6th Dragoon Guards
Known as The Carabiniers
Chronology
- 1685 raised as the 9th Horse Regiment known as Lord Lumley's Horse
- ???? renamed The Queen Dowager's Horse
- 1691 renamed The King's Carabiniers
- 1746 renamed the 3rd Irish Horse (The Carabiniers)
- 1788 became the 6th Dragoon Guards (The Carabiniers)
- 1922 amalgamated with the 3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales'), and designated 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) on 2 July 1971, forming the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys)
Service in British India
- 1857 Indian Mutiny
- 1879 2nd Afghan War
- 1880 Sialkot
- 1903 Bangalore
- 1906 Mhow
External Links
6th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers) www.regiments.org
Carabiniers Wikipedia
3rd Carabiniers Wikipedia
Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Wikipedia