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The Royal Gloucestershire Hussars was a volunteer yeomanry regiment which, in the 20th century, became part of the British Army Reserve. Its formation is dated to the Marshfield and Dodington Troop raised in Gloucestershire in 1830. Six further troops – officered by nobility and gentry, and recruited largely from among landholders and tenant farmers – came together in 1834 to form the Gloucestershire Yeomanry Cavalry, renamed the Hussars in 1847. The yeomanry's first deployments were ceremonial and as mounted police during times of civil unrest. From the mid-19th century, the establishment of a civilian police force and renewed fears of invasion turned its focus to national defence. The Royal Gloucestershire Hussars' first battle honour was won in South Africa during the Second Boer War. Before the First World War, all volunteer forces, including the yeomanry, were brought into the Territorial Force. In the Second World War, the 2nd Royal Gloucestershire Hussars fought in North Africa until 1943. (Full article...)

Factotem, we're almost done with the blurbs for articles promoted at FAC in 2018. Thoughts and edits are welcome. This is actually 4 characters over the limit ... suggestions? - Dank (push to talk) 20:52, 13 December 2019 (UTC)

The following covers all the salient points in 973 characters:

The Royal Gloucestershire Hussars was a regiment of British volunteer Yeomanry Cavalry which traced its origins to a troop of yeomanry raised in Gloucestershire in 1795. It was officered by nobility and gentry, and its ranks were recruited largely from among landholders and tenant farmers. During the 19th century it was deployed in ceremonial duties and as mounted police during times of civil unrest. It won its first battle honour for service in South Africa during the Second Boer War. In 1908 it became part of the Territorial Force, and during the First World War the regiment saw action as infantry at Gallipoli and as cavalry in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign. It converted to armour just before the Second World War and fought in the North African Campaign. After several post-war reorganisations, the regiment was reduced to a squadron, and its lineage is maintained by C (Royal Gloucestershire Hussars) Squadron of the Royal Wessex Yeomanry. (Full article...)

How does that look to you? Factotem (talk) 21:34, 13 December 2019 (UTC)

Works for me. I bypassed some redirects. - Dank (push to talk) 21:52, 13 December 2019 (UTC)

Cool. Good to go. Factotem (talk) 21:54, 13 December 2019 (UTC)