In 1798 the 14th were given the title Duchess of York's Own and adopted the Prussian Eagle as a badge in honour of her background as Prussia's Princess Royal. At least two on temporary pictures from 1801, one by Dighton and the other by H Edridge, illustrate the sabretache of the 14th Light Dragoons. The … Continue reading 14th (King’s) Hussars
14th Light Dragoons
14th Light Dragoons
An `Officer of the 14th LD
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
Samuel Cheetham
Punjab 1849, Clasps: Goojerat, Chillanwala ‘ Samuel Cheetham. 14th Light Dragoons'. Samuel Cheetham, an 18 year old Shoemaker from St Mary, Nottingham, enlisted into the 14th Light Dragoons on 7th June 1845 (Regt No 728). He took part in the Punjab War of 1848 - 1849, during which he was severely wounded at the cavalry … Continue reading Samuel Cheetham
Field Office 14th LD
A painting of a Field Officer of the 14th Light Dragoons circa 1815.
14th Light Dragoons
14th Light Dragoons dress during the second attack on New Orleans in 1815. (Click to enlarge) In the second attack on New Orleans under Sir A. Cochrane, on the 8th January, the two squadrons served dismounted. Major-General the Honourable Sir E. Pakenham K. C. B. was killed. Major Generals Gibbs and Kean were dangerously wounded, … Continue reading 14th Light Dragoons
Duchess of York’s Own
14th (Duchess of York’s Own) Regiment of Light Dragoons about 1814.
History of the 14th/20th King's Hussars 
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