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THE HISTORY OF THE KING'S ROYAL HUSSARS

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The King's Royal Hussars was formed by the amalgamation of The Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales' Own) and the 14th/20th King's Hussars on the 4th December 1992.  The Regiment is a Type 44 Armoured Regiment equipped with the Challenger 2 main battle tank.  The Regiment is stationed at Aliwal Barracks in Tidworth, Hampshire as part of 12 Armoured Infantry Brigade.  Since its formation, the Regiment has completed operational tours of Northern Ireland, the former Yugoslavia, Kosovo, Iraq and sent sub-units to Afghanistan and the Falkland Islands.  It has also completed major exercises in Poland, Canada and South Africa.

Colonel-in-Chief

The Colonel-in-Chief of The King's Royal Hussars is HRH The Princess Royal KG KT GCVO

Senior Colonel


Senior Colonel, The King's Royal Hussars is HRH Prince Michael of Kent GCVO

Recruits


The Regiment recruits primarily from the counties of Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire, the Channel Islands, Lancashire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester and North Somerset.

Amalgamation

The King's Royal Hussars was formed on 4th December 1992 with the amalgamation of The Royal Hussars (PWO) with the 14th / 20th King's Hussars.  The Royal Hussars were formed in 1969 by the amalgamation of the 10th Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales' Own) and the 11th Hussars (Prince Albert's Own).  The 14th / 20th King's Hussars were formed in 1922 with the amalgamation of the 14th (King's) Hussars with the 20th Hussars.

Regimental Day

The Regiment celebrates Balaklava Day, resulting from the action carried out by the 11th Prince Albert's Own Hussars in the Charge of the Light Brigade on 25th October 1854.  It is to be celebrated on or as near to 25th October as possible.

Regimental Museums

Winchester - "HorsePower" the King's Royal Hussars Museum in Winchester
Peninsula Barracks
Winchester
Hampshire
SO23 8TS
Please visit the HorsePower Regimental Musuem website for further details.

Preston - The Museum of the King's Royal Hussars in Lancashire (14th/20th King's Hussars)
Stanley Street
Preston
Lancashire
PR1 4YP

Free admission
Opening times: Tuesday to Saturday: 10.30am - 5pm
Sundays & Holiday Mondays: 12pm - 5pm

Summary

Within this section you will find details of our antecedent Regiments, our regimental history, traditions, uniform, music and sporting awards.

We are very proud of our history and hope you enjoy reading this exciting journey through time.

Further Reading


We have added some interesting further reading articles in the History section of our downloads area.

10th Royal Hussars (PWO)
11th Hussars (PAO)
14th King's Hussars
20th Hussars
The Royal Hussars (PWO)
14th/20th King's Hussars
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