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11th (Prince Albert's Own) Hussars

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Regimental histories
*'''1923''' Risalpur
Due to the return of the 11th Hussars to England, on 1st July 1877 11 privates transferred to the [[13th Hussars]]<ref> [httphttps://www.pinetreeweb.com/13th-afghan-war.htm html The 13th Hussars in India & Afghanistan 1874-1884] pinetreeweb.com</ref> The 11th Husssars under command of Col. Lyttleton Annesley, consisting of 18 officers, 349 non commissioned officers and men, 25 soldiers' wives and 69 soldiers’ children, arrived at Portsmouth on Monday last [7 January 1878] in Her Majesty’s Indian troopship Malabar, were disembarked Tuesday morning and left Portsmouth Harbour by special train at 10.10am for Colchester, where they arrived about 5pm…<ref> ''Essex Standard'', Friday 11 January 1878, page 5 </ref>==Regimental histories==*''The Historical Records of the Eleventh Hussars, Prince Albert's Own'' by Captain Godfrey Trevelyan Williams. Published London, 1908. Available at the [[British Library]] UIN: BLL01001095877 . Available [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001589181 Hathi Trust Digital Library] for those in North America, and some other regions.*''The History of the Eleventh Hussars - Prince Albert's Own, 1908-1934'' by Captain L. R. Lumley. Published London, 1936. Available at the British Library UIN: BLL01002243940. This book is also available on the pay website TheGenealogist as part of the "Regimental Records & Histories" requiring a [https://www.thegenealogist.com/coverage/military-records/#Regimental%20Records%20&%20Histories Diamond subscription]. ==Regimental Journaljournal==
''The XI Hussars Journal''<br>
Volumes 1-3 1910-1912 are available at the [[National Army Museum]] and the [[British Library]] appears to have at least some editions from
Volume 5 no. 4, October 1914
== External Links links ==
*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/britishcavalry/11thdragoons.htm 11th Dragoons] British Empire website<br>
*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/britishcavalry/11thltdragoons.htm 11th Light Dragoons] British Empire website<br>
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20080118043718/www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/cav/D11h.htm 11th Hussars (Prince Albert's Own)] including [http://web.archive.org/web/20071216143559/www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-cav/d11.htm deployments] Regiments.org, an archived site<br>
*[http://www.horsepowermuseum.co.uk/museum.html Horsepower, the Museum of the King’s Royal Hussars]. Covers [[10th (The Prince of Wales's Own) Royal Hussars|10th]] and 11th Hussars.<br>
*[http://jang.com.pk/thenews/jul2009-weekly/nos-19-07-2009/foo.htm#1 This link]<ref>[http://jang.com.pk/thenews/jul2009-weekly/nos-19-07-2009/foo.htm#1 "A rock epic"]. An article by Dr Ali Jan about a 1909 regimental rock carving by the [[5th Regiment of Foot|Northumberland Fusiliers]] at [[Murree]] (now Pakistan) from The News on Sunday 19 July 2009 (jang.com.pk)</ref>, mentions a headstone at [[Murree]] which reads "Sacred to the memory of Staff Sergeant Farrier J.W Senior, XI P.A.O (Prince Albert's Own) Hussars who died at Lower Topa on the 7th June 1897 Aged 29 years. Erected by his brother N.C. officers as a token of respect."
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/paintings/the-girls-we-left-behind-the-departure-of-a-troop-of-11th-24253 Painting: 'The Girls We Left Behind', the Departure of a Troop of 11th Hussars for India] by Thomas Jones Barker painted 1866 in the collection of Horsepower: The Museum of the King’s Royal Hussars. Your Paintings bbc.co.uk. Click on right hand top corner to enlarge.
===Historical books online===
**[http://books.google.com/books?id=AuUqAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA357 "No 22-23" from Part 3 1843, page 357]
**[http://books.google.com/books?id=AuUqAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA576 "No 24-26" from Part 3 1843, page 576] includes participation in the [[Jat War]]
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=l5ggAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA1 ''Light Dragoon''] by GR Gleig 1853 Google Books (First published 1844 in 2 volumes) The story , Written by the Rev G. R. Gleig, chaplain of Chelsea Hospital, from the recollections of Private a pensioner, George Farmer , who enlisted had joined the 11th Hussars in 1808 ,<ref> [http://www.naval-military-press.com/light-dragoon.html ''Light Dragoon''] Naval & Military Press.</ref> and was in India 1819-1836. India service commences [http://books.google.com/books?id=l5ggAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA203 page 203].*[https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.$c16216?urlappend=%3Bseq=9 ''Narrative of the Siege and Capture of Bhurtpore'' ] by J N Creighton, Captain, 11th Regiment, Light Dragoons, 1830 . HathiTrust Digital Library. Is Also available to read online at [https://archive.org/details/pli.kerala.rare.12964/page/n1 Archive.org], mirror of a file from [[Online books#Kerala State Central Library Rare Books Online|Kerala State Central Library Rare Books Online]]*[https://archive.org/details/firstsevendivis00hami/page/n7 ''The First Seven Divisions : being a detailed account of the fighting from Mons to Ypres''] by Ernest W Hamilton (Late Captain 11th Hussars) 1916 Archive.org. See [[Western Front]], part of the [[First World War]].
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