Ford o’ Kabul River
Ford o’ Kabul River In 1890, Rudyard Kipling wrote on of his best-known poems, “Ford o’ Kabul River”, which tells the story of a tragic event in the history of the 10th Royal Hussars (The Prince of Wales’s Own). The Second Afghan War had broken out in September 1878 when the ruler of Afghanistan, […]
Beneventre 29 December 1808
Beneventre 29 December 1808 In December 1808 the 10th Hussars were fighting in Spain with the British Army under the command of General Sir John Moore. By this stage of the campaign, orders had been given for the Army to withdraw to Corunna to avoid being cut off by Napoleon Bonaparte’s army of 50,000 […]
The Girls We Left Behind Us
The Girls We Left Behind Us The 11th Hussars embarked from England in 1866 for a long period of service in India, having been based in England and Ireland for the previous eight years. They did not return from India until 1878. The Regiment had previously served in India for 19 years from 1819 […]
The Prince of Wales and Lt Col Valentine Baker
The Prince of Wales and Lt Col Valentine Baker The painting which is illustrated is entitled ‘The Prince of Wales with Lieutenant Colonel Valentine Baker reviewing the 10th Hussars, Aldershot, 8th September 1871’. It is an original oil painting circa 1871 attributed to Sir Francis Grant (1803-1878). The painting was originally owned by the 10th […]
The 11th Hussars 1934 – 1939
The 11th Hussars 1934 – 1939 When the 11th Hussars sailed from Southampton to Egypt in November 1934, nine years would elapse before the Regiment would see England again. In Egypt the 11th Hussars were equipped with 34 Rolls-Royce armoured cars (illustrated) plus five Crossley armoured cars which were used as headquarters and command […]
The Regimental Band of the 10th Royal Hussars (PWO)
The Regimental Band of the 10th Royal Hussars (PWO) Historical records show that the Tenth or Prince of Wales’s Own Regiment of Light Dragoons had a Regimental Band as early as 1786 but little is known of the Band during the 18th century. In the 1850s, the Band served with the Regiment in India at […]
WW1 Cap of Colonel V J Greenwoood MC 10th Royal Hussars (PWO)
WW1 Cap of Colonel V J Greenwoood MC 10th Royal Hussars (PWO) This officer’s service dress cap, damaged in battle, belonged to Colonel Victor John Greenwood MC, a distinguished 10th Royal Hussar, who fought with his Regiment in France in World War I. As Captain and Adjutant of the Tenth Hussars, he was wounded at […]
10th Royal Hussars – December 1944
10th Royal Hussars – December 1944 In December 1944, during the latter stages of the Allied campaign in north-east Italy in World War II, the 10th Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales’s Own) came under the command of the 56th Infantry Division on the left flank of V Corps which formed part of the Eighth Army. With […]
The Daimler Dingo
The Daimler Dingo This month’s highlight is a scout car of the 11th Hussars pictured on operations in northern Germany in 1945. The vehicle entered production in 1939 as the Car, Scout, Daimler, Mark 1 but it was commonly known as the Dingo. Various marks were produced and production of all marks amounted to […]
Proclamation of The Empress of India and the Proclamation Trumpet
Proclamation of The Empress of India and the Proclamation Trumpet With the death of William IV in 1837, the reigns of the British monarchy passed to his niece, Queen Victoria. Although a grand coronation took place in 1838, it wasn’t until 1876 that she would also become the Empress of India. India during the […]
