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Also known as ''' | Also known as ''' 5th (or Royal Irish) Lancers''' | ||
== Chronology == | == Chronology == | ||
*''' | *'''1689''' raised in Enniskillen as James Wynne's Regiment of Dragoons | ||
*'''1751''' formally titled the | *'''1751''' formally titled the 5th Regiment of Dragoons | ||
*'''1788''' renamed the | *'''1788''' renamed the 5th Royal Irish Dragoons | ||
*''' | *'''1799''' suspected of treachery and disbanded | ||
*'''1861''' renamed the | *'''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 | ||
*'''1993''' amalgamated with | *'''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 == | ||
*''' | *'''1864''' India | ||
*'''1888''' [[Meerut]] | |||
*'''1894''' Muttra | |||
*''' | *'''1919''' Risalpur | ||
*''' | |||
*'''1919''' | |||
*'''1922''' [[Meerut]] | *'''1922''' [[Meerut]] | ||
*'''1924''' [[Lucknow]] | *'''1924''' [[Lucknow]] | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://web.archive.org/web/ | [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/ | [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 | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Queen%27s_Royal_Hussars_(The_Queen%27s_Own_and_Royal_Irish) Queen's Royal Irish Hussars] Wikipedia | ||
[[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