11th Hussars

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The 11th Hussars was a British Army light cavalry regiment renowned for its participation in the Crimean War and its role in the infamous Charge of the Light Brigade.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army regiment
cavalry regiment
allegiance British Crown
alsoKnownAs 11th (Prince Albert’s Own) Hussars
11th (Prince Albert’s Own) Hussars (PAO)
associatedWithConsort Prince Albert
associatedWithMonarch Queen Victoria
battleHonour Alma
Balaclava
Inkerman
Peninsula War
linked to: Peninsular War

Sevastopol
Waterloo
branch British Army
conflict Crimean War
country United Kingdom
dateDisbanded 1969
dateFormed 1715
disbanded 1969
equipmentRoleWWII Armoured car regiment
formedFrom 18th Regiment of Dragoons
linked to: 18th Light Dragoons
garrison Aldershot
honorificTitle Prince Albert’s Own
mergedInto Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales’s Own)
militaryBranch Cavalry
motto Treble X
namedAfter Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
nickname Prince Albert’s Own
The Cherry Pickers
notableEngagement Charge of the Light Brigade
notableFor Distinctive crimson trousers
Participation in the Charge of the Light Brigade
Service in the Crimean War
precededBy 18th Regiment of Dragoons
linked to: 18th Light Dragoons
regimentalColour Crimson
regimentalNumber 11
regimentType Hussars
Light cavalry
roleInChargeOfTheLightBrigade Participated as part of the Light Brigade cavalry charge at Balaclava
servedIn First World War
linked to: World War I

Second World War
linked to: World War II
servicePeriod 1715–1969
tookPartIn Charge of the Light Brigade
uniformColour Crimson overalls
worldWarIITheatre Italy
North Africa
Western Desert Campaign
yearFormed 1715

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