King’s Royal Hussars

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The King’s Royal Hussars is a British Army cavalry regiment renowned for its armoured warfare role and distinguished service in modern conflicts.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army regiment
armoured regiment
cavalry regiment
allegiance British Crown
associatedWith Household Division
surface form: Household Division (ceremonial)
battleHonoursInheritedFrom 10th Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales’s Own)
11th Hussars (Prince Albert’s Own)
14th/20th King’s Hussars
surface form: 14th King’s Hussars

20th Hussars
3rd King’s Own Hussars
7th Queen’s Own Hussars
beretColour brown
branch Royal Armoured Corps
capBadge King’s Royal Hussars cap badge
ceremonialChief Colonel-in-Chief
country United Kingdom
dateFormed 1992
engagement Bosnian War
Iraq War
Kosovo War
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
equipment Challenger 2 main battle tank
equipmentType main battle tank
formedByMergerOf 14th/20th King’s Hussars
King’s Royal Hussars self-linksurface differs
surface form: Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales’s Own) Regiment
garrison Tidworth, Hampshire, England
surface form: Tidworth

Tidworth Camp
garrisonCountry England
United Kingdom
hasPredecessor 14th/20th King’s Hussars
10th Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales’s Own)
surface form: Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales’s Own) Regiment
languageOfCommand English
motto Pro Rege et Patria
nickname KRH
notableCapability armoured manoeuvre
reconnaissance
partOf British Army
regimentalColour brown
green
red
role armoured warfare
cavalry
serviceBranch British Army
size regiment
status active
tradition hussar cavalry traditions
translationOfMotto For King and Country
type heavy armour regiment
uniformFeature hussar-style dress uniform

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King’s Royal Hussars formedByMergerOf King’s Royal Hussars self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales’s Own) Regiment
Light Dragoons formedFrom King’s Royal Hussars
this entity surface form: 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars
Royal Armoured Corps includes King’s Royal Hussars