14th (King's) Hussars

Also known as 14th Light Dragoons

Chronology

• 1715 raised as as James Dormer's Regiment of Dragoons and ranked as the 14th Dragoons
• 1751 formally titled the 14th Regiment of Dragoons
• 1776 renamed the 14th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons
• 1798 renamed the 14th (The Duchess of York's Own) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons
• 1830 renamed the 14th (The King's) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons
• 1861 renamed the 14th (King's) Hussars
• 1921 renamed the 14th King's Hussars
• 1921 amalgamated with the 20th Hussars to form the 14th/20th Hussars
• 1992 amalgamated with the The Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales's Own) to become The King's Royal Hussars

Service in British India

• 1841 Bombay
• 1842 Kirkee
• 1845 Agra
• 1846 Umballa
• 1848 2nd Sikh War
• 1857 Persian War
• 1857 Indian Mutiny
• 1876 India
• 1881 Secunderabad
• 1906 Bangalore
• 1911 Mhow

External Links

Historical Books Online

Historical record of the Fourteenth, or the King’s Regiment of Light Dragoons by Richard Cannon 1847 Google Books Indian service commenced page 61 in 1841

Other

14th King's Hussars www.regiments.org
14th King's Hussars Wikipedia
14th/20th King's Hussars Wikipedia
King's Royal Hussars Wikipedia