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*'''1685''' raised by Lt Gen Sir John Lanier as Lanier's or 2nd Queen's Regiment of Horse
*'''1714''' renamed The King's Own Regiment of Horse
*'''1746''' became The King's Dragoon Guards ranked 1st*'''1751''' renamed the '''1st (The King's ) Dragoon Guards'''*'''1921''' became 1st King's Dragoon Guards*'''1959''' amalgamated with The Queen's Bays ([[2nd Dragoon Guards]]) to become 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards
== Service in British India ==
*'''1857''' [[Indian Mutiny]] *'''1860''' [[:Category:2nd China War 1856-60|2nd China War]]*'''1860''' [[Bangalore]] *'''1864''' [[Secunderabad]] *'''1882''' [[Meerut]] *'''1885''' [[Rawalpindi]] *'''1907''' [[Umballa|Ambala]] *'''1913''' [[Lucknow]] *'''1919''' [[Afghanistan]] *'''1935''' [[Secunderabad]]  In 1884 due to the return of the [[13th Hussars]] to England, 1 sergeant, 1 corporal, and 22 privates transferred to the 1st King's Dragoon Guards <ref> [http://pinetreeweb.com/13th-afghan-war.htm The 13th Hussars in India & Afghanistan 1874-1884] pinetreeweb.com</ref>
== External Links ==
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20071016052339/www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/cav/DG1kdg.htm 1st King's Dragoon Guards] including [http://web.archive.org/web/20071107112520/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-cav/dg1.htm deployments] ''www.regiments.org''<br>*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_King's_Dragoon_Guards 1st King's Dragoon Guards] ''Wikipedia''.<br>*[https://www.qdg.org.uk/about/ 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards Regimental Association]**[https://web.archive.org/web/20181006225118/http://www.britishempireqdg.coorg.uk/forcespages/Detailed-History-56.php Detailed History of 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards], now archived webpages including***[https://web.archive.org/web/20181021200327/http://armyunitswww.qdg.org.uk/britishcavalrypages/1kdg1857-to-1858-106.htm<br>php Lucknow - Indian Mutiny (1857-1858)]***[https://web.archive.org/web/20181211081707/http://www.qdg.org.uk/pages/China-War-1860-115.php In China War 1860] *[http://www.qdgbritishempire.orgco.uk /forces/armyunits/britishcavalry/1kdg.htm 1st Dragoon Guards1746-1959] ''British Empire website''.*[http://www.cardiffcastlemuseum.org.uk Firing Line: Cardiff Castle Museum of the Welsh Soldier] covers the 1st Dragoon Guards, [[2nd Dragoon Guards]] or The Queen’s Bays, [[23rd Regiment of Foot|23rd]], [[24th Regiment of Foot|24th]] , [[41st Regiment of Foot|41st]] and [[69th Regiment of Foot|69th Regiments of Foot]]**[http://www.cardiffcastlemuseum.org.uk/history.php Regimental History] **[http://www.cardiffcastlemuseum.org.uk/military-genealogy.php Military Genealogy] includes a Soldier Genealogy Search for Dragoon Guards.*Listen to the [http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/80000927 1977 interview with Kenneth Edward Savill], British officer served with 1st King's Dragoon Guards in India and GB, 1937-1939 Reel 3…Recollections of period as officer with 1st King's Dragoon Guards in India and GB, 1936-1939: reasons for transfer to horsed unit in India, 1936. Imperial War Museums == References ==<references /> {{#widget:Google PlusOne|size=small|count=true}}  
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