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| − | In 1884 due to the return of the [[13th Hussars]] to England, 24 privates transferred to the 8th Hussars<ref> [ | + | In 1884 due to the return of the [[13th Hussars]] to England, 24 privates transferred to the 8th Hussars<ref> [https://www.pinetreeweb.com/13th-afghan-war.html The 13th Hussars in India & Afghanistan 1874-1884] pinetreeweb.com</ref> |
==Regimental Journal== | ==Regimental Journal== | ||
Revision as of 04:45, 14 June 2018
Also known as 8th Regiment of Light Dragoons
Contents
Chronology
- 1693 raised in Derry as Henry Conyngham's Regiment of Dragoons and ranked as the 8th Dragoons
- 1751 formally titled the 8th Regiment of Dragoons
- 1775 renamed the 8th Regiment of Light Dragoons
- 1777 renamed the 8th (The King's Royal Irish) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons
- 1822 renamed the 8th (The King's Royal Irish) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons (Hussars)
- 1861 renamed the 8th (The King's Royal Irish) Hussars
- 1921 renamed the 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars
- 1958 amalgamated with the 4th Queen's Own 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
- 1803 2nd Maratha War
- 1812 Campaign against Meer Khan
- 1814 Gurkha War
- 1816 3rd Maratha War
- 1857 Indian Mutiny
- 1861 Meerut
- 1878 2nd Afghan War
- 1881 Rawalpindi
- 1885 Meerut
- 1909 Lucknow
- 1913 Umballa
In 1884 due to the return of the 13th Hussars to England, 24 privates transferred to the 8th Hussars[1]
Regimental Journal
The Crossbelts, The Journal of the VIII King's Royal Irish Hussars. The British Library has Vol. 1. no. 1-Vol. 5. no. 2. 1927-1952/53.. Not published from 1940 to 1944.
External Links
- 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars including deployments www.regiments.org, an archived site
- 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars Wikipedia
- Queen's Royal Irish Hussars Wikipedia
- History, 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars qrh.org.uk
- 8th Hussars Britishempire.co.uk
- The Queen's Royal Irish Hussars Regimental Collection at Redoubt Fortress and Military Museum . Covers the 8th Hussars and the 4th Queen's Own Hussars
- Victorain Wars Forum
Historical books online
- Campaigning Experiences in Rajpootana and Central India: during the Suppression of the Mutiny, 1857-1858 by Frances Isabella Locke Duberly (Wikipedia) whose husband, Captain Henry Duberly, was the paymaster to the 8th Royal Irish Hussars 1859 Google Books
References
- ↑ The 13th Hussars in India & Afghanistan 1874-1884 pinetreeweb.com
