The
11th Hussars (
Cherry Pickers) were a
British military unit. The unit's nickname came from an incident during the
Peninsular War, in which the 11th Hussars were attacked while raiding an
orchard. The 11th Hussars charged with the
Light Brigade[?] at
Baclava[?], during the
Crimean War. (See:
Charge of the Light Brigade). The 11th Hussars also fought in
Africa during
World War II.
In
1940, the 11th was located in
Africa as
Italy declared war on Britain. The unit immediately began to conduct various raids against Italian positions. The Hussars captured
Fort Capuzzo and, in an ambush east of
Bardia, captured
General Lastucci[?] of the
Italian Tenth Army[?].
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