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== Service in British India == | == Service in British India == | ||
*''' | *'''1858''' [[Indian Mutiny]] | ||
*''' | *'''1882''' [[Egyptian Campaign]] | ||
*''' | *'''1883''' Mhow | ||
*''' | *'''1888''' [[Umballa]] | ||
*''' | *'''1891''' Muttra | ||
*''' | *'''1911''' [[Secunderabad]] | ||
*'''1927''' [[Meerut]] | *'''1927''' [[Meerut]] | ||
Revision as of 14:32, 25 August 2009
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
- 1927 Meerut
External Links
7th Dragoon Guards Wikipedia
4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards Wikipedia
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Dragoon_Guards Royal Dragoon Guards} Wikipedia