Leicestershire Yeomanry

The Leicestershire Yeomanry (Prince Albert's Own)
Cap badge of The Leicestershire Yeomanry (P.A.O)
Active1794–1802
1803–1957
Country Kingdom of Great Britain (1795–1800)
 United Kingdom (1801–1957)
Branch British Army
TypeYeomanry
SizeRegiment
HQLeicester
Nickname(s)Albert Lads
PatronAlbert, Prince Consort
Motto(s)"vultus en hostem" face the enemy
MarchRegimental March by Henry Nicholson jnr (1825-1907)
Mascot(s)Veld Baboon, "Adonse", from 1901 until his demise. Buried in Woodhouse Eves, Leicestershire.
EngagementsSecond Boer War
First World War
France and Flanders 1914–18

Second World War

North Africa 1942–43
Italy 1944–45
North-West Europe 1944–45
Battle honoursSee battle honours below

The Leicestershire Yeomanry (Prince Albert's Own) was a yeomanry regiment of the British Army, first raised in 1794 and again in 1803, which provided cavalry and mounted infantry in the Second Boer War and the First World War and provided two field artillery regiments of the Royal Artillery in the Second World War, before being amalgamated with the Derbyshire Yeomanry to form the Leicestershire and Derbyshire (Prince Albert's Own) Yeomanry in 1957. The regiment's lineage is currently perpetuated by E (Leicestershire and Derbyshire Yeomanry) Squadron of the Royal Yeomanry.