Denbighshire Hussars
| Denbighshire Hussars | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1794 – Present |
| Country |
 Kingdom of Great Britain (1794–1800) United Kingdom (1801–present) |
| Branch |
 British Army
|
| Type | Yeomanry |
| Role | Yeomanry Cavalry |
| Size | Up to three Regiments |
| Engagements | |
| Battle honours | See battle honours below |
Second Boer War
First World War
The Denbighshire Hussars was a unit of the British Army formed in 1794. It saw service in the First World War before being converted into a unit of the Royal Artillery. The lineage has been continued by 398 (Flint & Denbighshire Yeomanry) Squadron, Royal Logistic Corps.
The regiment was formed as a volunteer cavalry unit in 1794 as part of the response to the French Revolutionary Wars. It was used to quell a disturbance by colliery workers in Rhosllannerchrugog in 1830: the colliery workers were angered by the truck shop system that forced them to spend their wages in shops owned by their employers and planned to destroy a truck shop owned by the British Ironworks Company. The Regiment was ordered out on patrol to 'terrify the mob.' At an incident in Rhosllannerchrugog, known as the Battle of Cinder Hill, overzealous troops had to be brought under control after a demonstrator threw a firework at the soldiers.
The Regiment became the Denbighshire (Hussars) Yeomanry Cavalry in 1876.
The Yeomanry was not intended to serve overseas, but due to the string of defeats during Black Week in December 1899, the British government realized they were going to need more troops than just the regular army. A Royal Warrant was issued on 24 December 1899 to allow volunteer forces to serve in the Second Boer War. The Royal Warrant asked standing Yeomanry regiments to provide service companies of approximately 115 men each for the Imperial Yeomanry. The regiment formed the 29th (Denbighshire) Company of the 9th Battalion in 1900.
In 1911 the Regiment had the honour of being the escort to the Prince of Wales to his Investiture at Caernarfon Castle. In 1913 the regiment moved its headquarters to Hightown Barracks in Wrexham where it remained throughout the First World War.
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