The King’s German Legion comprised Hanoverian exiles. When Napoleon overran Hanover in 1803, King George III invited them to fight for freedom in Britain. They were a literal army in exile.
Per AKO Dd 24 January 1899: Kaiser Wilhelm II awards two Ulanen Regiments of Hanover; tradition bearers of the old Regiments of Hanover; the Peninsula-Waterloo-Garzia Hernandez Battle Honours.
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“Charge of the Heavy Dragoons of the King’s German Legion at García Hernández, 23 July 1812.”
- Richard Knötel, 1914
