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| − | Also known as ''' | + | Also known as ''' 5th (or Royal Irish) Lancers''' |
== Chronology == | == Chronology == | ||
| − | *''' | + | *'''1689''' raised in Enniskillen as James Wynne's Regiment of Dragoons |
| − | *'''1751''' formally titled the | + | *'''1751''' formally titled the 5th Regiment of Dragoons |
| − | *'''1788''' renamed the | + | *'''1788''' renamed the 5th Royal Irish Dragoons |
| − | *''' | + | *'''1799''' suspected of treachery and disbanded |
| − | *'''1861''' renamed the | + | *'''1858''' reformed as the 5th (or Royal Irish) Regiment of Dragoons |
| − | *''' | + | *'''1861''' renamed the 5th (or Royal Irish) Lancers |
| − | *''' | + | *'''1922''' amalgamated with the 16th The Queen's Lancers to become 16th/5th Queen's Royal Lancers |
| − | *'''1993''' amalgamated with | + | *'''1954''' became the 16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers |
| + | *'''1993''' amalgamated with the 17th/21st Lancers to form The Queen's Royal Lancers | ||
== Service in British India == | == Service in British India == | ||
| − | *''' | + | *'''1864''' India |
| − | + | *'''1888''' [[Meerut]] | |
| − | + | *'''1894''' Muttra | |
| − | *''' | + | *'''1919''' Risalpur |
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*'''1922''' [[Meerut]] | *'''1922''' [[Meerut]] | ||
*'''1924''' [[Lucknow]] | *'''1924''' [[Lucknow]] | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
| − | [http://web.archive.org/web/ | + | [http://web.archive.org/web/20080118151132/www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/cav/D05L.htm 5th Royal Irish Lancers] www.regiments.org<br> |
| − | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5th_Royal_Irish_Lancers 5th Royal Irish Lancers] Wikipedia<br> |
| − | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Queen%27s_Royal_Hussars_(The_Queen%27s_Own_and_Royal_Irish) Queen's Royal Irish Hussars] Wikipedia | + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Queen%27s_Royal_Hussars_(The_Queen%27s_Own_and_Royal_Irish) Queen's Royal Irish Hussars] Wikipedia |
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[[Category:British Army Cavalry Regiments]] | [[Category:British Army Cavalry Regiments]] | ||
Revision as of 09:16, 23 July 2009
Also known as 5th (or Royal Irish) Lancers
Chronology
- 1689 raised in Enniskillen as James Wynne's Regiment of Dragoons
- 1751 formally titled the 5th Regiment of Dragoons
- 1788 renamed the 5th Royal Irish Dragoons
- 1799 suspected of treachery and disbanded
- 1858 reformed as the 5th (or Royal Irish) Regiment of Dragoons
- 1861 renamed the 5th (or Royal Irish) Lancers
- 1922 amalgamated with the 16th The Queen's Lancers to become 16th/5th Queen's Royal Lancers
- 1954 became the 16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers
- 1993 amalgamated with the 17th/21st Lancers to form The Queen's Royal Lancers
Service in British India
External Links
5th Royal Irish Lancers www.regiments.org
5th Royal Irish Lancers Wikipedia
Queen's Royal Irish Hussars Wikipedia
