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King's German Legion. The King's German Legion (KGL; German: Des Königs Deutsche Legion, semantically erroneous obsolete German variations are Deutsche Legion des Königs, Englisch–Deutsche Legion, Deutsche Legion) was a British Army unit of mostly expatriated German personnel during the period 1803–16. The legion achieved the distinction ...
Hussar. Archduke Stephen of Austria, Palatine of Hungary, in 19th-century Hungarian general's hussar style gala uniform; [1] with characteristic tight dolman jacket, loose-hanging pelisse over-jacket, and busby. A hussar[a] was a member of a class of light cavalry, originally from the Kingdom of Hungary during the 15th and 16th centuries.
1st Hussars KGL; Heavy Cavalry Brigade Maj Gen Henry Fane (842 total) 3rd Dragoon Guards; 1st Dragoons; Artillery Maj. Joseph Carncross Beane's Troop RHA (attached to Cavalry) Maxwell's Company RA (attached to 2nd Division) Tulloh's 2 Portuguese batteries of Cunas and Mitchell (attached to Portuguese Division) [2]
In spring of 1941, 1st Hussars, now the 6th Canadian Armoured Regiment (1st Hussars) (6 CAR), became part of the 1st Canadian Armoured Brigade, which departed to England in October 1941. The regiment took up residence in Aldershot where they continued their training. In early 1942, 6 CAR received some M3 Lee tanks and Canadian Ram Mk. Is and IIs.
1st Hussar Brigade Maj Gen Edward Somerset (1,717 total) 7th Hussars; 10th Hussars; 15th Hussars; 2nd Hussar Brigade Col Friedrich Arentschildt (vice Hussey Vivian [9]) 1st Hussars KGL; 18th Hussars; Artillery Daniel's Battery, RA; Brandreth's Battery, RA; Corps total: 13,712 (11,056 infantry, 2,656 cavalry)
On 16 June 1815, at the battle of Quatre Bras, in command of the Left Wing: I Corps, II Corps (minus the Girard division, present at the battle of Ligny), III Cavalry Corps (minus the l'Héritier division, present at the battle of Ligny) and Imperial Guard light cavalry division. On 18 June 1815, at the battle of Waterloo, effective field ...
18th (King's Irish) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons (Hussars) 1st Hussars, King's German Legion; It was commanded by Major General Sir Hussey Vivian. [10] The brigade took part in the Battle of Waterloo. During the battle, the 1st Hussars, KGL suffered just 7 casualties (1 killed, 6 wounded), the 10th Hussars 94 (22 killed, 46 wounded, 26 missing ...
The hussars live a frivolous outside the barracks and away from the metropolitan authorities, enjoying evening shows in the theater, billiards, card games and flirting with the local women. But soon the regiment gets into trouble when Count Merzlyaev arrives from St. Petersburg on the personal orders of the Russian Emperor with a special mission.