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In 1776 the Royal French Army consisted of five 'groups' of cavalry ranging from light to heavy cavalry: Cavalerie (equivalent of Heavy Line Cavalry), Hussars, Chasseurs à Cheval, Chevaulégers, and Dragons .
France established a number of hussar regiments from 1692 onward, recruiting originally from Hungary and Germany, then subsequently from German-speaking frontier regions within France itself. The first hussar regiment in the French army was the Hussars-Royaux (Royal Hussars), raised from Hungarian deserters in 1692. [35]
Following the Seven Years War, the French Royal Army was entirely reorganised, re-modelled, and most importantly re-trained. Under the guise of the Minister of War, Étienne François, Duke of Choiseul. While the French reformers had mixed results and there were evident setbacks, the French Army was well-trained, had new uniform regulations ...
The 13th/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own) was a cavalry regiment of the British Army. It was formed by the amalgamation of the 13th Hussars and the 18th Royal Hussars in 1922 and, after service in the Second World War , it amalgamated with the 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars to form the Light Dragoons in 1992.
4th Hussar Regiment at the Battle of Friedland, 14 June 1807. Vive l'Empereur! by Édouard Detaille, 1891. An officer of the 4th Hussar Regiment in 1840. The 4th Hussar Regiment (4e régiment de hussards) is a hussar regiment in the French Army, raised and embodied in 1783 and still in existence.
The 9th Hussars became part of the 1st Cavalry Corps on 21 October and participated in the Race to the Sea. Brought back to Amiens in December, the 9th Hussars were in operations on the Somme until August 1916. On 6 August 1916, the regiment was relocated to take part in the Second Battle of Champagne, as part of 14th Corps. The 9th Hussars ...
1st Hussars during the Napoleonic Wars. 1719 - 1720 : The Hussars of Bercheny are raised at Constantinople, following the demand of the Regent Philippe I, Duke of Orléans by Count of Bercheny. 1791 : Units of the French Army are named after their function of arms and numbered in terms of their seniority. The Regiment of Bercheny becomes ...
The 19th Royal Hussars (Queen Alexandra's Own) was a cavalry regiment of the British Army, created in 1858. After serving in the First World War , it was amalgamated with the 15th The King's Hussars to form the 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars in 1922.