8th King's Royal Irish Hussars - Battle Honours

Battle Honours

The 8th Hussars received a number of battle honours throughout its existence. As per tradition only 40 of these honours were emblazoned on the Regimental Guidon. The battle honour of Hindoostan was awarded in 1825 for services throughout the period of 1802–1822 including the Second Maratha War and Third Maratha War.

  • 1800–1852:
    • Leswaree
    • Hindoostan
  • Crimean War:
    • Alma
    • Balaklava
    • Inkerman
    • Sevastopol
  • 1860–1914:
    • Afghanistan 1879–80
    • South Africa 1900–02
  • First World War:
    • Givenchy 1914
    • Somme 1916; 1918
    • Cambrai 1917; 1918
    • Bapaume 1918
    • Rosieres 1918
    • Amiens 1918
    • Albert 1918
    • Beaurevoir
    • Pursuit to Mons
    • France and Flanders 1914–1918
  • Second World War;
    • Villers Bocage
    • Mont Pincon
    • Dives Crossing
    • Nederrijn
    • Best
    • Lower Maas
    • Roer
    • Rhine
    • North-West Europe 1944–45
    • Egyptian Frontier 1940
    • Sidi Barrani
    • Buq Buq
    • Sidi Rezegh 1941
    • Relief of Tobruk 1941
    • Gazala
    • Bir el Igela
    • Mersa Matruh
    • Alam el Halfa
    • El Alamein
    • North Africa 1940–42
  • Korean War:
    • Seoul
    • Hill 327
    • Imjin
    • Kowang-San
    • Korea 1950–51

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