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*'''1788''' renamed the 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards transferred from Irish to British Establishment
 
*'''1788''' renamed the 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards transferred from Irish to British Establishment
 
*'''1921''' renamed the 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards
 
*'''1921''' renamed the 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards
*'''1922''' amalgamated with 7th Dragoon Guards (Princess Royal's), to form 4th/7th Dragoon Guards
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*'''1922''' amalgamated with [[7th Dragoon Guards]] (Princess Royal's), to form 4th/7th Dragoon Guards
 
*'''1935''' became 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards
 
*'''1935''' became 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards
 
*'''1992''' amalgamated with 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards to form The Royal Dragoon Guards
 
*'''1992''' amalgamated with 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards to form The Royal Dragoon Guards
  
 
== Service in British India ==
 
== Service in British India ==
*'''1822''' Bay of Cambay and then [[Kirkee]]
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*'''1882''' [[Egyptian Campaign]]
*'''1839''' [[1st Afghan War]]
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*'''1894''' [[Rawalpindi]]
*'''1867''' [[Bombay]]
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*'''1902''' Muttra
*'''1868''' [[Meerut]]
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*'''1921''' [[Secunderabad]]
*'''1896''' [[Bangalore]]
 
*'''1899''' [[Lucknow]]
 
*'''1902''' [[Meerut]]
 
*'''1904''' [[Secunderabad]]
 
*'''1919''' Muttra
 
*'''1922''' [[Meerut]]
 
*'''1924''' [[Lucknow]]
 
*'''1927''' [[Meerut]]
 
 
 
 
== External Links ==
 
== External Links ==
 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4th_Royal_Irish_Dragoon_Guards 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards] Wikipedia<br>
 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4th_Royal_Irish_Dragoon_Guards 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards] Wikipedia<br>

Revision as of 14:37, 25 August 2009

Also known as 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards

Chronology

  • 1685 raised as the Earl of Arran's Regiment of Cuirassiers formed by regimentation of troops raised earlier in 1685; ranked as 6th Horse; later known as Duke of Hamilton's Regiment of Cuirassiers; also known by the names of nine other colonels
  • 1691 ranked as 5th Horse upon disbandment of former 5th Horse
  • 1746 ranked as 1st Horse on Irish Establishment; also known as Blue Horse
  • 1751 formally titled the 1st Regiment of Horse
  • 1788 renamed the 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards transferred from Irish to British Establishment
  • 1921 renamed the 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards
  • 1922 amalgamated with 7th Dragoon Guards (Princess Royal's), to form 4th/7th Dragoon Guards
  • 1935 became 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards
  • 1992 amalgamated with 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards to form The Royal Dragoon Guards

Service in British India

External Links

4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards Wikipedia
4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards Wikipedia
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Dragoon_Guards Royal Dragoon Guards} Wikipedia