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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 of being the only ...
Guard Hussars (Spanish) Troops of the Line (Spanish) Gen Casapalacios (2,833 total) Infantry (2,070 total) 1st Line Regiment "Toledo" 1st Light Regiment "Castile" Royal Foreign Regiment; Cavalry (670 total) 1st Spanish Chasseurs à Cheval; 2nd Spanish Chasseurs à Cheval; Guadalajara Hussars; Army of the North [8]
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.
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)
Nassau 1st Infantry Regiment Lieutenant General Baron August von Kruse: 128 officers, 2,752 men 5 officers, 252 men 19 officers, 370 men none 1st Battalion 1st Nassau Regiment Colonel Ernst von Steuben/Major Wilhelm von Weyhers: 44 officers, 908 men 1 officer, 98 men 7 officers, 122 men none 2nd Battalion 1st Nassau Regiment Major Adolph von ...
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 Battle of Le Mesnil-Patry during the Second World War, was the last attack by an armoured battle group conducted by Canadian troops in Normandy in June 1944. The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada of the 8th Canadian Infantry Brigade of the 3rd Canadian Division, supported by the 6th Armoured Regiment (1st Hussars) of the 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade attacked the village of Le Mesnil-Patry in ...