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Known as '''The Queen's Bays''' | Known as '''The Queen's Bays''' | ||
== Chronology == | == Chronology == | ||
| − | *''' | + | *'''1685''' raised as the Earl of Peterborough's Regiment of Horse and ranked as the 3rd Regiment of Horse |
*'''1688''' renamed Villiers' Horse | *'''1688''' renamed Villiers' Horse | ||
*'''1715''' renamed The Princess of Wales's Own Regiment of Horse | *'''1715''' renamed The Princess of Wales's Own Regiment of Horse | ||
*'''1727''' renamed The Queen's Own Regiment of Horse | *'''1727''' renamed The Queen's Own Regiment of Horse | ||
| − | *''' | + | *'''1746''' renamed The Queen's Regiment of Dragoon Guards |
| + | *'''1751''' became the 2nd (The Queen's) Regiment of Dragoon Guards | ||
*'''1767''' became 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays) | *'''1767''' became 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays) | ||
*'''1921''' retitled The Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards) | *'''1921''' retitled The Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards) | ||
Revision as of 12:42, 24 August 2010
Known as The Queen's Bays
Chronology
- 1685 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
- 1746 renamed The Queen's Regiment of Dragoon Guards
- 1751 became the 2nd (The Queen's) Regiment of Dragoon Guards
- 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 British India
- 1857-59 The Indian Mutiny
- 1885 Sialkot
- 1893 Rawalpindi
- 1895 Egypt
- 1920 Sialkot
External Links
The Queen's Bays www.regiments.org
2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays) Wikipedia
1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards Wikipedia
History 1857-58 www.qdg.org.uk
