10th (The Prince of Wales's Own) Royal Hussars

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Also known as 10th Light Dragoons

Chronology

  • 1715 raised as Humphrey Gore's Regiment of Dragoons
  • 1751 renamed the 10th Regiment of Dragoons
  • 1783 became the 10th (Prince of Wales's Own) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons
  • 1806 became the 10th (Prince of Wales's Own) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons (Hussars)
  • 1861 became the 10th (The Prince of Wales's Own) Royal Hussars
  • 1921 became the 10th Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales's Own)
  • 1969 amalgamated with the 11th Hussars (Prince Albert's Own) to form The Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales's Own).

Service in British India

Memorial to those who died in the Afghan Campaign in 1878-9. Click on the image to enlage it, and then click again for futher enlargement.All the names are clearly visible

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Regimental journal

The National Army Museum’s online catalogue lists

  • The 10th Hussars gazette: vol 1: 1907; vols 2-3: 1908 – 1910; vols 4-5: 1910 - 1912
  • The 10th Royal Hussars gazette : vols 8-9: 1929 – 1930; vol 10: 1930 – 1931; together with later editions

External Links

Historical books online