Leicestershire Yeomanry

The Leicestershire Yeomanry (Prince Albert's Own)
Cap badge of The Leicestershire Yeomanry (P.A.O)
Active	1794–1802 1803–1957
Country	Kingdom of Great Britain (1795–1800)  United Kingdom (1801–1957)
Branch	British Army
Type	Yeomanry
Size	Regiment
HQ	Leicester
Nickname(s)	Albert Lads
Patron	Albert, Prince Consort
Motto(s)	"vultus en hostem" face the enemy
March	Regimental March by Henry Nicholson jnr (1825-1907)
Mascot(s)	Veld Baboon, "Adonse", from 1901 until his demise. Buried in Woodhouse Eves, Leicestershire.
Engagements	Second Boer War First World War France and Flanders 1914–18 Second World War North Africa 1942–43 Italy 1944–45 North-West Europe 1944–45
Battle honours	See battle honours below

Second Boer War
First World War

Second World War

The Leicestershire Yeomanry (Prince Albert's Own) was a yeomanry regiment of the British Army, first raised in 1794 and again in 1803, which provided cavalry and mounted infantry in the Second Boer War and the First World War and provided two field artillery regiments of the Royal Artillery in the Second World War, before being amalgamated with the Derbyshire Yeomanry into forming the Leicestershire and Derbyshire (Prince Albert's Own) Yeomanry in 1957. The regiment's lineage is currently perpetuated by B (LDY) Squadron of the Royal Yeomanry.

During the crisis of 1794, when there were grave fears of a French invasion, the government pressed for the formation of volunteer corps across the country, and in April 1794, letters were circulated to the Lords Lieutenant of each county instructing them to raise regiments of yeomanry. In Leicestershire, a meeting was held at the Three Crowns Inn in Leicester on 10 April, where the details were organised and a list of subscribers who were willing to provide funds made out. The colonelcy was given to Sir William Skeffington, a retired Major in the Grenadier Guards, dated 9 May, and he and Captain Curzon kissed the King's hand on 11 June to report that they had raised their full complement of men. The regiment paraded in six troops on 4 July to receive their standards.