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Also known as '''3rd (King's Own) Regiment of Dragoons''' | Also known as '''3rd (King's Own) Regiment of Dragoons''' and the '''3rd Light Dragoons'''. | ||
== 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
- 1837 India
- 1842 Afghanistan
- 1845 1st Sikh War
- 1848 2nd Sikh War
- 1868 India
- 1896 Lucknow
- 1902 Sialkot
External Links
3rd The King's Own Hussars Wikipedia
Queen's Own Hussars Wikipedia