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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 | ||
*'''1959''' amalgamated with The Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards) to become 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards | *'''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 == | == Service in British India == | ||
[[:Category:2nd China War 1856-60|2nd China War]] | *'''1857''' [[Indian Mutiny]] | ||
*'''1860''' [[:Category:2nd China War 1856-60|2nd China War]] | |||
*'''1860''' [[Bangalore]] | |||
*'''1864''' [[Secunderabad]] | |||
*'''1882''' [[Meerut]] | |||
*'''1885''' [[Rawalpindi]] | |||
*'''1907''' [[Umballa|Ambala]] | |||
*'''1913''' [[Lucknow]] | |||
*'''1919''' [[Afghanistan]] | |||
*'''1935''' [[Secunderabad]] | |||
In 1884 due to the return of the [[13th Hussars]] to England, 1 sergeant, 1 corporal, and 22 privates transferred to the 1st King's Dragoon Guards <ref> [http://pinetreeweb.com/13th-afghan-war.htm The 13th Hussars in India & Afghanistan 1874-1884] pinetreeweb.com</ref> | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_King's_Dragoon_Guards 1st King's Dragoon Guards] Wikipedia<br>[http://www.qdg.org.uk/pages/1857-to-1858-106.php | *[http://web.archive.org/web/20071016052339/www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/cav/DG1kdg.htm 1st King's Dragoon Guards] including [http://web.archive.org/web/20071107112520/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-cav/dg1.htm deployments] ''www.regiments.org''<br> | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_King's_Dragoon_Guards 1st King's Dragoon Guards] ''Wikipedia''.<br> | |||
*[https://www.qdg.org.uk/about/ 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards Regimental Association] | |||
**[https://web.archive.org/web/20181006225118/http://www.qdg.org.uk/pages/Detailed-History-56.php Detailed History of 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards], now archived webpages including | |||
***[https://web.archive.org/web/20181021200327/http://www.qdg.org.uk/pages/1857-to-1858-106.php Lucknow - Indian Mutiny (1857-1858)] | |||
***[https://web.archive.org/web/20181211081707/http://www.qdg.org.uk/pages/China-War-1860-115.php China War 1860] | |||
*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/britishcavalry/1kdg.htm 1st Dragoon Guards 1746-1959] ''British Empire website''. | |||
*[http://www.cardiffcastlemuseum.org.uk Firing Line: Cardiff Castle Museum of the Welsh Soldier] covers the 1st Dragoon Guards, [[2nd Dragoon Guards]] or The Queen’s Bays, [[23rd Regiment of Foot|23rd]], [[24th Regiment of Foot|24th]] , [[41st Regiment of Foot|41st]] and [[69th Regiment of Foot|69th Regiments of Foot]] | |||
**[http://www.cardiffcastlemuseum.org.uk/history.php Regimental History] | |||
**[http://www.cardiffcastlemuseum.org.uk/military-genealogy.php Military Genealogy] includes a Soldier Genealogy Search for Dragoon Guards. | |||
*Listen to the [http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/80000927 1977 interview with Kenneth Edward Savill], British officer served with 1st King's Dragoon Guards in India and GB, 1937-1939 Reel 3…Recollections of period as officer with 1st King's Dragoon Guards in India and GB, 1936-1939: reasons for transfer to horsed unit in India, 1936. Imperial War Museums | |||
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Latest revision as of 23:04, 8 October 2019
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
In 1884 due to the return of the 13th Hussars to England, 1 sergeant, 1 corporal, and 22 privates transferred to the 1st King's Dragoon Guards [1]
External Links
- 1st King's Dragoon Guards including deployments www.regiments.org
- 1st King's Dragoon Guards Wikipedia.
- 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards Regimental Association
- Detailed History of 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards, now archived webpages including
- 1st Dragoon Guards 1746-1959 British Empire website.
- Firing Line: Cardiff Castle Museum of the Welsh Soldier covers the 1st Dragoon Guards, 2nd Dragoon Guards or The Queen’s Bays, 23rd, 24th , 41st and 69th Regiments of Foot
- Regimental History
- Military Genealogy includes a Soldier Genealogy Search for Dragoon Guards.
- Listen to the 1977 interview with Kenneth Edward Savill, British officer served with 1st King's Dragoon Guards in India and GB, 1937-1939 Reel 3…Recollections of period as officer with 1st King's Dragoon Guards in India and GB, 1936-1939: reasons for transfer to horsed unit in India, 1936. Imperial War Museums
References
- ↑ The 13th Hussars in India & Afghanistan 1874-1884 pinetreeweb.com