 Cunningham's
Dragoons were raised in Scotland in 1689, and won their fist battle honour
at Dettingen alongside the 3rd Hussars. They fought during the Peninsular
War and gained the admiration of Wellington for their heroic charges at
Waterloo. The 7th Hussars where then sent to Canada helping to repulse
an American invasion before staying on in a protective role.
In
1900 the Regiment joined the 3rd and 8th Hussars in the Boer War. They
served in India during much of the Great War before deploying to Mesopotamia
in 1917 to fight the Turkish forces. They found themselves in the Middle
East at the outbreak of the 2nd World War. Here they fought with distinction
in the battle of Sidi Rezegh where having been given the mission to stop
the advance of 200 German tanks they lost 47 of their original 51 tanks.
In 1942 the Regiment covered the long retreat through Burma where they
gained the praise of General Alexander.
At
the end of the 2nd World War, the Regiment served in England before amalgamation
with the 3rd Hussars in 1958.
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