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*'''1799''' suspected of treachery and disbanded | *'''1799''' suspected of treachery and disbanded | ||
*'''1858''' reformed as the 5th (or Royal Irish) Regiment of Dragoons | *'''1858''' reformed as the 5th (or Royal Irish) Regiment of Dragoons | ||
*'''1861''' renamed the 5th (or Royal Irish) Lancers | *'''1861''' renamed the '''5th (or Royal Irish) Lancers''' | ||
*'''1922''' amalgamated with the [[16th Lancers|16th The Queen's Lancers]] to become 16th/5th Queen's Royal Lancers | *'''1922''' amalgamated with the [[16th Lancers|16th The Queen's Lancers]] to become 16th/5th Queen's Royal Lancers | ||
*'''1954''' became the 16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers | *'''1954''' became the 16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers | ||
Revision as of 15:09, 24 August 2010
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
- 1864 India
- 1888 Meerut
- 1894 Muttra
- 1919 Risalpur
- 1921 Risalpur
External Links
5th Royal Irish Lancers www.regiments.org
5th Royal Irish Lancers Wikipedia
Queen's Royal Irish Hussars Wikipedia