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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 Valetta had three crew and most of the 24 passengers were from the 10th Royal Hussars. [3] The aircraft departed Aqaba at 10:23, bound for a stop at Mafraq Airport in North Jordan and then RAF Habbaniya in Iraq. [ 4 ]
The 10th (Magdeburg) Hussars Regiment (German: Magdeburgisches Husaren-Regiment Nr. 10) were a Prussian Light cavalry regiment of the IV Corps that was formed in late 1813 during the War of the Sixth Coalition against Napoleon after the Battle of Leipzig. The Hussars were a distinctively dressed light cavalry of East European origin. [1]
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] They are now displayed at The King's Royal Hussars Museum in Winchester.
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. He was promoted to lieutenant on 27 December 1814, and fought at the battles of Quatre Bras and Waterloo in the Hundred Days campaign.
Major-General John Vaughan, CB, DSO, DL, JP (31 July 1871 –21 January 1956) was a cavalry officer in the 7th (Queen's Own) Hussars and the 10th (The Prince of Wales's Own) Royal Hussars of the British Army. He fought in several conflicts on the African continent.
Anthony Bacon formerly of the 10th Hussars [2] was a Waterloo hero who won the Waterloo Medal. In 1826, after Lord Lucan's purchase of the colonelcy of the 17th Lancers, he sold out in despair. Initially, he sent in his papers to the Duke of Wellington, but these were returned. He then sold his commission. [3]
Following the outbreak of the Second Boer War, Milbank was posted to South Africa as Aide-de-camp to Lieutenant-General Sir John French from October 1899. [3]Milbanke was 27 years old, serving as a lieutenant in the 10th Hussars during the Second Boer War, when the following deed took place near Colesberg for which he was awarded the VC: