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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 Lancers|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 |
| − | *''' | + | *'''1921''' Risalpur |
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| − | *'' | + | On 1 August 1874, as the regiment was returning to England, 1 sergeant and 6 men transferred to the [[13th Hussars]] |
| − | *' | + | <ref> [https://www.pinetreeweb.com/13th-afghan-war.html The 13th Hussars in India & Afghanistan 1874-1884] pinetreeweb.com</ref> |
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| − | *'' | + | ==Regimental histories== |
| − | * | + | *''The History of the 5th (Royal Irish) Regiment of Dragoons from 1689 to 1799, afterwards the 5th Royal Irish Lancers from 1858 to 1921'' by Colonel J. R. Harvey ... Completed to 1921 by Lieut.-Colonel H. A. Cape. 1923. Available at the [[British Library]] UIN: BLL01001095845 |
| − | *''' | + | *''The Harp and Crown, the History of the 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers, 1902 - 1922'' by Ciaran Byrne. Published and Printed by Lulu Books 2007. ISBN 9781847533395 . [https://books.google.ie/books?id=Nifqt4ziFREC&pg=PP1 Sample pages, Google Books] |
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| + | == External links == | ||
| + | *[http://web.archive.org/web/20080118151132/www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/cav/D05L.htm 5th Royal Irish Lancers] including [http://web.archive.org/web/20080118151132/www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/cav/D05L.htm deployments] www.regiments.org, an archived site. | ||
| + | *[http://web.archive.org/web/20071007121935/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/cav/D16-5L.htm 16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers] including [http://web.archive.org/web/20071024085822/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-cav/d16-5L.htm deployments] www.regiments.org, an archived site | ||
| + | *[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://www.qrlnymuseum.co.uk The Queen's Royal Lancers and Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Museum] at Thoresby Park, 22 miles north of Nottingham. Covers the 5th, [[16th (The Queen's) Lancers|16th]], [[17th Dragoons|17th]], and [[21st Hussars|21st Lancers]] | ||
| + | **[http://www.qrlnymuseum.co.uk/enquiries.htm Historical Enquiries and Research]. The Archives are located at Lancer House inside Prince William of Gloucester Barracks, Grantham | ||
| + | **[http://www.qrlnymuseum.co.uk/5l.htm The 5th Lancers] | ||
| + | **[http://www.qrlnymuseum.co.uk/165l.htm The 16th/5th Lancers] | ||
| + | ===Historical books online=== | ||
| + | *[http://www.archive.org/stream/historicalrecor00willgoog#page/n10/mode/2up ''The Historical Records of the Fifth (Royal Irish) Lancers from their foundation as Wynne's Dragoons (in 1689) to the present day''] by Walter Temple Willcox 1908 Archive.org | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:46, 13 March 2020
Also known as 5th (or Royal Irish) Lancers
Contents
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
On 1 August 1874, as the regiment was returning to England, 1 sergeant and 6 men transferred to the 13th Hussars [1]
Regimental histories
- The History of the 5th (Royal Irish) Regiment of Dragoons from 1689 to 1799, afterwards the 5th Royal Irish Lancers from 1858 to 1921 by Colonel J. R. Harvey ... Completed to 1921 by Lieut.-Colonel H. A. Cape. 1923. Available at the British Library UIN: BLL01001095845
- The Harp and Crown, the History of the 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers, 1902 - 1922 by Ciaran Byrne. Published and Printed by Lulu Books 2007. ISBN 9781847533395 . Sample pages, Google Books
External links
- 5th Royal Irish Lancers including deployments www.regiments.org, an archived site.
- 16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers including deployments www.regiments.org, an archived site
- 5th Royal Irish Lancers Wikipedia
- Queen's Royal Irish Hussars Wikipedia
- The Queen's Royal Lancers and Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Museum at Thoresby Park, 22 miles north of Nottingham. Covers the 5th, 16th, 17th, and 21st Lancers
- Historical Enquiries and Research. The Archives are located at Lancer House inside Prince William of Gloucester Barracks, Grantham
- The 5th Lancers
- The 16th/5th Lancers
Historical books online
- The Historical Records of the Fifth (Royal Irish) Lancers from their foundation as Wynne's Dragoons (in 1689) to the present day by Walter Temple Willcox 1908 Archive.org
References
- ↑ The 13th Hussars in India & Afghanistan 1874-1884 pinetreeweb.com
