7th Dragoon Guards

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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

External Links

7th Dragoon Guards Wikipedia
4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards Wikipedia
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Dragoon_Guards Royal Dragoon Guards} Wikipedia

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