20th Hussars White Faced Enamel Cavalry Sweetheart Brooch (from the 1914 - 1918 period). A rare original First World War period '20th Hussars white faced enamel sweetheart brooch'. Ornate gilt oval, inlaid with white enamel, depicting a "Crowned XHX" resting on title scroll with a height of about 23mm.
Cavalry
14th King’s Hussars on Horseback
A 14th (King's) Hussar sitting on his horse, believed to be in India between 1908 - 1919.
The 26th Hussars
The 26th Hussars were raised at Meerut in June 1941 from a cadre of personnel taken from the 14th/20th King’s Hussars and assigned to the 2nd Indian Armoured Brigade. It was later moved to the 255th Indian Armoured Brigade at Sialkot. It was disbanded at Bolarum, near Secunderabad, in October 1943. Some of the personnel were transferred to the 3rd Carabiniers, but the majority joined the Chindits force under Orde … Continue reading The 26th Hussars
The Victoria Cross Race
A 14th Hussar participating in the The Victoria Cross Race.
20th Hussars Brooch
20th (xHx) Hussars Vintage Sweetheart Brooch.
20th Hussars Shoulder Title
20th Hussars Shoulder Title from WW1 era.
The 20th Hussars
The 20th Hussars, originally raised in Inniskilling in 1759, served only in wartime until 1862, and being a junior regiment, was subjected to a number of disbandments after each successive conflict. In 1861 it was re-raised from European Cavalry in the service of the East India Company and saw action in Sudan and South Africa. … Continue reading The 20th Hussars
The 14th (King’s) Hussars
The 14th Hussars were raised as Dormer’s Dragoons in 1715 to combat the First Jacobite Rebellion. They were immediately sent north to face the Jacobites and were involved in the Battle of Preston, 9–14 November 1715. Following the Second Jacobite Rebellion in 1745, the Regiment was subsequently employed on internal security duties in Ireland for … Continue reading The 14th (King’s) Hussars
Victorian Army Recruitment
Recruiting Sergeants outside 'The Mitre & Dove' public house in Westminster, London during 1877. Second from the left, in his distinctive Hussar tunic, is Sergeant George H. Minett of the 14th (King's) Hussars. Evidently a successful recruiter Sergeant Minett's signature appears on a number of service records of the era as the enlister! The original … Continue reading Victorian Army Recruitment
14th Light Dragoons.
It looks as though the soldiers of the 14th Dragoons are on a patrol but have stopped to be given a drink of some sorts by a lady. You can see a child looking on at the horses. As for the soldiers: The mounted man taking a drink has a carbine by his right leg … Continue reading 14th Light Dragoons.
History of the 14th/20th King's Hussars 
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