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| − | Also known as ''' | + | Also known as ''' 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars''' |
== Chronology == | == Chronology == | ||
| − | *''' | + | *'''1693''' raised in Derry as Henry Conyngham's Regiment of Dragoons and ranked as the 8th Dragoons |
| − | *'''1751''' formally titled the | + | *'''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 |
| − | *'''1861''' renamed the | + | *'''1822''' renamed the 8th (The King's Royal Irish) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons (Hussars) |
| − | *'''1921''' renamed the | + | *'''1861''' renamed the 8th (The King's Royal Irish) Hussars |
| − | *'''1958''' amalgamated with the | + | *'''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) | *'''1993''' amalgamated with The Queen's Own Hussars to form The Queen's Royal Hussars (The Queen's Own and Royal Irish) | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
| − | [http://web.archive.org/web/ | + | [http://web.archive.org/web/20080118042106/www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/cav/D08h.htm 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars] www.regiments.org<br> |
| − | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8th_King's_Royal_Irish_Hussars 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars] Wikipedia<br> |
| − | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Queen%27s_Royal_Hussars_(The_Queen%27s_Own_and_Royal_Irish) Queen's Royal Irish Hussars] Wikipedia | + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Queen%27s_Royal_Hussars_(The_Queen%27s_Own_and_Royal_Irish) Queen's Royal Irish Hussars] Wikipedia |
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[[Category:British Army Cavalry Regiments]] | [[Category:British Army Cavalry Regiments]] | ||
Revision as of 09:30, 23 July 2009
Also known as 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars
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
- 1822 Bay of Cambay and then Kirkee
- 1839 1st Afghan War
- 1867 Bombay
- 1868 Meerut
- 1896 Bangalore
- 1899 Lucknow
- 1902 Meerut
- 1904 Secunderabad
- 1919 Muttra
- 1922 Meerut
- 1924 Lucknow
- 1927 Meerut
External Links
8th King's Royal Irish Hussars www.regiments.org
8th King's Royal Irish Hussars Wikipedia
Queen's Royal Irish Hussars Wikipedia
