FOURTH HUSSARS.
| Titles. | Colour of | Campaigns, Battles, &c. | ||
| Uniform. | Facings. | |||
| Princess Anne of Denmark’s Dragoons. 1685–1693 (Its Colonel’s name). 1693–1751 4th Dragoons. 1751–1788 4th, or Queen’s Own Dragoons. 1788–1818 4th, or Queen’s Own Light Dragoons. 1818–1861 4th Queen’s Own Hussars. 1861—— | Scarlet, 1685–1818. Blue, 1818–1830. Scarlet, 1830–1842. Blue, 1842—. | Green, in 1751–1818. Yellow, 1818–1836. Green, 1836–1842. Scarlet, 1842–1861. Blue, 1861—. | Steenkirk, 1692. Neer Landen, 1693. Flanders, 1692–1697. Almanza, 1707. Spain, 1706–1708. Dettingen, 1743. Val, 1747. Flanders, 1742–1748. Talavera, 1809. Albuera, 1811. Llereena, 1812. | Salamanca, 1812. Vittoria, 1813. Toulouse, 1814. Peninsula, 1809–1814. Afghanistan, 1839. Ghuznee, 1839. Alma, 1854. Balaklava, 1854. Inkerman, 1854. Sevastopol, 1855. |
The Regiment was formed from Independent Troops raised in various English counties.
It received its Title when raised in honour of the King’s youngest daughter, afterwards Queen Anne.
It was nicknamed “Paget’s Irregular Horse” in consequence of its loose drill after its return from India.