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Also known as '''3rd Carabiniers'''
== Chronology ==
== Chronology ==
*'''1685''' raised as the Earl of Plymouth's Regiment of Horse and ranked as the 4th Regiment of Horse
*'''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
*'''1687''' renamed the 4th Regiment of Horse
*'''1746''' renamed the 3rd Dragoon Guards
*'''1746''' renamed the 3rd Dragoon Guards
*'''1751''' renamed the 3rd Regiment of Dragoon Guards
*'''1751''' renamed the '''3rd Regiment of Dragoon Guards'''
*'''1921''' renamed the 3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales's)
*'''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  
*'''1922''' amalgamated with the [[6th Dragoon Guards]] (Carabiniers) to form the 3rd/6th Dragoon Guards  
*'''1928''' amalgamated with the Royal Scots Greys (2nd Dragoons) forming the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys)
*'''1928''' renamed the 3rd Carabiniers (Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards)
*'''1971''' became 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays)
*'''1941''', February 01, a cadre of men became the [[25th Dragoons]].
*'''1921''' retitled The Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards)
*'''1971''' amalgamated with The Royal Scots Greys (2nd Dragoons) to form The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys) (SCOTS DG)
*'''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]]
*'''1884''' [[Muttra]]
*'''1889''' [[Rawalpindi]]
*'''1912''' Egypt
*'''1921''' [[Sialkot]]
 
==Regimental journal==
''The Feather and Carbine. (Regimental Journal of the 3rd Carabiniers)''. At least some editions are available at the [[British Library]]. Some volumes have been scanned and are available online, refer 'External links' below, although it is possible that part of the text/sections are missing, as the text seems rather limited for some editions.
 
==Regimental history==
''I Serve: Regimental History of the 3rd Carabiniers (Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards)'', by Lieutenant-Colonel L. B. Oatts. Published  by Home Headquarters 3rd Carabiniers Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards, 1966. Available at the [[British Library]] UIN: BLL01001095785
== External Links ==
== External Links ==
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/britishcavalry/3dg.htm 3rd Dragoon Guards] British Empire website<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3rd_Dragoon_Guards 3rd Dragoon Guards] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3rd/6th_Dragoon_Guards 3rd Carabiniers] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Scots_Dragoon_Guards_(Carabiniers_and_Greys) Royal Scots Dragoon Guards] Wikipedia
===Historical Books Online===
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/recordofthirdorp00canniala#page/n19/mode/2up ''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
*[https://archive.org/details/cu31924028003436 ''From Private to Field-Marshal''] by Field-Marshal Sir William Robertson 1921 Archive.org. Born c 1860, he went to India late 1888 as Lieutenant, 3rd Dragoon Guards, [https://archive.org/stream/cu31924028003436#page/n57/mode/2up page 34].
===Other===
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20071016052349/www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/cav/DG3.htm 3rd Dragoon Guards] including [http://web.archive.org/web/20071016052158/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-cav/dg3.htm deployments] www.regiments.org, an archived website
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20071020112657/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/cav/DG3carb.htm 3rd Carabiniers (Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards)] 1922-1971 including [http://web.archive.org/web/20071121044345/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-cav/dg3carb.htm deployments]www.regiments.org, now archived.
*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/britishcavalry/3dg.htm 3rd Dragoon Guards] British Empire website
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3rd_Dragoon_Guards 3rd Dragoon Guards] Wikipedia
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3rd/6th_Dragoon_Guards 3rd Carabiniers] Wikipedia
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Scots_Dragoon_Guards_(Carabiniers_and_Greys) Royal Scots Dragoon Guards] Wikipedia
*[http://www.3rdcarabiniers.org.uk/ 3rd  Carabiniers (POWDG)]
**[http://www.3rdcarabiniers.org.uk/feather-carbine-editions/ ''Feather & Carbine'' editions]
***1937 Journal: The Regiment moved to India. Note, at 2017/09, the 1937 edition was not available on the website.
****1937 Journal: Graves at Sialkot Part 1,  Part 2
***1938 Journal: Last mounted parade
***1939 Journal indicates the Regiment was mechanised
***1939-1945 Journal: The Regiment was initially in India and was in Burma 1944-45, when it was awarded Battle Honours for the Burma Campaign
**[http://www.3rdcarabiniers.org.uk/b-sqd/sgt-c-buckley/ Photographs: Sgt C. Buckley, B Sqd: 1930s] Nos 4-10 were previously labelled India
**[http://www.3rdcarabiniers.org.uk/unknown-sqd/bertie-gerald-baker-1927-1948/ Photographs: Bertie (Gerald) Baker, Unknown Squadron, 1930s]
**[http://www.3rdcarabiniers.org.uk/b-sqd/trooper-baker/ Photographs: Trooper AJ Baker,  B Sqd] went to India 1936
**Previously there were also photograph collections for Arthur James Thorne 1930s, and Tony George: India 1930s : the cemetery memorial to Trooper A.E.Atton P.W.D.G. died on 28 February 1938. Also  armoured cars and tanks; however, these cannot  now be located on the website.
*[http://www.scotsdgmuseum.com  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]]
 
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Latest revision as of 04:38, 13 December 2017

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)
  • 1941, February 01, a cadre of men became the 25th Dragoons.
  • 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

Regimental journal

The Feather and Carbine. (Regimental Journal of the 3rd Carabiniers). At least some editions are available at the British Library. Some volumes have been scanned and are available online, refer 'External links' below, although it is possible that part of the text/sections are missing, as the text seems rather limited for some editions.

Regimental history

I Serve: Regimental History of the 3rd Carabiniers (Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards), by Lieutenant-Colonel L. B. Oatts. Published by Home Headquarters 3rd Carabiniers Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards, 1966. Available at the British Library UIN: BLL01001095785

External Links

Historical Books Online

Other

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