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*'''1685''' raised by Lt Gen Sir John Lanier as Lanier's or 2nd Queen's Regiment of Horse | *'''1685''' raised by Lt Gen Sir John Lanier as Lanier's or 2nd Queen's Regiment of Horse | ||
*'''1714''' renamed The King's Own Regiment of Horse | *'''1714''' renamed The King's Own Regiment of Horse | ||
| − | *'''1751''' renamed the '''1st King's Dragoon Guards''' | + | *'''1746''' became The King's Dragoon Guards ranked 1st |
| + | *'''1751''' renamed the '''1st (The King's) Dragoon Guards''' | ||
| + | *'''1921''' became 1st King's Dragoon Guards | ||
*'''1959''' amalgamated with The Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards) to become 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards | *'''1959''' amalgamated with The Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards) to become 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards | ||
Revision as of 12:32, 24 August 2010
Chronology
- 1685 raised by Lt Gen Sir John Lanier as Lanier's or 2nd Queen's Regiment of Horse
- 1714 renamed The King's Own Regiment of Horse
- 1746 became The King's Dragoon Guards ranked 1st
- 1751 renamed the 1st (The King's) Dragoon Guards
- 1921 became 1st King's Dragoon Guards
- 1959 amalgamated with The Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards) to become 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards
Service in British India
- 1857 Indian Mutiny
- 1860 2nd China War
- 1860 Bangalore
- 1864 Secunderabad
- 1882 Meerut
- 1885 Rawalpindi
- 1907 Ambala
- 1913 Lucknow
- 1919 Afghanistan
- 1935 Secunderabad
External Links
1st King's Dragoon Guards www.regiments.org
1st King's Dragoon Guards Wikipedia.
History 1857-58 1st Dragoon Guards.
In China 1860 1st Dragoon Guards.
1st Dragoon Guards 1746-1959 British Empire website.
