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The 20th Hussars was a cavalry regiment of the British Army. After service in the First World War it was amalgamated with the 14th King's Hussars to form the 14th/20th King's Hussars in 1922. History
The 14th/20th King's Hussars was a cavalry regiment of the British Army. It was created by the amalgamation of the 14th King's Hussars and the 20th Hussars in 1922 and, after service in the Second World War , it amalgamated with the Royal Hussars to become the King's Royal Hussars in 1992.
3rd The King's Own Hussars; 4th Queen's Own Hussars; 7th Queen's Own Hussars; 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars; 10th Royal Hussars; 11th Hussars; 13th Hussars; 14th King's Hussars; 15th The King's Hussars; 18th Royal Hussars; 19th Royal Hussars; 20th Hussars; Household Cavalry Composite Regiment
14th/20th King's Hussars (an amalgamation of the 14th King's Hussars and the 20th Hussars). The regiment was based at York Barracks in Münster at the time of amalgamation from where it deployed units to Northern Ireland on Operation Banner in June 1994 and to Bosnia and Herzegovina in January 1996. [4]
This is a list of numbered Regiments of Cavalry of the British Army from the mid-18th century until 1922 when various amalgamations were implemented. The Life Guards were formed following the end of the English Civil War as troops of Life Guards between 1658 and 1659. [1]
The Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales's Own) was a cavalry regiment of the British Army.It was formed by the amalgamation of the 10th Royal Hussars and the 11th Hussars in 1969 and it amalgamated with the 14th/20th King's Hussars to form the King's Royal Hussars in 1992.
In 1756, Horse Guards ordered that a troop of light horse be attached to each cavalry regiment. These new units proved so useful in the Seven Years' War, that in 1763 the 15th Dragoons were converted into 'light dragoons', as were the 17th–20th.
20th Light Dragoons, Jamaica Dragoons, raised in 1795, and seeing service in the Second Maroon War, the British invasions of the River Plate and the Peninsular War before being disbanded 1818; The former 2nd Bengal European Cavalry of the East India Company service, transferred to the British Army in 1862, and redesignated as the 20th Hussars ...