8th (The King's Royal Irish) Hussars

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

• 1822 Bay of Cambay and then Kirkee
• 1839 1st Afghan War
• 1867 Bombay
• 1868 Meerut
• 1896 Bangalore
• 1899 Lucknow
• 1902 Meerut
• 1904 Secunderabad
• 1919 Muttra
• 1922 Meerut
• 1924 Lucknow
• 1927 Meerut

External Links

4th Queen's Own Hussars www.regiments.org
4th Queen's Own Hussars Wikipedia
Queen's Royal Irish Hussars Wikipedia
Regiment Records shadowsoftime.co.nz
Personal Records shadowsoftime.co.nz
4th Light Dragoons - Regimental Summary www.genes.plus.com