King's Royal Hussars
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| The King's Royal Hussars | |
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 Cap badge of the King's Royal Hussars |
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| Active | 4 December 1992- |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Line Cavalry |
| Role | Armoured |
| Size | One regiment |
| Part of | Royal Armoured Corps |
| Garrison/HQ | RHQ (North) - Preston RHQ (South) - Winchester Regiment - Tidworth |
| March | Quick - The King's Royal Hussars Slow - Coburg Other - The Eagle |
| Commanders | |
| Colonel-in-Chief | HRH The Princess Royal |
| Colonel of the Regiment |
Brigadier Christopher Keith Price, CBE |
| Insignia | |
| Tactical Recognition Flash |  |
| Arm Badge | Crossed Kukris From 14th/20th King's Hussars |
The King's Royal Hussars 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:
The regiment currently serves in the armoured role, equipped with Challenger 2 tanks, and is based in Tidworth, Wiltshire. The Earl of Ulster serves as an officer in the regiment.
The regiment is organised into a total of four squadrons, each of which perpetuates the title of one of its antecendent regiments:
- A Squadron (The Twentieth Hussar Squadron)
- B Squadron (The Fourteenth Hussar Squadron)
- C Squadron (The Eleventh Hussar Squadron)
- D Squadron (The Tenth Hussar Squadron)
[edit] Alliances
Canada - 1st Hussars
Australia - 10th Light Horse- Australia - 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry)
- Australia - 4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse
New Zealand - Queen Alexandra's Mounted Rifles
Pakistan - The Guides Cavalry (Frontier Force)
Zambia - Zambia Armoured Car Regiment
[edit] Affiliated Yeomanry
- The Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry (Prince of Wales's Own)
- The Royal Gloucestershire Hussars
- The Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry
[edit] Order of Precedence
| Preceded by: 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's) |
Cavalry Order of Precedence | Succeeded by: The Light Dragoons |
