The 19th Royal Hussars (Queen Alexandra's Own) was a cavalry regiment of the British Army, created in 1858.
[1] During the rebellion, a lieutenant of the regiment, Hugh Henry Gough, received the Victoria Cross.
[1] At this time, the regiment was authorised to inherit the battle honours of the disbanded 19th Light Dragoons.
[3] John French, who later became a field marshal, joined the regiment as a junior officer in March 1874.
[1] The regiment was retitled 19th Royal Hussars (Queen Alexandra's Own) in 1921 and shortly thereafter disbanded when stationed in Muttra, India, as part of the post-War reduction in forces.