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*'''1727''' renamed The Queen's Own Regiment of Horse
*'''1727''' renamed The Queen's Own Regiment of Horse
*'''1746''' renamed The Queen's Regiment of Dragoon Guards
*'''1746''' renamed The Queen's Regiment of Dragoon Guards
*'''1751''' became the 2nd (The Queen's) Regiment of Dragoon Guards
*'''1751''' became the [[2nd (The Queen's) Regiment of Dragoon Guards]]
*'''1767''' became 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays)
*'''1767''' became 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays)
*'''1921''' retitled The Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards)
*'''1921''' retitled The Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards)

Revision as of 14:45, 24 August 2010

Known as The Queen's Bays

Chronology

  • 1685 raised as the Earl of Peterborough's Regiment of Horse and ranked as the 3rd Regiment of Horse
  • 1688 renamed Villiers' Horse
  • 1715 renamed The Princess of Wales's Own Regiment of Horse
  • 1727 renamed The Queen's Own Regiment of Horse
  • 1746 renamed The Queen's Regiment of Dragoon Guards
  • 1751 became the 2nd (The Queen's) Regiment of Dragoon Guards
  • 1767 became 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays)
  • 1921 retitled The Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards)
  • 1959 amalgamated with the 1st King's Dragoon Guards to become 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards

Service in British India

External Links

The Queen's Bays www.regiments.org
2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays) Wikipedia
1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards Wikipedia
History 1857-58 www.qdg.org.uk