11th Hussars

, October 1854; 11th Hussars, second line, left flank]] With the exception of a short spell in Egypt during the victorious campaign of 1801, the regiment did not see active service again until it was sent to Portugal in April 1811, where it joined the Peninsular War campaign. It fought at Badajoz in April 1812 and the Battle of Salamanca in July 1812 before returning to Britain. During the campaign of 1815, it arrived at Ostend as part of Vandeleur's brigade, and went on to fight at Quatre Bras and Waterloo. It was deployed at the Siege of Bharatpur between 1825 and 1826. Shortly before returning to Britain, the Earl of Cardigan became lieutenant-colonel; embarked on a series of changes,…