4th (Queen's Own) Hussars

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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

External Links

[http://web.archive.org/web/20071016045029/www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/cav/D04h.htm 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