3rd (Prince of Wales') Dragoon Guards

Also known as 3rd Carabiniers

Chronology

• 1685 raised as the Earl of Plymouth's Regiment of Horse and ranked as the 4th Regiment of Horse
• 1687 renamed the 4th Regiment of Horse
• 1746 renamed the 3rd Dragoon Guards
• 1751 renamed the 3rd Regiment of Dragoon Guards
• 1921 renamed the 3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales's)
• 1922 amalgamated with the 6th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers) to form the 3rd/6th Dragoon Guards
• 1928 renamed the 3rd Carabiniers (Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards)
• 1971 amalgamated with The Royal Scots Greys (2nd Dragoons) to form The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys) (SCOTS DG)

Service in British India

• 1857-59 The Indian Mutiny
• 1884 Muttra
• 1889 Rawalpindi
• 1912 Egypt
• 1921 Sialkot

External Links

Historical Books Online

• Historical record of the Third, or Prince of Wales' Regiment of Dragoon Guards : containing an account of the formation of the Regiment in 1685, and of its subsequent services to 1838 1838. Archive.org

Other

• 3rd Dragoon Guards including deployments www.regiments.org, an archived website
• 3rd Dragoon Guards British Empire website
• 3rd Dragoon Guards Wikipedia
• 3rd Carabiniers Wikipedia
• Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Wikipedia
• The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Museum at Edinburgh Castle. Covers the Royal Scots Greys (2nd Dragoons), the 3rd (Prince of Wales') Dragoon Guards and the 6th Dragoon Guards