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The 11th Hussars "The 11th Hussars won more battle honours than any other cavalry or tank Regiment during the second world war"
General Phillip Honeywood raised a Regiment of mounted dragoons in response to a call from George 1 as a result of the Jacobite rebellion in 1715. Honeywood was an experienced officer who had served in the Marlburian wars and took the Regiment North to Preston against a mostly English force of Jacobite rebels. the Colonelcy of the Regiment fell to Major general Lord Mark Carr after a period of routine peacetime duties in 1732. The resurgent Jacobite rebellion saw one Troop of the Regiment at action in Clifton Moor in 1745. 1752 saw the death of Lord Kerr and the takeover of Lord Ancram, from 1755 onwards saw a loose association with the number 11 which became constantly associated with the Regiment. Because of this the Regiment were referred to as the 11th Regiment of Light Dragoons, although still officially Lord Ancrams Dragoons. The Regiment moved to Germany at the outbreak of the 7 year war (1756-1763) where they took part in the battle of Warburg. Warburg became the first battle honour for the Regiment very little action followed and 2 years later the Regiment returned to England. In 1775 the Regiment became Major General James Johnstones Dragoon but were still unofficially referred to as the 11th Light Dragoons. this title became official in 1783.
A Private in Kerrs' Dragoons - 1742
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