| Photographs of the 7th Hussars, during
the reign of Queen Victoria.
7TH QUEEN'S OWN HUSSARS
Raised in 1689 as the Queens Own Dragoons, (Cunningham's Dragoons.) and in
1807 becoming The 7th Queen's Own Hussars.
Battle Honours
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1740 - 1748
Dettingen, during the war of the Austrian Succession |
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1756 - 1763,
warbung, during the Seven years war |
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1793 - 1802, Beaumont, during the French revolution |
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1808 - 1814 Battle of Orthes during the Peninsula War |
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1815 Battle of waterloo |
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1857 - 1858 Lucknow during the Indian Mutiny |
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1899 - 1902 Boer war |
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1914 - 1918 Khan Baghdadi,
Sharqat, Mesopotamia during the First World
war |
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1939 to 1945 Egyptian Frontier in 1940, Beda
Fomm, Sidi Rezegh,
1941, Ancona, Rimini Line, (italy 1944-45) Pegu Paungde in Burma 1942. |
VICTORIA CROSS AWARDS.
2 Victoria crosses awarded during the Indian Mutiny.
WILLIAM GEORGE HAWTREY BANKES
(Cornet) 7th
Hussars
On Arch 19th 1858, near the Moosa Bagh, Lucknow, this
young officer twice charged a body of infuriated fanatics who had rushed
on the guns employed in shelling a small mud-fort.
He received terrible wounds on that occasion, and died eighteen
days later, April 6th 1858.
It is stated that his conduct in the action referred to excited
the admiration of all, whilst universal sympathy was extended to him for
the terrible sufferings he had to undergo, borne with great fortitude by
him until his death, both his arms and legs being mutilated.
The Commander-in-Chief in India provisionally conferred the
Victoria Cross upon him before his death, and a notice appeared in the
Gazette of December 24th 1858, stating that Her Majesty Queen
Victoria would have confirmed the award had he survived.
Born September 11th 1836,
William Bankes was the son of the right Honourable George Bankes, M.P.,
of Kingston Lacy and Corfe Castle.
Educated at Westminster School, he joined the Army in April 1857.
He served in the Indian Mutiny under Sir Colin Campbell in Oude,
including the repulse of the enemy at the Alumbagh, February 25th;
the siege of Lucknow from March 2nd to 16th; and
the advance on the Moosa Bagh, where he met his death.
CHARLES CRAUFURD FRASER
(Major, afterwards Lieut. –General, K.C.B.)
7th (Queen’s Own) Hussars
Sir Charles Fraser (late Colonel, 8th King’s Royal
Irish Hussars) was awarded the Victoria Cross for an exceptionally
gallant act of bravery and humanity on December 31st 1858.
An officer (Captain Sisted) and some men of his regiment were
drowning in the river Raptee, Oude, on the borders of Nepal, having
plunged in, in pursuit of mutineers.
Major Fraser, as he then was, at once jumped in to their rescue,
under a terrible musketry fire from the opposite bank and succeeded in
saving the officer and men, although at the time partially disabled by a
wound received on June 13th, at Nawabgunge, when charging
with his squadron.
Sir Charles Fraser, born August 31st
1829, served also in the Abyssinian War of 1868.
Was A.D.C. to H.R.H. the Duke of Cambridge 1873-7, and
Inspector-General of Cavalry 1880-4. Sat in Parliament as Conservative member for North Lambeth
from 1885-92. For the act
of bravery recorded above, he was also awarded the medal of the Royal
humane Society. Sir
Charles died in London on June 7th 1859 aged 66. |
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Officers of the 7th Hussars, with the
Inspector-General of Cavalry in India, 1897
Original page from the Army and Navy
published 1897, this photograph in a set of three depicting officers in
India for sale priced £15. Reference
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From left to Right: 1st dragoons,
7th Hussars, 16th Lancers. |
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Sabres on the Esla Pursuit of the Imperial Guard at the Battle of
Benevente by Mark Churms
Signed limited edition of 1,100 prints plus 50 artists proofs.
Print serial number DHM565. Image size 34" x 15". Print price
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Sir John Moore's epic retreat to Corunna was punctuated by desperate
and often heroic rear-guard actions - none more dramatic than the
cavalry clash at Benevente on the 29th December 1808. Having crossed the
river Esla, cold and swollen by recent rainfall, a British picquet,
comprised of elements of the King's German Legion Hussars and the 7th,
10th and 18th Hussars, covers the river and its tactically demolished
Castro Gonzalo's bridge from a position near the town of Benevente.
Napoleon himself leads the pursuit. The Emperors elite Guard Light
Cavalry, commanded by General Lefebvre-Desnouettes, is ordered at
daylight to ford the river and launch a surprise attack on what appears
to be the numerically inferior British units. As five-hundred and fifty
French cavalry emerge in orderly fashion from the river, intent upon
quickly dispatching the opposition, they are startled to find the
British piquet, reinforced by a host of British cavalry, streaming from
within the confines of Benevente, some on their left flank. Under the
command of Lord Paget, the British become the pursuers of the surprised
French, who turn and retreat with the frigid waters of the Esla blocking
their escape. Unlike their crossing in echelon just minutes before, the
French now in disorder plunge into the river, where many drown. Others
are captured including General Lefebvre-Desnouettes who is made prisoner
by Grisdale of the 10th Hussars following a dramatic pursuit. General
Lefebvre-Desnouettes will eventually escape from captivity in England,
to encounter Lord Paget once again on the field of Waterloo. |
| Charge of the 3rd Light Dragoons at the Battle of Moodkee
by Ernest Crofts
Print serial number DHM309. Image size 23" x 15". Print
price £34 ($60).
Smaller image serial number VAR392. Image size 11.5" x 8".
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Victory at Beda Fomm by David Pentland
British Vickers MKVIB Light Tanks of the 3rd Hussars, 7th Armoured
Division celebrate their part in the momentous victory over Italian forces
in North Africa, February 1941.
Print serial number DHM783, image size 17"
x13" Price £42 ($75) Artist proof price £80 ($140)
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| Charge of the 7th Hussars at Waterloo by H
Martens
The 7th Hussars are part of the Light Cavalry are shown charging the
French lines during the Battle of Waterloo.
Print serial number DHM311. Image size 23£ x 15". Print price
£34 ($60).
Small print serial number VAR332. Image size 11.5" x 8".
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Private, 7th or Queens Own Light Dragoons (Hussars)
Coloured lithograph vignettes by J C Stadler after Charles Hamilton
Smith from Charles Hamilton Smiths Costumes of the Army of the British
Empire, according to the last regulations 1812, published by Colnaghi
& Co. 1812-1815.
Antique print image size 9" x 11". Price £180.
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7th Hussars by Richard Simkin
Print serial number UN270. Image size 9" x 12".
Print
price £13 ($22).
From the supplement of the Army and Navy Gazette, published 1887-89.
Original chromolithograph image size 10" x 13". One copy
available price £140 ($265). |
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Uniform Print of the 7th Hussars by Richard Simkin
Serial number UN270, Image size 8" x12" Print price £8 ($15)
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Charge of the Third Dragoons, Battle of
Dettingen by Harry Payne
Original chromolithograph plate published by Raphael
Tuck and Sons, 1915.Part of the Glorious Battles. Plate image size
7.5" x 5.5", paper size 10" x 7". Price £42 ($75).
Order code AVAR607.
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