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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 Dragoon Guards|1st King's Dragoon Guards]] to become 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards | |||
==Service in British India== | |||
*'''1857-59''' The [[Indian Mutiny]] | |||
*'''1885''' [[Sialkot]] | |||
*'''1893''' [[Rawalpindi]] | |||
*'''1895''' Egypt | |||
*'''1920''' [[Sialkot]] | |||
==Regimental histories== | |||
*''A History of the Queen's Bays (the 2nd Dragoon Guards), 1685-1929'' by Frederic Whyte and A. Hilliard Atteridge, 1930. Available at the British Library UIN: BLL01001095776 | |||
*''A History of the Queen's Bays (the 2nd Dragoon Guards), 1929-1945'' by W. R. Beddington 1954. Available at the BL UIN: BLL01001095777 | |||
== External Links == | |||
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20071016052345/www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/cav/DG2bays.htm The Queen's Bays] including [http://web.archive.org/web/20071016143619/http://regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-cav/dg2.htm deployments] www.regiments.org, an archived website.<br> | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2nd_Dragoon_Guards_(Queen's_Bays) 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays)] Wikipedia<br> | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_The_Queen%27s_Dragoon_Guards 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards] Wikipedia<br> | |||
*[https://www.nam.ac.uk/explore/queens-bays-2nd-dragoon-guards The Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards)] National Army Museum. | |||
*[http://www.qdg.org.uk/pages/1857-to-1858-106.php History 1857-58] www.qdg.org.uk | |||
*[http://www.cardiffcastlemuseum.org.uk Firing Line: Cardiff Castle Museum of the Welsh Soldier] covers [[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 History] | |||
**[http://www.cardiffcastlemuseum.org.uk/military-genealogy.php Military Genealogy] | |||
===Historical books online=== | |||
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=oKAEAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA298 "Abstract from the Annual Medical Report of the 2nd Dragoon Guards, from 1st January to 31st December, 1862] by Surgeon Massy, page 298 ''Army Medical Department: Report for the Year 1862'' Google Books | |||
[[Category:British Army Cavalry Regiments]] | [[Category:British Army Cavalry Regiments]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:01, 7 November 2019
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
- 1857-59 The Indian Mutiny
- 1885 Sialkot
- 1893 Rawalpindi
- 1895 Egypt
- 1920 Sialkot
Regimental histories
- A History of the Queen's Bays (the 2nd Dragoon Guards), 1685-1929 by Frederic Whyte and A. Hilliard Atteridge, 1930. Available at the British Library UIN: BLL01001095776
- A History of the Queen's Bays (the 2nd Dragoon Guards), 1929-1945 by W. R. Beddington 1954. Available at the BL UIN: BLL01001095777
External Links
- The Queen's Bays including deployments www.regiments.org, an archived website.
- 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays) Wikipedia
- 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards Wikipedia
- The Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards) National Army Museum.
- History 1857-58 www.qdg.org.uk
- Firing Line: Cardiff Castle Museum of the Welsh Soldier covers 1st Dragoon Guards, 2nd Dragoon Guards or The Queen’s Bays, 23rd, 24th , 41st and 69th Regiments of Foot.
Historical books online
- "Abstract from the Annual Medical Report of the 2nd Dragoon Guards, from 1st January to 31st December, 1862 by Surgeon Massy, page 298 Army Medical Department: Report for the Year 1862 Google Books