Early history The regiment was formed at
Hertford in 1715 as '''Gore's Regiment of Dragoons''', one of 16 raised in response to the
1715 Jacobite rising. The Rising ended before the unit was ready for action; while most of these temporary formations were disbanded in 1718, Gore's remained in being and spent the next 25 years on garrison duty, primarily in the
West Country. It first saw active service during the
1745 rising, at the
Battle of Falkirk Muir in January 1746 and the
Battle of Culloden in April. As part of the reforms enacted by the
Duke of Cumberland, it was retitled the
10th Regiment of Dragoons in 1751. followed by the battles of
Minden in August 1759,
Warburg in July 1760 and
Kloster Kampen in October, where the commanding officer, Colonel
William Pitt, was badly wounded and taken prisoner. It then fought in the Allied victory at
Villinghausen in July 1761, which forced the French onto the defensive and ultimately led to the
Treaty of Paris in 1763. In 1779, the light troop was detached to form the
19th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons; in 1783, it became the '''10th (Prince of Wales's Own) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons''' in honour of the future
King George IV. In June 1794,
Beau Brummell, an arbiter of men's fashion in
Regency London, was given a commission as
cornet but resigned in 1795 when it moved from London to
Manchester.
Napoleonic Wars In 1806, the regiment was again re-designated, this time becoming a
hussar regiment as the '''10th (Prince of Wales's Own) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons (Hussars)''', The regiment saw action at the
Battle of Sahagún in December 1808 and the
Battle of Benavente later in December 1808 during the
Peninsular War. The regiment then took part in the
Battle of Corunna in January 1809 before returning to England. In 1813, having landed once more in Spain, the regiment fought at the
Battle of Morales in June 1813. During the battle the regiment destroyed the 16th French Dragoons between
Toro and
Zamora, taking around 260 prisoners. The regiment also fought at the
Battle of Vitoria later in the month while still in Spain and then, having advanced into France, fought at the
Battle of Orthez in February 1814 and the
Battle of Toulouse in April 1814. As part of the
6th Cavalry Brigade, the regiment charged the French cavalry and infantry at the
Battle of Waterloo in June 1815.
Victorian era The regiment was sent to
India in 1846 and then saw action at the
Siege of Sevastopol in winter 1854 and at the
Battle of Eupatoria in February 1855 during the
Crimean War. and at the
First and Second Battles of El Teb in February 1884 during the
Mahdist War. , 1887 With the outbreak of the
Second Boer War, the regiment sailed for
South Africa in November 1899. After fighting at
Colesberg, the regiment participated in the
relief of Kimberley in February 1900. It was also involved at the
Battle of Diamond Hill in June 1900. arriving at
Bombay the following month and was then stationed at
Mhow in
Bombay Presidency. The regiment was next deployed in action on the
North-West Frontier in 1909.
Inter-war After the war the regiment saw brief service in Ireland. On 22 June 1921 it provided the royal escort for
King George V when he opened the first
Parliament of Northern Ireland. Two days later the train carrying the detachment back to the south was mined, killing and wounding twenty-four hussars and eighty of their horses. The regiment returned to the UK in 1921 and was retitled the '''10th Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales's Own)'''. It moved to Epsom Barracks in
Iserlohn in 1948 and then returned to the UK in July 1953. After returning to the UK again in July 1957, the regiment moved to Swinton Barracks in
Munster in July 1959 and then transferred to Barker Barracks in
Paderborn in June 1960. It returned home again in March 1964 and then deployed to
Aden in August 1964 during the
Aden Emergency. The regiment moved to York Barracks in Munster in September 1965 and after returning home in September 1969, amalgamated with the
11th Hussars (Prince Albert's Own) to form the
Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales's Own) in October 1969. ==Regimental museum==