19th Royal Hussars

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.

Lord French , who joined the 19th Royal Hussars as a junior officer in March 1874
An officer of the 19th Hussars, 1882
The Battle of Abu Klea at which the 19th Royal Hussars successfully secured the wells, in January 1885, William Barnes Wollen
William Thomas Marshall VC