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Also known as '''3rd (King's Own) Regiment of Dragoons'''
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Also known as '''3rd (King's Own) Regiment of Dragoons''' and the '''3rd Light Dragoons'''.
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== Chronology ==
 
== Chronology ==
 
*'''1685''' raised as the Duke of Somerset's Regiment of Dragoons
 
*'''1685''' raised as the Duke of Somerset's Regiment of Dragoons

Revision as of 14:00, 7 September 2009

Also known as 3rd (King's Own) Regiment of Dragoons and the 3rd Light Dragoons.

Chronology

  • 1685 raised as the Duke of Somerset's Regiment of Dragoons
  • 1694 renamed The Queen Consort's Own Regiment of Dragoons
  • 1714 renamed The King's Regiment of Dragoons
  • 1751 renamed the 3rd (King's Own) Regiment of Dragoons
  • 1818 renamed 3rd (The King's Own) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons
  • 1861 renamed the 3rd (The King's Own) Hussars
  • 1921 renamed the 3rd The King's Own Hussars
  • 1958 amalgamated with 7th Queen's Own Hussars to form The Queen's Own Hussars

Service in British India

External Links

3rd The King's Own Hussars Wikipedia
Queen's Own Hussars Wikipedia