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Known as '''The Queen's Bays'''
== Chronology ==
*'''1682''' raised as the Earl of Peterborough's Regiment of Horse and ranked as the 3rd Regiment of Horse
*'''1688''' renamed Villiers' Horse
*'''1715''' renamed The Princess of Wales's Own Regiment of Horse
*'''1727''' renamed The Queen's Own Regiment of Horse
*'''1747''' became the 2nd Queens Regiment of Dragoon Guards (The Bays)
*'''1767''' became 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays)
*'''1921''' retitled The Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards)
*'''1959''' amalgamated with the 1st King's Dragoon Guards to become 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards
==Service in India and China==
The first period of service (1857-59) was caused by the outbreak of the[[ Indian Mutiny]]. The second was during the
[[2nd China War 1856-60]]. They were in India again from 1885-94.
== External Links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2nd_Dragoon_Guards_(Queen's_Bays) 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays)] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_The_Queen%27s_Dragoon_Guards 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards] Wikipedia<br>[http://www.qdg.org.uk/pages/1857-to-1858-106.php History 1857-58] www.qdg.org.uk
[[Category:British Army Cavalry Regiments]]
