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*'''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

*'''1894''' [[Muttra]]

*'''19221921''' Risalpur On 1 August 1874, as the regiment was returning to England, 1 sergeant and 6 men transferred to the [[Meerut13th Hussars]]<ref> [https://www.pinetreeweb.com/13th-afghan-war.html The 13th Hussars in India & Afghanistan 1874-1884] pinetreeweb.com</ref> ==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 1921'1924' 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] == External links ==*[Lucknowhttp://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'1927''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 [[Meerut21st 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 == References ==<references /> {{#widget:Google PlusOne|size=small|count=true}}