Cap Badge - 3rd (The King's Own) Hussars The 3rd Hussars' badge depicts the white horse of Hannover above brass scroll "3rd THE KING'S OWN HUSSARS". This insignia was granted to the regiment by King George I in 1715 following its service against the Jacobites at Sherrifmuir. The 3rd (The King's Own) Hussars was a cavalry regiment in the British Army, first raised in 1685. It saw service for three centuries, before being amalgamated into The Queen's Own Hussars in 1958.