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in October 1854. The brigade drove through the Russian artillery before smashing straight into the Russian cavalry and pushing them back; it was unable to consolidate its position, however, having insufficient forces and had to withdraw to its starting position, coming under further attack as it did
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The charge of the Light Brigade, October 1854; The 4th (Queen's Own) Light Dragoons were in the second line of cavalry (in the middle of the picture) on the right flank (towards the back of the picture)
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during the allied advance into the Axis territories. Winston Churchill became Honorary Colonel of the Regiment in 1941 and served until amalgamation.
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in June 1743, when Trooper George Daraugh bravely recovered the regimental standard that had been seized by a French officer during the
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by the regimenting of various independent troops, and ranked as the 4th Dragoons. The regiment transferred its allegiance to
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in March 1918 in a conflict that saw the regiment’s commanding officer, Lieutenant-Colonel John Darley, killed in action.
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Winston Churchill inspecting men of the 4th Queen's Own Hussars at Loreto aerodrome, Italy, 25 August 1944
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that year and remained there until 1931; the regiment mechanised in 1936 and was transferred to the
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in September 1948. It returned to the UK in December 1951 and was then posted to Caen Barracks in
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The regiment next saw action, as part of the light brigade under the command of Major General the
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in September 1854. The regiment was in the second line of cavalry on the right flank during the
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in May 1942 and having lost almost an entire squadron, which had been attached to the
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in April 1814. The regiment was designated a light dragoons in 1818, becoming the
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Lanarkshire Yeomanry (Queen's Own Royal Glasgow and Lower Ward of Lanarkshire)
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in July 1745 and then fought bravely to mitigate the British defeat at the
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The regiment, which was based on the Curragh at the commencement of the
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in April 1915. The regiment also helped halt the German advance at the
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so. The regiment lost four officers and 55 men in the debacle. Private
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1st County of London Yeomanry (Middlesex, Duke of Cambridge's Hussars)
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during the charge for saving the life of a Trumpeter, Hugh Crawford.
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in September 1953. The regiment was slated for reduction in the
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and then contributed to a successful ambush of the enemy at the
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Suffolk Yeomanry (The Duke of York's Own Loyal Suffolk Hussars)
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Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry (Prince of Wales's Own Royal Regiment)
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King Edward's Horse (The King's Own Overseas Dominion Regiment)
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in March 1947 from where the regiment was sent to serve in the
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William Lennox Lascelles Fitzgerald de Ros, 23rd Baron de Ros
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in October 1942. The regiment fought with distinction in the
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in Scotland later that year. The regiment saw action at the
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The regiment was first raised by the Hon. John Berkeley as
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known as "Trinity Mews": the museum opened in April 2022.
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Nottinghamshire Yeomanry (South Nottinghamshire Hussars)
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The regimental collection is based at a new facility in
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After the Second World War, the 4th Hussars deployed to
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Armoured regiments of the British Army in World War II
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Royal East Kent Yeomanry (The Duke of Connaught's Own)
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Yorkshire Hussars (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own)
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in July 1747. The regiment was formally titled as the
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4th (Queen's Own) Regiment of Light Dragoons - (1818)
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Westminster Dragoons (2nd County of London Yeomanry)
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The battle honours of the regiment were as follows:
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Staffordshire Yeomanry (Queen's Own Royal Regiment)
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The Princess Anne of Denmark's Regiment of Dragoons
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United Kingdom
British Army
Cavalry of the Line
Royal Armoured Corps
Light Cavalry
Regiment
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Balaklava Day
St Patrick's Day
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British Army
First World War
Second World War
8th King's Royal Irish Hussars
Queen's Royal Irish Hussars

George Paget
Crimean War
Michael Angelo Hayes
Monmouth Rebellion
King William III
James II
Battle of Steenkerque
Siege of Namur

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