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Also known as ''' 4th Queen's Own Hussars'''
Also known as ''' 5th (or Royal Irish) Lancers'''


== Chronology ==
== Chronology ==
*'''1685''' raised as The Princess Anne of Denmark's Regiment of Dragoons  and ranked as the 4th Dragoons
*'''1689''' raised in Enniskillen as James Wynne's Regiment of Dragoons
*'''1751''' formally titled the 4th Regiment of Dragoons
*'''1751''' formally titled the 5th Regiment of Dragoons
*'''1788''' renamed the 4th (Queen's Own) Regiment of Dragoons
*'''1788''' renamed the 5th Royal Irish Dragoons
*'''1818''' renamed the 4th (The Queen's Own) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons
*'''1799''' suspected of treachery and disbanded
*'''1861''' renamed the 4th (Queen's Own) Hussars
*'''1858''' reformed as the 5th (or Royal Irish) Regiment of Dragoons
*'''1921''' renamed the 4th Queen's Own Hussars
*'''1861''' renamed the 5th (or Royal Irish) Lancers
*'''1958''' amalgamated with the 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars, to form the The Queen's Royal Irish Hussars
*'''1922''' amalgamated with the 16th The Queen's Lancers to become 16th/5th Queen's Royal Lancers
*'''1993''' amalgamated with The Queen's Own Hussars to form The Queen's Royal Hussars (The Queen's Own and Royal Irish)
*'''1954''' became the 16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers
*'''1993''' amalgamated with the 17th/21st Lancers to form The Queen's Royal Lancers


== Service in British India ==
== Service in British India ==
*'''1822''' Bay of Cambay and then [[Kirkee]]
*'''1864''' India
*'''1839''' [[1st Afghan War]]
*'''1888''' [[Meerut]]
*'''1867''' [[Bombay]]
*'''1894''' Muttra
*'''1868''' [[Meerut]]
*'''1919''' Risalpur
*'''1896''' [[Bangalore]]
*'''1899''' [[Lucknow]]
*'''1902''' [[Meerut]]
*'''1904''' [[Secunderabad]]
*'''1919''' Muttra
*'''1922''' [[Meerut]]
*'''1922''' [[Meerut]]
*'''1924''' [[Lucknow]]
*'''1924''' [[Lucknow]]
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== External Links ==
== External Links ==
[http://web.archive.org/web/20071016045029/www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/cav/D04h.htm 4th Queen's Own Hussars] www.regiments.org<br>
[http://web.archive.org/web/20080118151132/www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/cav/D05L.htm 5th Royal Irish Lancers] www.regiments.org<br>
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4th_Queen's_Own_Hussars 4th Queen's Own Hussars] Wikipedia<br>
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5th_Royal_Irish_Lancers 5th Royal Irish Lancers] Wikipedia<br>
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Queen%27s_Royal_Hussars_(The_Queen%27s_Own_and_Royal_Irish) Queen's Royal Irish Hussars] Wikipedia<br>
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Queen%27s_Royal_Hussars_(The_Queen%27s_Own_and_Royal_Irish) Queen's Royal Irish Hussars] Wikipedia
[http://shadowsoftime.co.nz/fourths.html Regiment Records] shadowsoftime.co.nz<br>
[http://shadowsoftime.co.nz/4ths/fourths.html Personal Records] shadowsoftime.co.nz<br>
[http://www.genes.plus.com/ARMYLIST/Dragoons.htm 4th Light Dragoons - Regimental Summary] www.genes.plus.com


[[Category:British Army Cavalry Regiments]]
[[Category:British Army Cavalry Regiments]]

Revision as of 09:16, 23 July 2009

Also known as 5th (or Royal Irish) Lancers

Chronology

  • 1689 raised in Enniskillen as James Wynne's Regiment of Dragoons
  • 1751 formally titled the 5th Regiment of Dragoons
  • 1788 renamed the 5th Royal Irish Dragoons
  • 1799 suspected of treachery and disbanded
  • 1858 reformed as the 5th (or Royal Irish) Regiment of Dragoons
  • 1861 renamed the 5th (or Royal Irish) Lancers
  • 1922 amalgamated with the 16th The Queen's Lancers to become 16th/5th Queen's Royal Lancers
  • 1954 became the 16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers
  • 1993 amalgamated with the 17th/21st Lancers to form The Queen's Royal Lancers

Service in British India

External Links

5th Royal Irish Lancers www.regiments.org
5th Royal Irish Lancers Wikipedia
Queen's Royal Irish Hussars Wikipedia