Alamein 1942
Alamein 1942 70 years ago this October, the Second Battle of Alamein took place in Egypt. It was one of the decisive battles of the Second World War which led to the eventual expulsion of German and Italian troops from Africa; freed the Middle Eastern oil fields from the threat of capture; cleared the Mediterranean […]
Delhi Durbar 1911
Delhi Durbar 1911 In 1902 The 10th Royal Hussars sailed for India, arriving in Bombay in October, where, in 1905, they received a visit from the Prince and Princess of Wales – later to become King George V and Queen Mary. In 1907 the regiment moved to Rawalpindi (now in Pakistan) where they […]
The 10th Royal Hussars Mechanisation
The 10th Royal Hussars Mechanisation In the late summer of 1936 the 10th Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales’s own) arrived at Tidworth on their return from India. (Incidentally, this was the first time in the regiment’s history that the 10th had returned home from India without stopping-off for battle – in the Crimea, Egypt […]
The 11th Hussars Mechanisation
The 11th Hussars Mechanisation Although the concept of armoured vehicles had been established since the times of Leonardo da Vinci, it was the First World War that saw the first use of armoured vehicles in action: the British had introduced the tank in 1916, in the Battle of the Somme, and armoured cars had […]
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 […]