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*On 1 October 1879 from the [[3rd (The King's Own) Hussars|3rd Hussars]] 1 sergeant and 9 privates
In 1884 the 13th Hussars were under orders to proceed to England. Certain of the non-commissioned officers and men were therefore permitted to volunteer into other corps. 1 sergeant, 1 corporal, and 22 privates went to the [[1st Dragoon Guards|1st King's Dragoon Guards]]; 1 sergeant, 1 corporal, and 11 privates to the [[6th Dragoon Guards]]; 9 privates to the [[7th Dragoon Guards]]; 24 privates to the [[8th (The King's Royal Irish) Hussars|8th Hussars]]; 2 to the [[12th (Prince of Wales's Royal) Lancers|12th Lancers]]; and 5 to the [[17th Lancers]]. In all—3 sergeants, 2 corporals, and 75 privates.<ref>[httphttps://www.pinetreeweb.com/13th-afghan-war.htm html The 13th Hussars in India & Afghanistan 1874-1884] (pinetreeweb.com) Excerpt from the Regimental History, C. R. B. Barrett, ''History of the XIII Hussars'', 1911.</ref>
==Regimental histories==*''Light Dragoons : the Origins of a New Regiment'' by Allan Mallinson. 1993. Available at the [[British Library]] BLL01008113929 . A later 2006 edition was published under the title ''Light Dragoons : the Making of a Regiment''. Covers the 13th Hussars, [[15th (The King's) Hussars|15th Hussars]], [[18th Hussars]], and [[19th Hussars]]. == External Links links =====Historical Books Onlinebooks online===
*''Historical record of the Thirteenth Regiment of Light Dragoons containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1715, and of its subsequent services to 1842'' [http://books.google.com/books?id=VxlnrkSGjhcC Google Books] 1842. Indian service commenced [http://books.google.com/books?id=VxlnrkSGjhcC&pg=PA73 page 73] in 1819
*[https://archive.org/details/thirteenthhussar00dura ''The Thirteenth Hussars in the Great War''] by Sir H Mortimer Durand 1921 Archive.org. The Regiment was in India at the start of the war, then served on the [[Western Front]], as part of the Meerut Cavalry Brigade, in turn part of an Indian Cavalry Division, and in Mesopotamia from c July 1916.
*Pdf downloads available from the [http://www.lightdragoons.org.uk/downloads.html Light Dragoons Regimental Association] include
**''XIIIth Hussars Vol 1'' and ''XIIIth Hussars Vol 2''. These downloads are very likely to be ''History of the XIII Hussars'' by Charles Raymond Booth Barrett published 1911, in two volumes. See extracts above.
**''History of 13th-18th (QMO) Hussars 1922-1947''
:Note these are large downloads which may take a while to open.
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/pigstickingorhog00baderich#page/n5/mode/2up ''Pigsticking or, Hoghunting: a complete account for sportsmen, and others''] by Captain R. S. S. Baden-Powell. Illustrated by the author 1889 Archive.org
:The author, of Scouting fame, was with the 13th Hussars 1876-1897 when he became Lieutenant Colonel of the [[5th (or Royal Irish) Lancers|5th Dragoon Guards]] in India.
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/indianmemoriesre00bade#page/n7/mode/2up ''Indian memories: recollections of soldiering, sport, etc''], with illustrations by the author, by Sir Robert Baden-Powell 1915
:The author, of Scouting fame, was with the 13th Hussars 1876-1897 when he became Lieutenant Colonel of the [[5th (or Royal Irish) Lancers|5th Dragoon Guards]] in India.
===Other===
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_Hussars 13th Hussars] Wikipedia<br>
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20080118041652/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/cav/D13h.htm 13th Hussars] including [http://web.archive.org/web/20080118041159/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-cav/d13.htm deployments] Regiments.org, an archived site.
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20080124050552/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/cav/D13-18h.htm 13th/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own)] including [http://web.archive.org/web/20071024090222/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-cav/d13-18h.htm deployments] Regiments.org, an archived site.
*[httphttps://www.pinetreeweb.com/13th-afghan-war.htm html The 13th Hussars in India & Afghanistan 1874-1884](pinetreeweb.com) Excerpt from the Regimental History, C. R. B. Barrett, ''History of the XIII Hussars'', 1911.
*[http://www.pinetreeweb.com/bp-pix30.htm Photograph of Baden-Powell with a group of 13th Hussar officers in India after a day of pigsticking]. pinetreeweb.com
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20200712012239/http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache%3AhxmkL_94x78J%3Awww.britishmedals.us%2Fkevin%2Fprofiles%2Fkimpton.html "David Kimpton - 13th Hussars - Served 1866 to 1878"]. In India 1874 to 1878 when he left India as a Time Expired soldier. Asplin Military History Resources, Google cache page, now archived.
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