North Africa and the Battle of El Alamein
In 1941 the 10th Hussars went to North Africa. In 1942 the 11th Hussars returned to Egypt from Iraq and Iran. Both regiments took..Read More
14th/20th Hussars to Basra, Iraq
In July 1941, the 14th/20th Hussars were deployed to Basra, Iraq, to protect the oilfields from the increasingly pro-German Iraqi government. The 14th/20th Hussars..Read More
Battle of Sidi Rezegh, Libya
The 11th Hussars took part in operations in Libya in 1941. The Battle of Sidi Rezegh was fought from 18th November to 7th December..Read More
26th Hussars in India
The 26th Hussars were raised in India in June 1941 from a cadre of personnel from the 14th/20th King’s Hussars. Lieutenant Colonel J.B. Norton..Read More
14th/20th Hussars in Persia
The Brigade Commander and Major Bob Stephen, escorted by a company of Gurkhas, drove 100 miles to Kazvin to make the first official contact..Read More
14th/20th Hussars to Persia
From Khanikin, in Iraq, the 14th/20th Hussars crossed into Iran, where they were soon engaged in a narrow pass in the hills. From Khanikin,..Read More
Battle of Beda Fomm, Libya
Lieutenant Colonel Combe, commanding officer of the 11th Hussars, was put in charge of Combe Force. Combe played a major part in the defeat..Read More
10th Hussars in the German invasion of France
The 10th Hussars sailed to Cherbourg in France from Southampton in May 1940. After losing most of their tanks near Abbeville in Normandy, they..Read More
Battle of Sidi Barrani, Egypt
The 11th Hussars were a reconnaissance regiment in 7th Armoured Division, the famous ‘Desert Rats’. The 11th Hussars reported back details of the locations..Read More
Advance to Baghdad, Khazimain, Ramadi to Tikrit, Iraq
After Kut al Amara was relieved in February 1917, the British forces began pushing the Turks north, taking Baghdad and Khazimain, enlarging their influence..Read More
