8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise's)

Highlighted Battle Honours are approved for emblazonment on the Regimental Guidon. Capitalized Battle Honours indicate the name of a group of battles, actions or engagements. Where common names but separate year dates created a combined battle honour title authorized as a single name for emblazonment, both have been highlighted.

Wars and Operations	Battle Honour	Date	Remarks
First World War
Local Operations, 1916. (Previous to the Allied Offensive)	Mount Sorrel	2-13 Jun 1916	Perpetuates the 6th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles, C.E.F. battle honours. 6th Regt CMR - "France and Flanders, 1915" (G.O. 123, 1929) "Mount Sorrel, Somme, 1916, France and Flanders 1915-16" (Part "A" Supplement to Canadian Army Orders, Issue No. 673, 25 Jul 60)
Operations on the Somme. (1 Jul – 18 Nov, 1916)	Somme, 1916	1 Jul – 18 Nov 1916
FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1914-18	FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1915-16
Second World War
LIRI VALLEY	LIRI VALLEY	18-30 May 44	Second World War Battle Honours authorized for 1/8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise's) and 2/8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise's) in Part "A" Supplement to Canadian Army Orders, Issue No. 559, 2 Sep 57
	Melfa Crossing	24-25 May 44
	Ceprano	26-27 May 44
GOTHIC LINE	GOTHIC LINE	25 Aug 22 Sep 44
	Montecchio	30-31 Aug 44
	Tomba di Pesaro	1-2 Sep 44
CORIANO	CORIANO	3-15 Sep 44
	Misano Ridge	3-5 Sep 44
LAMONE CROSSING	LAMONE CROSSING	2-13 Dec 44
RIMINI LINE	Conventello – Comacchio	2-6 Jan 45
Italy 1944-45	Italy 1944-45
THE RHINE	Ijsselmeer	15-18 Apr 45
THE RHINE	Delfzijl Pocket	23 Apr – 2 May 45
NORTH-WEST EUROPE 1945	NORTH-WEST EUROPE 1945

Regi Patriaeque Fidelis

A Pictorial history of the 8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise's) / by edited by E.D. Crook and J.K. Marteinson. Published by the Regiment, 1973. 343 p

The 8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise's), 1962-1987. editor R.J. Lawnson. 162 p. 8th Canadian Hussars Regimental Association, 1987

The 8th Hussars: a history of the regiment / by Douglas How. Sussex, N.B.: Maritime Pub., 1964. 449 p.
UA602 .H87 H68 1964

The Regimental Rogue

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