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The 15th The King's Hussars was a cavalry regiment in the British Army. First raised in 1759, it saw service over two centuries, including the First World War , before being amalgamated with the 19th Royal Hussars into the 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars in 1922.
The British 7th Hussars and 15th Hussars were detached from the 5th Cavalry Brigade . The 5th's remaining regiment, the 2nd Hussars of the King's German Legion ( Linsingen's ), was manning a line of observation posts on the French frontier, extending from Kortrijk (Courtrai), through Menen (Menin), Ypres , Lo (Loo), and Veurne (Furnes) to the ...
Alexander Gordon (1781–1873) was a British officer during the Napoleonic Wars. [1] He was commissioned a captain in the 15th Hussars and he fought in the Peninsular War.His correspondence during the Corunna Campaign were collated and published early in the 20th century.
Lieutenant-General Sir Joseph Thackwell GCB KH (1 February 1781 – 8 April 1859) was a British Army officer. He served with the 15th Hussars in the Peninsular War at the Battle of Sahagún in 1808 and the Battle of Vitoria in 1813, and he lost his left arm at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
15th (King's) Light Dragoons (Hussars) Lieutenant-Colonel Leighton Cathcart Dalrymple: 28 officers, 402 men 3 officers, 21 men 5 officers, 48 men 0 officers, 5 men 2nd Hussars, King's German Legion, replaced by the 13th Light Dragoons in the battle Lieutenant-Colonel August von Linsingen: 28 officers, 536 men 6th Cavalry Brigade
At Waterloo, Grant commanded the 5th Cavalry Brigade, consisting of the 7th and 15th Hussars with the 13th Light Dragoons attached, which was stationed in the centre of the allied position; during the battle he had five horses shot under him. [4]
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.
[citation needed] He was awarded the Waterloo Medal for participating in the battle. [2] In 1840 he was appointed Equerry to the Prince Consort, and Equerry to Queen Victoria in 1852. [3] Also in 1852 he attended the last Waterloo Banquet. [4] In 1859 he was made a colonel of the 15th Hussars. [citation needed]