Kingdom of Great Britain (1715–1800) United Kingdom (1801–1922)
Branch
British Army
Type
Line Cavalry
Size
1 Regiment
Nickname(s)
The Lily-Whites[1] The Ragged Brigade[1]
Motto(s)
Viret in aeternum (It Flourishes Forever)
Commanders
Notable commanders
Field Marshal Sir Robert Rich
Major-General William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington
Lieutenant-General Henry Hawley
Lieutenant-General Humphrey Bland
Colonel James Gardiner
Major General Sir Charles Powlett
Field Marshal Henry Seymour Conway
General Sir Baker Russell
Lieutenant-General Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell
Military unit
The 13th Hussars (previously the 13th Light Dragoons) was a cavalry regiment of the British Army established in 1715. It saw service for three centuries including the Napoleonic Wars, the Crimean War and the First World War but then amalgamated with the 18th Royal Hussars, to form the 13th/18th Royal Hussars in 1922.
^ abBurnham, Robert; McGuigan, Ron (2010). The British Army against Napoleon. Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Frontline Books. p. 122. ISBN 978-1-84832-562-3.
The 13thHussars (previously the 13th Light Dragoons) was a cavalry regiment of the British Army established in 1715. It saw service for three centuries...
re-classified as 'Hussars'. From 1816 more Light Dragoon regiments were reclassified as lancers or hussars, a tendency that continued until the 13th Light Dragoons...
Own) Royal Hussars in 1919 and then as the 18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own) in 1921. It amalgamated with the 13thHussars to form the 13th/18th Royal...
Hussars dark-blue 1st and 13thHussars light-blue 7th and 10th Hussars ash-grey 6th, 11th, 15th and 16th Hussars white 2nd, 3rd, 9th and 12th Hussars...
formed by the amalgamation of two Hussar regiments, the 13th/18th Royal Hussars and the 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars, in 1992, reversing the mid-19th-century...
N O P Q R S T U V W X Y See also Notes References The 0.7 Hussars - 14th/20th King's Hussars (humorous simplification of regimental title) 1st Invalids...
General John Burgoyne (24 February 1722 – 4 August 1792) was a British general, dramatist and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1761 to 1792...
DSO (sometimes given as "MacLaren"), (1860–1924) was a Major in the 13thHussars regiment of the British Army. After his military service he assisted...
the 13thHussars, the 14th King's Hussars, the 15th The King's Hussars, the 16th The Queen's Lancers, the 17th Lancers, the 18th Royal Hussars, the 19th...
retitled as hussars, leaving three regiments of dragoons and seven of dragoon guards in the heavy cavalry, with nine regiments of hussars and five of...
Queen's Own Hussars". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 8 February 2007. Retrieved 30 March 2007. "8th King's Royal Irish Hussars". regiments...
Britain was at peace for the next 20 years; in 1730, Hawley became Colonel of 13th Dragoons and promoted major general in 1739. The next year, he returned to...
13th Dragoons or 13th Dragoon Regiment may refer to the following military units: 13thHussars, British Army unit active 1715–1922, and called by this...
York and Lancaster Regiment. On 9 December 1894, he transferred to the 13thHussars as a 2nd Lieutenant. Less than two years later, Hunt resigned his Commission...
of Dragoons, Hussars and Lancers, have their own (single) sequence, hence 1st Dragoons, 3rd Hussars, 5th Lancers, 6th Dragoons, 8th Hussars, 9th Lancers...
Surgeon General Unit 3rd West India Regiment 13thHussars 90th Regiment of Foot 35th Regiment of Foot 8th Hussars Battles/wars Crimean War Indian Mutiny Second...
Succeeded by Charles Russell Preceded by Sir Charles Armand Powlett Colonel of the 13th Regiment of Dragoons 1751–1754 Succeeded by John Mostyn Preceded by Henry...
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