8th Canadian Hussars ( Princess Louise ' s ) The 8th Canadian Hussars ( Princess Louise ' s ) is one of the longest serving armoured regiments in the Canadian Army . A Squadron being Regular Force served in CFB Gagetown and B , C and HQ Squadrons served in Sussex , Moncton and Sackville . In 1998 again due to budget reasons the Regular Squadron was disbanded and the regiment reverted to reserve status again . History . Originally founded as the New Brunswick Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry in 1848 by the regimentation of a number of independent cavalry troops , the regiment was the first volunteer cavalry regiment in British North America . The regiment perpetuates the 6th Regiment Canadian Mounted Rifles , Canadian Expeditionary Force . World War II . The Second World War provided the regiment ’ s first opportunity for active service as a formed unit , initially as the 4th Canadian Motor Cycle Regiment and then as the 5th Armoured Regiment . The regiment landed in Italy on 19 December 1943 at Naples and saw action soon and frequently thereafter . The bloody battles of Cassino and the Liri Valley , the Metfa Crossing , Ceprano , The Gothic Line , Missano Ridge , Coriano , the Lamone River Crossing , and Coventello were grim testimony to the regiment ’ s fighting effectiveness . In February 1945 , the Hussars sailed from Italy to Southern France , and then moved by rail to Northwest Europe . After refitting the tanks , the regiment went into action in Holland , breaking through to Putten in mid - April . The regiment then moved north for the final actions of the war at the Delfzijl Pocket where 3 , 000 German soldiers surrendered to the regiment . On 26 January 1946 , the regiment arrived in Halifax and the next day reached Sussex , New Brunswick where it was demobilized . Post WWII . In 1950 , the regiment was called upon to provide men for service with the Special Force which was raised and deployed to Korea , and in 1951 " Y " Troop was organized for service with the 27th Canadian Infantry Brigade in Germany . On 29 January 1957 , it was decided that a third armoured regiment would be formed in the Canadian Army . As a result the regiment was honoured with the privilege of providing its name to the new regiment . This resulted in the change of the regiment ’ s name to the 8th Canadian Hussars ( Princess Louise ’ s ) . The Regular Regiment served in Gagetown , New Brunswick , Petawawa , Ontario , and Lahr , West Germany . In the summer of 1965 , the regiment was deployed from their base at Petawawa , Ontario on a peacekeeping mission for the United Nations to the island nation of Cyprus . The regiment has participated in several " aid to the civil authority " missions in recent history . In the summer of 1990 the regiment sent a troop sized force to the province of Quebec in Cougars to assist in Canadian Forces Operations in the Oka Crisis . In the 1998 Ice Storm , the regiment provided a platoon - sized force to assist in the maintenance of infrastructure in the community of St . Stephen , New Brunswick . In the fall of 1998 , the regiment provided soldiers to the recovery effort for Swiss Air Flight 111 . In 2004 , 8CH changed trades to become an armoured reconnaissance unit , in place of its previous designation as simply an armoured unit . Along with this trade change the unit was given the new Mercedes - Benz G - Wagon , a Jeep - like vehicle more suited to their new role as reconnaissance . The unit is stationed at the Moncton and Sussex detachments of CFB Gagetown , New Brunswick . Its Colonel - in - Chief is HRH The Princess Royal . 8th Hussars Regimental Museum . The regiment ' s museum is located in a former train station in Sussex , New Brunswick . Exhibits focus on the 8th Canadian Hussars ( Princess Louise ' s ) military history and activities , and include uniforms , medals , weapons and artifacts from different wars .