BIBLIOGRAPHY.--_Historical Record of the 11th, or Prince Albert's Own Regiment of Hussars._ 1715-1842. [London: Parker. 1843.] The Twelfth (The Prince of Wales's Royal) Lancers. [Illustration: THE RISING SUN.] [Illustration: THE PLUME OF THE PRINCE OF WALES.] [Illustration: THE RED DRAGON.] TITLES. 1715-51. Colonel Phineas Bowles's [or its Colonel's name] Regiment of Dragoons. 1751-68. The 12th Dragoons. 1768-1816. The 12th (The Prince of Wales's) Light Dragoons. 1816-17. The 12th (The Prince of Wales's) Lancers. 1817 (from). The 12th (The Prince of Wales's Royal) Lancers. PRINCIPAL CAMPAIGNS, BATTLES, &c. * "Honours" on the Colours. 1795. Corsica. *1801. Egypt. 1801. Aboukir. 1801. Mandora. 1801. Alexandria. 1809. Walcheren. *1811-14. Peninsula. 1812. Salamanca. 1813. Vittoria. 1814. Bayonne. *1815. Waterloo. 1815. Netherlands. *1851-53. South Africa. 1855. Eupatoria. *1855. Sevastopol. 1858. Indian Mutiny. *1858. Central India. 1900. South Africa. UNIFORM.--Scarlet (1715-84); Blue (1784-1830); Scarlet (1830-42); Blue (from 1842). Facings, White (1715-68); Black (1768-84); Yellow (1784-1817); Scarlet (1817-30); Blue (1830-42); Scarlet (from 1842). Plume, Scarlet. REGIMENTAL BADGES.--"Plume of the Prince of Wales," "The Rising Sun," "The Red Dragon" (in honour of the Prince of Wales, afterwards George IV., whose crests they were); also "The Sphinx," for Egypt (1801). NICKNAME.--"The Supple Twelfth." NOTES.--Originally raised in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Hampshire, it served in Ireland, from 1717, for seventy-six years. In Egypt it captured a French Convoy with Colours. BIBLIOGRAPHY.--_Historical Record of the 12th, Prince of Wales's Royal Regiment of Lancers._ 1715-1842. Illustrated with a plate. [London: Parker. 1842] [Illustration: THE SPHINX.] The Thirteenth Hussars. "_Viret in Æternum._" [Illustration: THE ROYAL CYPHER AND CROWN.] TITLES. 1715-51. Colonel Richard Munden's [or its Colonel's name] Regiment of Dragoons. 1751-83. The 13th Dragoons. 1783-1861. The 13th Light Dragoons. 1861 (from). The 13th Hussars. PRINCIPAL CAMPAIGNS, BATTLES, &c. * "Honours" on the Colours. 1715. Jacobite rising. 1745. Jacobite rising. 1796. Jamaica. *1810-14. Peninsula. 1811. Campo Mayor. *1811. Albuera. 1811. Arroyo dos Molinos. 1812. Badajos. *1813. Vittoria. *1814. Orthes. *1814. Toulouse. *1815. Waterloo. 1815. Netherlands. *1854. Alma. *1854. Balaclava. *1854. Inkerman. *1855. Sevastopol. 1900. South Africa. UNIFORM.--Scarlet (1715-84); Blue (1784-1832); Scarlet (1832-40); Blue (from 1840). Facings, Green (1715-84); Pale Buff (1784-1836); Green (1836-40); Buff (from 1840). Plume, White. REGIMENTAL BADGE.--None recognised in _Regulations_, but "The Royal Cypher and Crown" appear on appointments. The motto, "_Viret in Æternum_," has been borne since its formation.