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The 10th Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales's Own) was a cavalry regiment of the British Army raised in 1715. It saw service for three centuries including the First World War and Second World War but then amalgamated with the 11th Hussars (Prince Albert's Own) to form the Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales's Own) in October 1969.
The museum has a shop which sells a range of military-related products and memorabilia, and there is a nearby cafe, Copper Joes, also located in the Peninsula Barracks. The Museum also holds the Archive of the 10th Hussars, 11th Hussars, 14th Hussars, 20th Hussars, 14th/20th King's Hussars and the Royal Hussars. [10]
He was among the last group of five soldiers who received the Victoria Cross, from Queen Victoria before her death. [3]In 1977 his twin sons followed their late father's wish and donated Engleheart's medals to the 10th Hussars regimental museum. [5]
The Don't-Dance Tenth – 10th Hussars [3] The Double X – Lancashire Fusiliers [28] (from the regimental badge which, as the 20th Regiment of Foot, carried "XX", twenty in Roman numerals) Douglas's Ecossais – Royal Scots [3] (originally the Régiment de Douglas in French service) The Drogheda Light Horse – 18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's ...
In 1806, the 10th Light Dragoons became the 10th Hussars, taking a title made popular by Continental cavalry; the 5th, 15th and 18th followed in 1807. In 1816 three more regiments changed their title to "Lancers", and in 1818 two more dragoon regiments became light dragoons.
John Clement Wallington was born in Ealing, Middlesex, on 25 July 1790. [1] Wallington joined the 10th Hussars, then known as the 10th (Prince of Wales's Own Royal) Regiment of Light Dragoons, on 21 October 1813, becoming a cornet.
The Yeomanry and Hussars pressed on and occupied Monchy, where they dug in. The CO of the 10th Hussars having become a casualty, Lt-Col Whitmore commanded all the troops in Monchy. The two regiments and machine gun sqn held their positions in and around the town against determined German attacks for 18 hours before being relieved by infantry.
HorsePower: The Museum of the King's Royal Hussars; Royal Hampshire Regiment Museum in Serle's House; Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum; The Gurkha Museum; Museum of the Adjutant General's Corps also known as The Adjutant General's Corps (AGC) Museum; The Rifles Museum