Paget's Horse

Paget's Horse
19th (Paget's Horse) Battalion, Imperial Yeomanry
Active1900–1902
Country United Kingdom
Branch British Army
TypeYeomanry
RoleMounted infantry
Size4 Companies
Garrison/HQChelsea Barracks
Nickname(s)Piccadilly Heroes
Engagements

The 19th (Paget's Horse) Battalion was a unit of the Imperial Yeomanry raised by George Paget as auxiliaries to the British Army during the Second Boer War. The men were mainly upper middle class and recruited from the gentlemen's clubs of London. The unit saw action at Faber's Put, Elands River, Lichtenburg, and numerous engagements on the lines of communication. The battalion was disbanded after the war.


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