4th Dragoon Guards

Also known as 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards

Chronology

1685 raised as the Earl of Arran's Regiment of Cuirassiers formed by regimentation of troops raised earlier in 1685; ranked as 6th Horse; later known as Duke of Hamilton's Regiment of Cuirassiers; also known by the names of nine other colonels
1691 ranked as 5th Horse upon disbandment of former 5th Horse
1746 ranked as 1st Horse on Irish Establishment; also known as Blue Horse
1751 formally titled the 1st Regiment of Horse
1788 renamed the 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards transferred from Irish to British Establishment
1921 renamed the 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards
1922 amalgamated with 7th Dragoon Guards (Princess Royal's), 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