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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]
15th The King's Hussars. The 15th The King's Hussars was a cavalry regiment in the British Army. First raised in 1759, it saw service over two centuries, including the First World War, before being amalgamated with the 19th Royal Hussars into the 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars in 1922.
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)
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.
The King's Royal Hussars (KRH) is a Royal Armoured Corps regiment of the British Army formed in 1992. Based at Tidworth it serves as the armoured regiment of the 12th Armoured Brigade Combat Team (ABCT). Under Army 2020 Refine, it is intended to exchange its Challenger 2 tanks for Ajax vehicles. [ 1 ][ 2 ]