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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 ==
*'''1857''' [[Indian Mutiny]]  
*'''1857''' [[Indian Mutiny]]  
*'''1860''' [[:Category:2nd China War 1856-60|2nd China War]]  
*'''1860''' [[:Category:2nd China War 1856-60|2nd China War]]  
*'''1860''' Bangalore  
*'''1860''' [[Bangalore]]
*'''1864''' Secunderabad  
*'''1864''' [[Secunderabad]]
*'''1882''' Meerut  
*'''1882''' [[Meerut]]
*'''1885''' Rawalpindi  
*'''1885''' [[Rawalpindi]]
*'''1907''' Ambala  
*'''1907''' [[Umballa|Ambala]]
*'''1913''' Lucknow  
*'''1913''' [[Lucknow]]
*'''1919''' Afghanistan  
*'''1919''' [[Afghanistan]]
*'''1935''' Secunderabad  
*'''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://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://www.qdg.org.uk/pages/1857-to-1858-106.php History 1857-58] ''1st Dragoon Guards''.<br>
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_King's_Dragoon_Guards 1st King's Dragoon Guards] ''Wikipedia''.<br>
[http://www.qdg.org.uk/pages/China-War-1860-115.php In China 1860] ''1st Dragoon Guards''.<br>
*[https://www.qdg.org.uk/about/ 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards Regimental Association]
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/britishcavalry/1kdg.htm 1st Dragoon Guards 1746-1959] ''British Empire website''.
**[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
 
== References ==
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[[Category:British Army Cavalry Regiments]]
[[Category:British Army Cavalry Regiments]]

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

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

References

  1. ↑ The 13th Hussars in India & Afghanistan 1874-1884 pinetreeweb.com

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