King's Royal Hussars

King's Royal Hussars

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name=The King's Royal Hussars


caption=Cap badge of the King's Royal Hussars
dates=4 December 1992-
country=United Kingdom
branch=Army
type=Line Cavalry
command_structure=Royal Armoured Corps
role=Armoured
size= One regiment
current_commander=
garrison= RHQ (North) - Preston
RHQ (South) - Winchester
Regiment - Tidworth
ceremonial_chief=HRH The Princess Royal, LG, LT, GCVO
ceremonial_chief_label=Colonel-in-Chief
colonel_of_the_regiment= Brigadier Christopher Keith Price, CBE
nickname=
motto=
colors=
identification_symbol=
identification_symbol_label=Tactical Recognition Flash
identification_symbol_2=Crossed Kukris
From 14th/20th King's Hussars
identification_symbol_2_label=Arm Badge
identification_symbol_4=KRH
identification_symbol_4_label=Abbreviation
march=Quick - "The King's Royal Hussars"
Slow - "Coburg"
Other - "The Eagle"
mascot=
battles=
notable_commanders=
anniversaries=
The King's Royal Hussars (KRH) 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 Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales's Own)
*14th/20th King's Hussars

The regiment currently serves in the armoured role, equipped with Challenger 2 tanks, and is based in Tidworth, Wiltshire. Alexander Windsor, 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)

Alliances

*CAN - 1st Hussars
*AUS - 10th Light Horse
*AUS - 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry)
*AUS - 4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse
*NZL - Queen Alexandra's Mounted Rifles
*PAK - The Guides Cavalry (Frontier Force)
*ZAM - Zambia Armoured Car Regiment

Affiliated Yeomanry

*The Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry (Prince of Wales's Own)
*The Royal Gloucestershire Hussars
*The Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry

Order of Precedence

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name = British Army Household Cavalry and Royal Armoured Corps Regiments
title = British Army Household Cavalry and Royal Armoured Corps Regiments


list1 =


Life GuardsBlues and RoyalsHousehold Cavalry RegimentHousehold Cavalry Mounted Regiment1st The Queen's Dragoon GuardsRoyal Scots Dragoon GuardsRoyal Dragoon GuardsQueen's Royal Hussars9th/12th Royal LancersKing's Royal HussarsLight DragoonsQueen's Royal Lancers1st Royal Tank Regiment2nd Royal Tank RegimentRoyal YeomanryRoyal Mercian and Lancastrian YeomanryRoyal Wessex YeomanryQueen's Own Yeomanry

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