Yorkshire Hussars

Yorkshire Hussars (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own)
Badge and service cap as worn at the outbreak of the Second World War[1]
Active13 August 1794 – 1 November 1956
Country Kingdom of Great Britain (1794–1800)
 United Kingdom (1801–1956)
Branch Territorial Army
TypeYeomanry
Size1–3 Regiments
Garrison/HQYork
EngagementsSecond Boer War
First World War
Western Front

Second World War

North African Campaign
North West Europe Campaign
Battle honoursSee below

The Yorkshire Hussars (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own) was an auxiliary unit of the British Army formed in 1794. The regiment was formed as volunteer cavalry (Yeomanry) in 1794 during the French Revolutionary Wars and served in the Second Boer War and the First World War. It was converted to an armoured role during the Second World War. In 1956, it merged with two other Yorkshire yeomanry regiments to form the Queen's Own Yorkshire Yeomanry. Its lineage is continued today by the Queen's Own Yeomanry.

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