The Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales's Own) was a

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of the

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. It was formed by the amalgamation of the

10th Royal Hussars The 10th Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales's Own) was a cavalry regiment of the British Army raised in 1715. It saw service for three centuries including the First World War and Second World War but then amalgamated with the 11th Hussars (Prince A ...

and the

11th Hussars The 11th Hussars (Prince Albert's Own) was a cavalry regiment of the British Army established in 1715. It saw service for three centuries including the First World War and Second World War but then amalgamated with the 10th Royal Hussars (Pri ...

in 1969 and it amalgamated with the 14th/20th King's Hussars to form the

King's Royal Hussars The King's Royal Hussars (KRH) is a Royal Armoured Corps regiment of the British Army formed in 1992. Based at Tidworth it serves as the armoured regiment of the 12th Armoured Brigade Combat Team (ABCT). Under Army 2020 Refine, it is intended to e ...

in 1992.

History

The regiment was formed at

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by the amalgamation of the

and the

on 25 October 1969. It was initially based at Bhurtpore Barracks in

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as part of 5th Infantry Brigade and deployed several units to

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and several units to

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over the next two years. It transferred to 6th Armoured Brigade and moved to Athlone Barracks in

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in July 1973 from where it continued to deploy units to Northern Ireland. In April 1979 most of the regiment moved to Cambrai Barracks at

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while one

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deployed to Smuts Barracks in

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as Berlin Armoured Squadron. The regiment joined

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and moved to Lumsden Barracks at

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in March 1981 and became the first unit to be equipped with the

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in 1983. It deployed a unit to Northern Ireland for guarding duties at the

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in 1986. It transferred to 1st Infantry Brigade based at Bhurtpore Barracks in Tidworth Camp in November 1988 and then moved back to

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to join 4th Armoured Brigade with its base at Swinton Barracks in

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in December 1990. The regiment was amalgamated with the 14th/20th King's Hussars to form the

on 4 December 1992.

Colonel-in-Chief

*1969

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, GCB CI, GCVO, GBE

Regimental Colonels

Colonels of the Regiment were: *1969–1971: Maj-Gen. Sir

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, KVCO, CB, DSO (ex

10th Hussars The 10th Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales's Own) was a cavalry regiment of the British Army raised in 1715. It saw service for three centuries including the First World War and Second World War but then amalgamated with the 11th Hussars (Prince ...

) *1971–1974: Col. Sir John Charles Arthur Digby Lawson, Bt, DSO, MC (ex 11th Hussars) *1974–1984: Maj. (Hon. Lt-Col.) Thomas Armitage Hall, OBE *1984–1990: Lt-Col. Sir Piers Henry George Bengough, KCVO, OBE, DL *1990–1992: Maj-Gen. John Peter William Friedberger, CBE (to

) * ''1992: Regiment amalgamated with 14th/20th King's Hussars to form

Alliances

The regiment's alliances included: * 1st Hussars * 10th Light Horse

References

{{King's Royal Hussars Cavalry regiments of the British Army Military units and formations established in 1969 Military units and formations disestablished in 1992