14th/20th Hussars mechanisation
The 14th/20th Hussars began to mechanise in 1938. In January 1938, the 14th/20th Hussars went out on manoeuvres on horseback in India for the last..Read More
10th Hussars mechanisation with Light Tanks
The 10th Hussars were mechanised at Tidworth with Mark IV Light Tanks and lorries. The 10th Hussars returned from India to Tidworth in 1936, and..Read More
The Arab Rebellion in Palestine
 The 11th Hussars sailed to Egypt in 1934. They were sent to Palestine in 1936 to suppress the Arab Rebellion, and remained there intermittently..Read More
Last survivor of the Battle of Ramnuggur (1848) died
 Troop Sergeant Major John Stratford, who was the last survivor of the Battle of Ramnuggur in 1848, died aged 102. On 16th January 1932,..Read More
Mechanisation of cavalry regiments begins with the 11th Hussars
 The 11th Hussars and the 12th Lancers were the first cavalry regiments to be mechanised when vehicles replaced their horses. The last mounted parade..Read More
20th Hussars at the Battle of Gebze, Turkey
The 20th rode the last British regimental cavalry charge in history against Turkish nationalist forces in Gebze, Turkey. The 20th Hussars returned to England in..Read More
The Armistice
 By early November, the 20th Hussars had reached the Belgian border and were still in action at the Armistice on 11th November. The 20th..Read More
10th and 11th Hussars at the end of the First World War, France and Belgium
Both the 10th and 11th Hussars were heavily involved in the action in northern France in 1918. In 1918, the cavalry was to come into..Read More
20th Hussars in the Second Battle of Amiens, France.
At the beginning of August 1918, the combined weight of the Allies, now including American forces, began the final advance against the German forces. In..Read More
Withdrawal to the River Avre, France
 The German forces, reinforced by the addition of troops who had been fighting the Russians on the Eastern Front, began to push westwards in..Read More
