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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11th Hussars canonical 15

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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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