8th (The King's Royal Irish) Hussars
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
- 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
External Links
8th King's Royal Irish Hussars www.regiments.org
8th King's Royal Irish Hussars Wikipedia
Queen's Royal Irish Hussars Wikipedia
