20th Hussars
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The 20th Hussars was a cavalry regiment of the British Army. After service in the First World War it was amalgamated with the 14th King's Hussars to form the 14th/20th King's Hussars in 1922.
Badge of the 20th Hussars
The Battle of Tofrek, at which the 20th Hussars were present, March 1885
Men of the 20th Hussars, Bailleul, December 1916.
The 20th Hussars at Areas, 1917.
Battle of Toski
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The Battle of Toski was part of the Mahdist War. It took place on August 3, 1889, in southern Egypt between the Anglo-Egyptian forces and the Mahdist forces of the Sudan.
20th Hussars
…swords of the 20th Hussars broke short, an incident which later caused debate in the House of Commons. It undertook another successful charge at the Battle of Toski in August 1889. After their return to England in 1890, the regiment was awarded the battle honour "Suakin 1885" for its services in Egypt and also the…
The defeat of the dervishes; a birds eye view of the fight outside Toski on August 3