Regimental Titles
1715 – 1720. Brigadier-General James Dormer’s Regiment of Dragoons
1720 – 1776. The 14th Dragoons; also frequently by its Colonel’s name
1776 – 1798. The 14th Light Dragoons
1798 – 1830. The 14th, or Duchess of York’s Own Light Dragoons
1830 – 1861. The 14th King’s Light Dragoons
1861. The 14th (The King’s) Hussars
Principal Campaigns, Battles Honours on the Colours
* Those on the Colour/Guidon
1715. Jacobite Rising
1746. Culloden
1794 – 1795. Flanders
1796. West Indies
1808 – 1814. Peninsula *
1809. Douro *
1809. Talavera *
1809. Oporto
1810. Busaco
1810. Barca de Avintas
1811. Fuentes d’Onor *
1812. Badajos
1812. Burgos
1812. Salamanca
1813. Vittoria *
1814. Orthes *
1814. Tarbes
1814. Toulouse
1815. New Orleans
1848 – 1849. Punjaub *
1849. Chillianwallah *
1849. Goojerat *
1856. Persia *
1858. Indian Mutiny
1858. Central India *
1900. South Africa
Uniform – Scarlet (1715 – 1784); Dark Blue (1784 – 1830); Scarlet (1830 – 1840); Blue (from 1840). Facings, Lemon Yellow (1715 – 1798); Orange (the livery of Brandenburg, 1798 – 1830); Scarlet (in 1830), and shortly afterwards Blue (1830 – 1840); Scarlet (1840 – 1861); Blue (from 1861). Plume, White.
Regimental Badges – “The Royal Crest within the Garter,” also “The Prussian Eagle” (adopted in 1798 in honour of the Duchess of York, the Princess Royal of Prussia).
Nicknames – “The Ramnuggur Boys” (because the regiment encountered enormous odds at the Battle of Ramnuggur); “The Emperor’s Chambermaids” (bestowed while in India).
Notes – Raised in the South of England by Colonel Dormer. Its record of service shows the regiments fame, especially in the Peninsula, Punjaub, Persia, and in Central India campaigns.
Bibliography – Historical Record of the 14th, or the Kings Regiment of Light Dragoons.
History of the 14th/20th King's Hussars 