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
Service in British India
- 1822 Bay of Cambay and then Kirkee
- 1839 1st Afghan War
- 1867 Bombay
- 1868 Meerut
- 1896 Bangalore
- 1899 Lucknow
- 1902 Meerut
- 1904 Secunderabad
- 1919 Muttra
- 1922 Meerut
- 1924 Lucknow
- 1927 Meerut
External Links
4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards Wikipedia
4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards Wikipedia
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Dragoon_Guards Royal Dragoon Guards} Wikipedia