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The 11th Hussars (Prince Albert's Own) was a cavalry regiment of the British Army established in 1715. It saw service for three centuries including the First World War and Second World War but then amalgamated with the 10th Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales' Own) to form the Royal Hussars in 1969.
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Colonel John Donald Hamill Stewart, CMG (15 October 1845 – 26 September 1884) [3] was a British soldier. He accompanied General Gordon to Khartoum in 1884 as his assistant. He died in September 1884 attempting to run the blockade from the besieged city at the hands of the Manasir tribesmen and followers of Muhammad Ahmad Al-Mahdi.
An officer of the British 11th Hussars (PAO) in the full dress of 1856, including dolman, pelisse, busby and sabretache Hussars of the King's German Legion in 1813, all armed with the 1796 sabre. The colourful military uniforms of hussars from 1700 onwards were inspired by the prevailing Hungarian fashions of the day.
Pitman entered the British Army in 1889 and served with the 11th (Prince Albert's Own) Hussars for 26 years. He was commissioned a second lieutenant on 9 October 1889, was promoted to lieutenant on 6 April 1891, and to captain on 16 April 1895. [4]
He was promoted to the substantive rank of captain with the 11th Hussars in 1905 [7] and major with the 4th Dragoon Guards in 1913. [8] He was a General Staff Officer, 3rd Grade, 1912–1914, [ 9 ] and promoted to 2nd Grade in 1914.
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