The King's Royal Hussars (KRH) is a cavalry regiment of the British Army. It is part of the Royal Armoured Corps and was formed on 4 December 1992 by the amalgamation of two other regiments:
- The Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales's Own) an amalgamation of the 10th Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales's Own), and 11th Hussars (Prince Albert's Own)
- 14th/20th King's Hussars an amalgamation of the 14th King's Hussars and the 20th Hussars.
The regiment currently serves in the armoured role, equipped with Challenger 2 tanks, and is based in Tidworth, Wiltshire.
Read more about King's Royal Hussars: Deployments, Organisation, The Gurkha Link, Alliances, Order of Precedence, Notable Officers
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