There followed a brutal subjugation of the mutineers over two years. The Second Maratha War (1803-05) erupted when the independent Maratha States, aided and abetted by the French, contested the rule of the East India Company, whose army at that time was commanded by Arthur Wellesley, the future Duke of Wellington. Spouse's firs... MBC Courtesy of http://militarybadgecollection.com/ - Niels Pedersen (adapted). The King's Royal Hussars (KRH) is a cavalry regiment of the British Army.It is part of the Royal Armoured Corps and was formed on 4 December 1992 by the amalgamation of two other regiments: . It was found that the traditional forage cap with a peak was inconvenient when peering through an armoured sight, so it was decided to adopt a beret. The 8th Hussars returned to the UK in 1902. Marriage year 1919 The troubled times led the father, Sir Albert Conyngham, to raise a number of 'troops of horse', including the 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons. 7.9K likes. a brief history of the 8th king’s royal irish hussars. There they were engaged against the Pindari tribesmen in what was to develop into the Third Maratha War (1817-18). Sir Albert was murdered whilst a prisoner-of-war in 1691, and two years later his son, Henry Conyngham, was appointed Colonel of a new regiment formed in 1693. The regiment is organised into a total of five squadrons, each of which perpetuates the title of one of its antecedent regiments: C Squadron traditionally is the senior squadron of the King's Royal Hussars in perpetuation of the honour accorded to C Squadron the 11th Hussars in Egypt. Timeline 1715 - Raised as Phillip Honeywood's Regiment of Dragoons as part of the response to the Jacobite rebellion and ranked as 11th Dragoons. Age 25 See more ideas about Hussar, Irish, Royal. Alternating between England and Ireland, the Regiment escorted Queen Victoria on her first visit to Ireland in 1849. Active 1715 - 1969 Nickname(s) - The Cherry Pickers, The Cherrybums, from which the more genteel Cherubims Motto - Treu und Fest (Loyal and Sure). To join the project use the request link under "actions" at the top right of the page. After the pacification of the Maratha States, the Regiment moved to the North West Frontier, always a troublesome area for British India. Immediately in action, at the battle of Gwalior a squadron of the Regiment (Captain Heneage) engaged a large Indian force in circumstances which led to the award of four Victoria Cross medals, the citation for the recipients reading: The beret was originally worn without a cap badge but with a broad crimson band. Formed in October 1992 by amalgamation (✽) of, 3.6.1.1 - 10th Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales's Own), 3.6.1.2. (On the death of Queen Anne in 1714, George I, a German, assumed the Crown which resulted in a resurgence of support for the former King James II. [5] This distinctive feature, which is unique in the British Army, derives from the honour accorded to the 11th Hussars by Prince Albert, the future consort of Queen Victoria. 3.6 The King's Royal Hussars After fighting successfully at the Battle of Alma, the Regiment formed part of the Light Brigade at Balaclava where, as a result of confusion in the transfer of orders, they were active in the disastrous charge against Russian cannon.