page_title: 3rd The King's Own Hussars
section_title: Jacobite Rising and Regimental Name Change
hierarchical_section_title: 3rd The King's Own Hussars / History / Jacobite Rising and Regimental Name Change
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Britische Dragoner zur Zeit der Schlacht von Waterloo. Links ein Reiter vom 2. Dragoner Regiment "Scots Greys", rechts zwei Mann vom 3. Dragoner Regiment (King's Own Dragoons. English: British Army dragoons at the time of the Battle of Waterloo. On the left a rider from the Royal Scots Greys. On the right two members of the 3rd Dragoons (King's Own Dragoons) which later became the 3rd The King's Own Hussars.
context_page_description: The 3rd Hussars was a cavalry regiment of the British Army, first raised in 1685. It saw service for three centuries, including the First World War and the Second World War, before being amalgamated with the 7th Queen's Own Hussars, to form the Queen's Own Hussars in November 1958.
context_section_description: When the regiment had finished recruiting in England, it was dispatched north to Scotland. There, it formed part of the English garrison, intimidating the Scottish population in an attempt to repress any attempts at a Jacobite rising. When George I ascended to the English throne in 1714, the regiment's title was once again altered, and that same year became The King's Own Regiment of Dragoons. Shortly after his ascension, a major Jacobite uprising occurred; the regiment was amongst the English troops assembled in Scotland to bar the advance of the Jacobite forces. At the Battle of Sheriffmuir on 13 November, an English army commanded by the Duke of Argyll, which included the regiment, defeated a larger Jacobite army; sources are vague on the exact details of the regiment's involvement, but it is known that it formed part of the army's left wing, supporting several infantry regiments. The wing was struck by a Jacobite infantry assault, which inflicted significant casualties, but three squadrons from the regiment charged the infantry and forced it to retreat; this allowed the English forces to retire and reassemble without further loss. The regiment did not see any further action during the uprising, remaining with the Duke of Argyll's army, which pursued Jacobite forces as they retreated northwards. The army occupied Aberdeen on 8 February; shortly after the rebellion came to an end. For a short period, the regiment was stationed at Elgin, and then was transferred to southern England, where it remained for more than 20 years; it became an understrength garrison force and did little apart from conduct occasional raids against smugglers on the English coast.
caption: Member of the 3rd The King's Own Hussars (on the right) 1815
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