|
18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own)
Raised in 1759 as the 19th Light Dragoons, (in 1763 name was
changed to 18th Light Dragoons) and in 1910, there name again was
changed to 18th (Queen Mary's Own) Hussars.
Battle Honours shown on Standard
 |
1808 - 1814, Peninsula war |
|
1815, Battle of Waterloo |
|
1899 - 1902 Defence of Ladysmith During the Boer War |
|
1914 - 1918
Mons, Marne, Aisne Messines, Ypres, Somme, Cambrai,
Amiens, Hindenburg Line, France and Flanders during the First World War |
Victoria Cross Awards.
One Victoria Cross won by Private H HG Crandon at Springbok Laagte
4th July 1901, during the Boer War
G. CRANDON (Private) 18th
(Princess of Wales) Hussars
At Sringbok Laagte, on July 4th 1901, Privates Crandon
and Berry were scouting, when suddenly a party of the enemy opened fire
upon them from a range of only 100 yards.
Berry was shot in the right hand and left shoulder, his horse at
the same time falling. Crandon
rode to his friend, gave him his own horse, and for more than 1,000 yards
ran by his side till he had succeeded in getting him to safety, all the
time under a heavy fire from the enemy.
|
A Sergeant of the 18th Hussars |
| |
|
Secure order form available on this link: secure
order
form
Please take note of print title, serial number
and price.
|
|
|
18th Hussars by Richard Simkin
From the supplement of the Army and Navy Gazette, April 5th 1890.
Original chromolithograph image size 10" x 13". One copy available
price £130.
We will be releasing 10 new Simkin reprints shortly, if you would like
the 18th Hussars to be one of them (image size 9" x 12", price £8) e-mail us at military@military-art.com
requesting to be notified of 18th Hussars by Simkins release. |
|
