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  • Yorkshire Hussars
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  • The Yorkshire Hussars was a unit of the British Army from 1794 to 1956. The regiment was formed as volunteer cavalry in 1794 during the French Revolutionary Wars. It was converted to an armoured role during World War II. In 1956 it merged with two other Yorkshire yeomanry regiments to form the Queen's Own Yorkshire Yeomanry. Its lineage is continued today by the Queen's Own Yeomanry.
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  • 23
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Caption
  • Cap badge of the Yorkshire Hussars
Dates
  • 1794
Unit Name
  • Yorkshire Hussars
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Size
  • One Regiment
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  • The Yorkshire Hussars was a unit of the British Army from 1794 to 1956. The regiment was formed as volunteer cavalry in 1794 during the French Revolutionary Wars. It was converted to an armoured role during World War II. In 1956 it merged with two other Yorkshire yeomanry regiments to form the Queen's Own Yorkshire Yeomanry. Its lineage is continued today by the Queen's Own Yeomanry.