klhEAAAAIAAJ&pg=PP5  ''Scenes and Adventures in Affghanistan''] by William Taylor, Troop Sergeant-Major, 4th Light Dragoons. 1842 Google Books
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** A description of Captain Ogle [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=klhEAAAAIAAJ&lpg=PA197&ots=m2ylmWUPiv&dq=Captain%20Ogle%204th%20Light%20Dragoons&pg=PA197#v=onepage&q=Captain%20Ogle%204th%20Light%20Dragoons&f=false page 197]
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==

Revision as of 05:33, 21 November 2014

Also known as 4th Queen's Own Hussars

Chronology

  • 1685 raised as The Princess Anne of Denmark's Regiment of Dragoons and ranked as the 4th Dragoons
  • 1751 formally titled the 4th Regiment of Dragoons
  • 1788 renamed the 4th (Queen's Own) Regiment of Dragoons
  • 1818 renamed the 4th (The Queen's Own) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons
  • 1861 renamed the 4th (Queen's Own) Hussars
  • 1921 renamed the 4th Queen's Own Hussars
  • 1958 amalgamated with the 8th King's Royal Irish 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 1841 the Regiment was under orders to return to England. 150 volunteers ‘disposed to extend their Indian service' transferred to the 14th Regiment of Light Dragoons, newly arrived from England, stationed at Kirkee, on 1 October 1841[1]

Due to the return of the 4th Hussars to England, on 1 October 1878 a private transferred to the 13th Hussars[2]

External Links

Historical books online

References

  1. ↑ "Historical Abstract of the 1st year's service in the East Indies of H. M.'s 14th Regiment of Light Dragoons, at Kirkee, under the Bombay Presidency ", page 122 Transactions of the Medical and Physical Society of Bombay Volume 5 1842
  2. ↑ The 13th Hussars in India & Afghanistan 1874-1884 pinetreeweb.com
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