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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
*'''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
*'''1959''' amalgamated with The Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards)  to become 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards



Revision as of 12:32, 24 August 2010

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

External Links

1st King's Dragoon Guards www.regiments.org
1st King's Dragoon Guards Wikipedia.
History 1857-58 1st Dragoon Guards.
In China 1860 1st Dragoon Guards.
1st Dragoon Guards 1746-1959 British Empire website.