3rd (Prince of Wales') Dragoon Guards

Also known as 3rd Carabiniers

Chronology

• 1685 raised as the Earl of Plymouth's Regiment of Horse and ranked as the 4th Regiment of Horse
• 1687 renamed the 4th Regiment of Horse
• 1746 renamed the 3rd Dragoon Guards
• 1751 renamed the 3rd Regiment of Dragoon Guards
• 1921 renamed the 3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales's)
• 1922 amalgamated with the 6th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers) to form the 3rd/6th Dragoon Guards
• 1928 renamed the 3rd Carabiniers (Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards)
• 1971 amalgamated with The Royal Scots Greys (2nd Dragoons) to form The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys) (SCOTS DG)

Service in British India

• 1857-59 The Indian Mutiny
• 1884 Muttra
• 1889 Rawalpindi
• 1912 Egypt
• 1921 Sialkot

External Links

3rd Dragoon Guards www.regiments.org
3rd Dragoon Guards British Empire website
3rd Dragoon Guards Wikipedia
3rd Carabiniers Wikipedia
Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Wikipedia