The Band of the 20th Hussars marching through the streets of Brighton for a Church Parade.
Hussars
Letterhead of the 20th (xHx) Hussars
I think it was two weeks ago that I came across the letterhead for the 14th (King's) Hussars. I then had to go and look for that of the 20th (xHx) Hussars, I found it in about 3 days again on eBay.
Letterhead of the 14th (King’s) Hussars
A letterhead that I came across on eBay. The header titles the Regiment as: 14th The King's Hussars not as I have always understood them to be 14th (King's) Hussars, a slight difference but a difference all the same.
Uniform – 20th (xHx) Hussars
This is a uniform of an Officer in the 20th (xHx) Hussars. The 20th (xHx) Hussars was the only regiment to wear the Primrose Yellow plume to the Busby, the Busby bag is Crimson as is the central silk train on the Regimental Crossbelt. In the aftermath of the Indian Mutiny (1857 - 1859), the … Continue reading Uniform – 20th (xHx) Hussars
The Emperor
The most treasured possession of the 14th King' s Hussars (then the 14th/20th King's Hussars) is "The Emperor " which is the Regimental name for the solid silver bedroom utensil of King Joseph Bonaparte of Spain, whose short reign began in 1808 and finished with the defeat of Napoleon's armies in Spain by the British and Spanish armies in 1813.
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