Lancashire Hussars | |
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Active | 1798–1969 |
Country | Kingdom of Great Britain (1798–1800) United Kingdom (1801–1969) |
Branch | British Army |
Type | Yeomanry |
Size | Regiment |
Part of | Royal Armoured Corps Royal Artillery |
Battle honours | Second World War: No battle honours were awarded. It is tradition within artillery units that the Regiment's guns represent its colours and battle honours. |
The Lancashire Hussars was a British Army unit originally formed in 1798. It saw action in the Second Boer War, the First World War and the Second World War. In 1969, the regiment reduced to a cadre and the Yeomanry lineage discontinued.