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THE 14th (KING’S) HUSSARS 1914-1918
Lt. Colonel Hewitt was again in command of the Regiment. There was a well-planned series of preparatory battles. The Regiment suffered perhaps its severest blow in the death of Capt. T. R. Bruce.
14th Hussar
A 14th Hussar in Dress 1891
Drum Horse King Edward VII
A 14th Hussar on Drum Horse King Edward VII which was presented by His Majesty King Edward VII to the regiment on their return from South Africa in 1904 whilst stationed at Aldershot.
14th Hussar on his horse
14th Hussar on his horse
OLD REGIMENTAL SONG OF 14TH LIGHT DRAGOONS
Beaten backward in the press
Reeled the Old Fourteenth
And in triumph shrill arose
The yell of the triumphant foes,
As where the British Lion flew
Flaunting 'White and Red and Blue
Full well the fiery Frenchmen knew
The fame of the Fourteenth
From Light Dragoons to Hussars, 17 Aug 1861
The 14th Light Dragoons returned to Britain after spending 19 years, from 1841 to 1860, in India, where they had fought and distinguished themselves in the Second Sikh War and the Indian Mutiny. In 1860 they were sent to Newbridge in County Kildare to recruit and buy horses. On 17 Aug 1861, a few days … Continue reading From Light Dragoons to Hussars, 17 Aug 1861
14th Light Dragoons
The 14th Hussars
Victory at Waterloo
Henry Percy was one of the few members of the 14th (The Duchess of Yorks Own) Regiment of Light Dragoons to fight at the Battle of Waterloo. He transferred to the 14th Dragoons as a Captain and was brevetted Major in 1810. He was present at the battles of Quatre Bras and Waterloo. He was … Continue reading Victory at Waterloo
THE STORY OF MAJUBA
The natural barrier which divides Natal from the Transvaal is a range of high mountains known as the Drakensburg, impassable, except at two places: one opposite Harrismith, a town in the Orange Free State, and the other a narrow steep pass just outside Newcastle and known as Lang's Nok. The latter was formed by a … Continue reading THE STORY OF MAJUBA
History of the 14th/20th King's Hussars 
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