15th The King's Hussars

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15th The King's Hussars
Active
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Type	Line Cavalry
Size	Regiment
Motto	Merebimur (We shall be Worthy) (Latin)
Colors	Blue - Yellow - Red & Blue
Anniversaries	21st December Sahagun Day
Battle honours	Emsdorf Villers en Cauchies Sahagun Vittoria Peninsula Waterloo South Africa 1899' 1902 Defence of Ladysmith Aisne 1914 Marne 1914 Ypres 1914' 15 Somme 1916' 18 Le Cateau Armentières 1914 Bellewaarde Pursuit to Mons Retreat from Mons Cambrai 1917' 18 Rosières France and Flanders 1914' 18
Commanders
Notable commanders	George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield Lieutenant General James Thomas Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan KCB General Lord Robert Manners
Insignia
Identification symbol	NCOs - Royal Crest

The 15th The King's Hussars was a cavalry regiment in the British Army, first raised in 1759. It saw service for two centuries, before being amalgamated into the 15th/19th Hussars in 1922.

The regiment was raised as the first of the new regiments of light dragoons in 1759, and named Elliots Light Horse, then soon after renamed the 15th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons.In 1759 the 15th was the first unit in the British Army to be awarded a battle honour "Emsdorf" for the battle of Emsdorf in the Seven Years War. Other more senior units then applied to be awarded battle honours for previous campaigns and battles. In 1766 they were renamed for George III as the 1st (or The King's Royal) Regiment of Light Dragoons, the number being an attempt to create a new numbering system for the light dragoon regiments. However, the old system was quickly reestablished, with the regiment returning as the 15th (The King's) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons in 1769. They became hussars in 1807, as the 15th (The King's) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons (Hussars). The title was simplified in 1861 to the 15th (The King's) Hussars. After service in the First World War, the regiment retitled as the 15th The King's Hussars in 1921, and was amalgamated with the 19th Royal Hussars (Queen Alexandra's Own) to form the 15th/19th Hussars the following year.