A 14th Hussars Officer, Lithography by Louis Vallet c1892
The 14th Dragoons
Private William Mann – 14th Hussars
The tablet is in Langham Baptist Church (Address: 31 Well St, Langham, Oakham LE15 7JS) and, according to the Imperial War Museum database is the only example of an Anglo Boer War memorial in a UK Baptist Church. Grantham Journal, Saturday 28th July 1900 On Monday, at 12.30 p.m. a memorial service was held in the … Continue reading Private William Mann – 14th Hussars
Regimental Guidon of the 14th LD
Click to enlarge The Prussian Eagle became the regimental badge in 1798 when the regiment was given the title 'Duchess of York's Own'. HRH Frederike Charlotte Ulrike Katharina, Princess Royal of Prussia married Prince Frederick son of George III. The Prince was Duke of York and Albany. They married in Sep 1791. She became patroness … Continue reading Regimental Guidon of the 14th LD
14th Light Dragoons Guidon
The 14th Hussars Guidon
History of the 14D
"The records of the military events of the remote ages speak of heavy-armed horsemen being accompanied by others mounted and equipped for light services. The Barons and Knights, who rode the powerful horses celebrated by historians, and took the field completely cased in steel, had a few light-armed attendants; the feudal horsemen were variously … Continue reading History of the 14D
British Victorian 14th Hussars
British Victorian 14th Hussars Officers Busby with Chinstrap by Cater and Co. The busby is made of black fur and looks quite tall at this stage. The Dress Regulations for the busby stipulate 7.75 inches high at the front, 8 inches at the sides and 9 inches at the back. The top of the cap … Continue reading British Victorian 14th Hussars
Officer and a Stablehand
An Officer dressed in review Order and a Stablehand dressed in Stable Order of the 14th Light Dragoons in their respective dress in 1815.
14th (King’s) Hussars
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
An `Officer of the 14th LD
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
History of the 14th/20th King's Hussars 
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