An `Officer of the 14th LD
Author: Paul W. Baker
Macot
A young lad made mascot to the 20th Hussars
Officer’s Shako
14th (King's) Light Dragoons, an officer's full dress Shako 1831 - 1846
The Book 14 LD
I have started the process of writing the History of the 14th Light Dragoons on my Mac. The process is actually taking longer than I had hoped but I have said I will do it so I will do just that. This is the first section, it is not really about the regiment but the … Continue reading The Book 14 LD
The 14th Light Dragoons
The 14th (or Duchess of Yorks Own) Light Dragoons
Battle of the Douro
The Battle of the Douro, also known as the Second Battle of Oporto, saw Sir Arthur Wellesley’s (later the Duke of Wellington) successful Passage of the River Douro at Oporto in Portugal, on 12th May 1809 during the Peninsular War, forcing Marshal Soult’s French army into headlong and disastrous retreat to Spain. The 14th Light … Continue reading Battle of the Douro
The Battle of Vittoria
During the Battle of Vittoria in 1813, a patrol of the 14th Light Dragoons became involved in the capture, with the 18th Light Dragoons, of a French Royal Baggage Train. Some attempts were made by British soldiers to ransack the King's Carriage, but order was restored, and the King's possessions, documents and looted works of … Continue reading The Battle of Vittoria
Updated Page – Ypres.
The Page Ypres has been updated.
The 20th Hussars
The 20th remained on the North West Frontier for the next seven years during which time it participated in the Umbeyla Expedition also known as the Eusocf zie Campaign, from October to December 1863 and the Hazara Campaign of October 1868, but were used only to protect the lines of communication.
Flag
The Flag of the 20th Hussars
History of the 14th/20th King's Hussars 
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