 The
4th Hussars were raised in 1685 as Berkeley's Dragoons and won their first
Battle Honour at Dettingen in 1743 alongside the 3rd and 7th Hussars.
The
4th Hussars fought throughout Wellington's Peninsula Campaign and gained
distinction in the Afghan War. They participated in one of the most glorious
actions of the British Cavalry when they charged with the Light Brigade
at Balaclava alongside the 8th Hussars. Private Samuel Parks was awarded
the Victoria Cross during the charge for saving the life of the Trumpet
Major. The Regiment served in France for the duration of the First World
War, winning 21 Battle honours and nearly 100 awards for gallantry. They
mechanised in 1936 and saw extensive action during the 2nd World War in
Greece, the Western Dessert (El Alamein) and Italy.
At
the end of the 2nd World War the 4th Hussars served in the Malayan Campaign
before deploying to Germany and amalgamating with the 8th Hussar's in
1958. The Regiment is particularly proud that that Sir Winston Churchill,
'the Greatest Hussar of them all' was commissioned into the 4 Hussars
in 1899. He later became the Colonel of the Regiment from 1941 until his
death in 1965.
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