The King's				Royal Hussars

The 14th King's Hussars (The Napoleonic Wars)   The regiment went to join Wellington's Army in the Iberian Peninsula in 1808 following time spent in England. The regiment gained the battle honour Douro in the May of 1809 having been spared the retreat to Corunna in the same year; the only regiment having been spared this retreat. Hard action at Talevera in 1809 followed with smaller actions at Barquilla and on the Coa river during 1810. The regiment also saw action at Fuentes d'Onoro in 1811. 1812 was a very busy year for the 14th having fought at Salamanca as well as covering the seiges at Badajos and at Ciuadad Rodrigo where Lt Colonel Talbot, along with 34 of his men was killed. Minor actions in the Pyrenees followed the battle of Vittoria in 1813 and supporting roles took them through to the passage into France itself. The regiment went back to England at the end of the Peninsula war but had to find 2 Squadrons to send to North America. In North America the role of the regiment was limited by the fact that they had arrived without their horses although they did take part in the battle of New Orleans on 8th January 1815, due to the action in North America the regiment took no part in the Waterloo Campaign.   During the battle of Vittoria in 1813 some of the Troops captured a silver chamberpot belonging to King Joseph Bonaparte, brother of the Emperor Napoleon. The regimental nickname of The Emperors Chambermaids followed. The chamberpot is still held in the Officers mess of The King's Royal Hussars and is used as a toasting cup on regimental dinner nights. Privates, 14th Light Dragoons - 1814