HUSSAR, originally the name of a soldier belonging to a corps of light horse raised by Matthias Corvinus, king of Hungary, in 1458, to fight against the Turks. The hussar was the typical Hungarian cavalry soldier, and, in the absence of good light cav alry in the regular armies of central and western Europe, the name and character of the hussars gradually spread into Prussia, France, etc. Frederick the Great sent Maj. H. J. von Zieten to study the work of this type of cavalry in the Austrian service, and Zieten so far improved on the Austrian model that he defeated his old teacher, Gen. Baranyai, in an encounter between the Prussian and Austrian hussars at Rothschloss in 1741. The typical uniform of the Hungarian hussar was followed, with modifications, in other European armies. It consisted of a busby or a high cylindrical cloth cap, jacket with heavy braiding and a dolman or pelisse, a loose coat worn hanging from the left shoulder. The hussar regi ments of the British army were converted from light dragoons at the following dates: 7th (18o5), loth and 15th (18o6), 18th (1807, and again on revival after disbandment, 1858), 8th (1822), (1840), loth (late 2nd Bengal European Cavalry) (186o), 13th, 14th and 19th (late 1st Bengal European Cavalry) (1861). The 21st Lancers were hussars from 1862 to 1897. In 1922, on the reduction of the cavalry, the 13th and 18th, the 15th and 19th were amalgamated as the 13th/18th Hussars and 15th/I9th Hus sars. In 1928 the 11th were converted into an armoured car regiment, retaining their title.