| Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars | |
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| Active | May 1798 – present |
| Country |  Kingdom of Great Britain (1794–1800) United Kingdom (1801–present) |
| Branch |  Army Reserve |
| Type | Yeomanry |
| Role | Mounted infantry Second Boer War Cavalry World War I Artillery World War II Signals Port Maritime Present |
| Size | Squadron (current) |
| Part of | Royal Logistic Corps |
| Garrison/HQ | Banbury |
| Nickname(s) | Agricultural Cavalry Queer Objects On Horseback |
| Colors | Mantua Purple |
| Engagements | |
| Battle honours | See Battle Honours below |
| Website | Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars |
| Commanders | |
| Colonel of the Regiment | Winston Churchill |
The Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars (QOOH) was a Yeomanry Cavalry regiment of the British Army's auxiliary forces, formed in 1798. It saw service in the Second Boer War with 40 and 59 Companies of the Imperial Yeomanry and was the first Yeomanry regiment to serve in Belgium and France during the Great War.[1] After almost four years of Trench warfare on the Western Front, where cavalry had been superfluous, the QOOH led the advance during the Allies' victorious Hundred Days Offensive in 1918. In 1922, the QOOHt became part of the Royal Artillery and during World War II it served as anti-tank gunners at Singapore and in North West Europe. After a series of postwar mergers and changes of role, the regiment's lineage is maintained by 142 (Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars) Vehicle Squadron, Royal Logistic Corps.