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| − | Due to the return of the 18th Hussars to England, on 8 April 1875 2 privates transferred to the [[13th Hussars]] | + | Due to the return of the 18th Hussars to England, on 8 April 1875 2 privates transferred to the [[13th Hussars]]<ref> [http://pinetreeweb.com/13th-afghan-war.htm The 13th Hussars in India & Afghanistan 1874-1884] pinetreeweb.com</ref> |
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20080118043728/www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/cav/D18h.htm 18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own)] including [http://web.archive.org/web/20080118041209/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-cav/d18.htm deployments] Regiments.org, an archived site. | *[http://web.archive.org/web/20080118043728/www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/cav/D18h.htm 18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own)] including [http://web.archive.org/web/20080118041209/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-cav/d18.htm deployments] Regiments.org, an archived site. | ||
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===Historical books online=== | ===Historical books online=== | ||
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=djYRAAAAYAAJ&pg=PR2 ''Historical Records of the Eighteenth Hussars''] by Captain Harold Esdaile Malet 1869 Google Books. The regiment sailed for Madras in 1864 [http://books.google.com/books?id=djYRAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA60 page 60] | *[http://books.google.com/books?id=djYRAAAAYAAJ&pg=PR2 ''Historical Records of the Eighteenth Hussars''] by Captain Harold Esdaile Malet 1869 Google Books. The regiment sailed for Madras in 1864 [http://books.google.com/books?id=djYRAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA60 page 60] | ||
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Revision as of 06:36, 19 December 2011
Also known as 18th (Light) Dragoons
Contents
Chronology
- 1715 raised as Richard Molesworth's Regiment of Dragoons ranked as 19th Dragoons
- 1718 disbanded
- 1759 reformed as 19th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons
- 1766 became 4th Regiment of Light Dragoons
- 1769 became 18th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons
- 1805 became 18th (King's Irish) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons
- 1805 became 18th (King's Irish) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons (Hussars)
- 1821 disbanded in Ireland
- 1858 reformed at Leeds as 18th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons from a nucleus of 15th Hussars
- 1861 became 18th Hussars
- 1903 renamed the 18th (Princess of Wales's Own) Hussars
- 1905 renamed the 18th (Victoria Mary, Princess of Wales's Own) Hussarss
- 1910 renamed the 18th (Queen Mary's Own) Hussars
- 1921 renamed the18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own)
- 1922 amalgamated with the 13th Hussars to form the 13th/18th Hussars
- 1935 became the 13th/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own)
- 1992 consolidated with the 15th/19th King’s Hussars to form the Light Dragoons
Service in British India
- 1864 Madras
- 1890 Umballa
- 1896 Lucknow
- 1896 Chitral Campaign
- 1919 Risalpur
Due to the return of the 18th Hussars to England, on 8 April 1875 2 privates transferred to the 13th Hussars[1]
External Links
- 18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own) including deployments Regiments.org, an archived site.
- 13th/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own) including deployments Regiments.org, an archived site.
- 18th Royal Hussars Wikipedia
- 13th/18th Hussars Wikipedia
- The Light Dragoons Regimental Association (13th/ 15th/ 18th /19th Hussars/Light Dragoons) including Museums, Images
Historical books online
- Historical Records of the Eighteenth Hussars by Captain Harold Esdaile Malet 1869 Google Books. The regiment sailed for Madras in 1864 page 60
References
- ↑ The 13th Hussars in India & Afghanistan 1874-1884 pinetreeweb.com
