7th Dragoon Guards

Also known as 7th (The Princess Royal's) Dragoon Guards

Chronology

• 1688 raised as Lord Cavendish's Regiment of Horse formed by regimentation of troops raised earlier in 1688; known until 1751 by the names of six other colonels
• 1690 ranked as 9th Horse; also known 1691-93 as Duke of Leinster's Regiment of Horse
• 1746 ranked as 4th Horse on Irish Establishment; also known as Black Horse
• 1751 formally titled the 4th Regiment of Horse
• 1788 renamed the 7th (The Princess Royal's) Dragoon Guards transferred from Irish to British Establishment and named for Charlotte The Princess Royal
• 1921 renamed the 7th Dragoon Guards (Princess Royal's)
• 1922 amalgamated with 4th Dragoon Guards 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

• 1858 Indian Mutiny
• 1882 Egyptian Campaign
• 1883 Mhow
• 1888 Umballa
• 1891 Muttra
• 1911 Secunderabad

External Links

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