15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars

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The 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars was a British Army cavalry regiment formed in 1922 that served in armoured and reconnaissance roles until its amalgamation into the Light Dragoons in 1992.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army regiment
cavalry regiment
alliedUnit 12th Manitoba Dragoons
1st/15th Royal New South Wales Lancers
King’s Royal Hussars
surface form: The King's Royal Hussars
amalgamatedToForm Light Dragoons
surface form: The Light Dragoons
amalgamatedWith 13th/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own)
arm Royal Armoured Corps
associatedLocation Newcastle upon Tyne
Yorkshire
battleHonour El Alamein
Italy 1944–45
North Africa 1942–43
North-West Europe campaign
surface form: North-West Europe 1944–45
branch British Army
colonelInChief Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
surface form: Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
conflict Cold War
World War II
surface form: Second World War

The Troubles
country United Kingdom
dateDisbanded 1992
dateFormed 1922
deployment Germany
Middle East
Northern Ireland
equipment Centurion tank
Challenger 1 main battle tank
Chieftain main battle tank
Scimitar reconnaissance vehicle
Scimitar reconnaissance vehicle
surface form: Scorpion reconnaissance vehicle
formedByAmalgamationOf 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars self-linksurface differs
surface form: 15th The King's Hussars

15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars self-linksurface differs
surface form: 19th Royal Hussars (Queen Alexandra's Own)
garrison Tidworth Camp
surface form: Assaye Barracks, Tidworth

Hohne
Paderborn
motto Merebimur (We shall be worthy)
nickname The Geordie Hussars
precededBy British 15th Light Dragoons
surface form: 15th The King's Hussars

15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars self-linksurface differs
surface form: 19th Royal Hussars (Queen Alexandra's Own)
regimentalMarch Hussars
surface form: The Light Cavalry

The Merry Month of May
role armoured reconnaissance
armoured warfare
successor Light Dragoons
surface form: The Light Dragoons
tradition hussar regiment
type line cavalry
uniformFeature busby
pelisse

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Light Dragoons honoursInheritedFrom 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars
Guards Armoured Division hasUnit 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars
this entity surface form: 15th/19th The King’s Royal Hussars
15th Light Dragoons successorUnit 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars
this entity surface form: 15th The King's Hussars
15th Light Dragoons successorUnit 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars
15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars formedByAmalgamationOf 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 15th The King's Hussars
15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars formedByAmalgamationOf 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 19th Royal Hussars (Queen Alexandra's Own)
15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars precededBy 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 19th Royal Hussars (Queen Alexandra's Own)