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	Royal Dragoon Guards Museum and Regimental Association
		The Royal Dragoon Guards was formed on 1 August 1992, as a result of the amalgamation of the 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards and the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards.
		The Royal Dragoon Guards now carries with it the traditions and history of four of the finest Regiments of the British Cavalry, the 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards, the 5th Dragoon Guards, the 7th Dragoon Guards and the 6th Inniskilling Dragoons.
		The 4th Royal Irish were combined with the 7th (Princess Royal's) Dragoon Guards to form the 4th/7th Dragoon Guards, while the 5th and 6th amalgamated to form, initially the 5th/6th Dragoons, but in 1927 this was changed to the 5th Inniskilling Dragoon Guards.
	www.rdgmuseum.org.uk /history.htm (1269 words)

	Royal Dragoon Guards - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Royal Dragoon Guards is an armoured regiment of the British Army.
		Because of its lineage through the 5th Royal Iniskillings and the 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards -- the 4th had been known as the 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards and the 7th also had Irish ancestry -- the RDG is thus Northern Ireland's cavalry regiment.
		The Regiment was based in Paderborn, Germany when it was formed, and was part of 20 Armoured Brigade.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Royal_Dragoon_Guards (223 words)

	Irish Soldiers of the British Army (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The 5th Royal Irish Lancers were raised in 1689 fought at the Battle of the Boyne and as Ross's Horse were sent to the Netherlands were disbanded in 1799 having being infiltrated by the United Irishmen.
		The Royal Irish Rifles were raised as the 83rd Regiment of Foot in October 1758.
		The Royal Irish Rangers were merged with the Ulster Defence Regiment battalions and the London Irish Rifles in 1992 to form the Royal Irish Regiment.
	www.doyle.com.au /irish_soldiers_of_the_british_ar.htm (1284 words)

	4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards [UK]
		Historical record of the Fourth, or Royal Irish Regiment of Dragoon Guards : containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1685, and of its subsequent services to 1838.
		A History of the 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards and their predecessors, 1685-1980.
		Short history of the 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards, 1685-1922 : 7th (Princess Royal's) Dragoon Guards, 1688-1922; 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards, 1922-1939.
	regiments.org /regiments/uk/cav/DG4.htm (428 words)

	Battle of Landen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A corps of infantry and dragoons was told off for the attack of Neerlanden and Rumsdorp, and the troops destined for the main attack, 28,000 of all arms, formed up in heavy masses opposite Neerwinden.
		Patrick Sarsfield, the Jacobite Earl of Lucan, who was in command of the remnants of the Jacobite Irish army after the surrender at Limerick.
		He was struck by a bullet in the chest and taken to the town of Huy, about twenty miles away, where he died three days later.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Landen (1074 words)

	Regiment
		It became the 3rd Irish Horse (or Kings Carabiners) in 1746 and the 6th Dragoon Guards in 1788.
		4th Bn: Formerly the Royal Tyrone Fusiliers Militia.
		This regiment was originally raised in New York and Philadelphia (1755) as the 62nd Royal American Regiment of Foot, it was renumbered 60th in 1757 (the regiment was in the West Indies during the American war of Independence).
	myhome.ispdr.net.au /~mgrogan/cork/regiment.htm (1967 words)

	4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The day before The Battle of Mons which took place on the 23rd August 1914, the 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards, part of the British Expeditionary Force, were the first of the British forces to make contact with the Germans.
		They were spotted by the British and turned around to make a hasty retreat chased by the 1st Troop under Captain Hornby and the 4th Troop.
		The first soldier to open fire on the Germans was Corporal E.Thomas with Private Ernest Ridley No.7368 at his side when they were near to the chateau of Ghislain.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/4th_Royal_Irish_Dragoon_Guards (248 words)

	About the 4th/7th Royal dragoon Guards Campaign
		Dragoon Guards and then in 1936 the status of Royal was conferred for the Regiment to become the 4
		Dragoons could claim the distinction of being the first British troops in action in August 1914 when the first British shot was fired by them at German cavalry and the first blood drawn.
		Royal Dragoon Guards concentrated at Haifa and embarked for a tour of duty in Tripolitania.
	home.freeuk.net /creullyclub/welcome.htm (1068 words)

	Allied Regiment: The Royal Dragoon Guards - The Fort Garry Horse (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Royal Dragoon Guards formed on 1st August 1992 as a result of the amalgamation of the 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards and the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards.
		Both the 4th and 5th Dragoon Guards were formed in 1685 from Troops of Horse raised by James to defend London from William's expected invasion.
		The 4th Royal Irish were combined with the 7th Princess Royal's Dragoon Guards to form the 4th/7th Dragoon Guards, while the 5th and 6th amalgamated to form, initially, the 5/6th Dragoons, but in 1927 this was changed to the 5th Inniskilling Dragoon Guards.
	www.fortgarryhorse.ca /phpWeb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=10&MMN_position=38:38 (1234 words)

	'D' (Royal Devon Yeomanry) Squadron Affiliations. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The King's Royal Hussars were formed by the amalgamation of the Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales’s Own) and the 14/20th King's Hussars on the 4th December 1992.
		The Royal Dragoon Guards was formed on 1 August 1992, as a result of the amalgamation of the 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards and the 5th Royal Enniskillen Dragoon Guards.
		The Royal Dragoon Guards now carries with it the traditions and history of four of the finest Regiments of the British Cavalry, the 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards, the 5th Dragoon Guards, the 7th Dragoon Guards and the 6th Enniskillen Dragoons.
	www.royaldevonyeomanry.co.uk /affiliations.asp (430 words)

	The Probert Encyclopaedia - Weapons and Warfare (1-A)
		The 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards were raised in the northern counties of England in 1697 and known from the name of their commander as 'Arran's Cuirassiers'.
		The 5th Lancers (Royal Irish Lancers) were a British cavalry regiment descended from a corps of dragoons raised by William III for the Irish and Flemish wars.
		The 6th Inniskilling Dragoons were raised by Gustavus Hamilton, governor of Enniskillen, for the siege of Londonderry.
	www.fas.org /news/reference/probert/F1.HTM (8589 words)

	Document TitleSTB-87-01 THE IRISH CONNECTION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Irish Lodges were warranted in many "British" Regiments, though often mainly manned by Irishmen.
		The Ist Irish or Blue Horse, later the 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards had its Warrant issued by Grand Lodge on 24th June, 1758.
		This Warrant is still held in the 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards and the Lodge is working in West Germany, where the Regiment is stationed as part of the NATO Defence Forces.
	www.mastermason.com /3RdNorthern/library/stb-87-01.htm (1129 words)

	6th Inniskilling Dragoon Guards
		Dragoon uniform and equipment could be assembled, if an interested sponsor were to be found to underwrite the expense.
		The Inniskilling Dragoons passed through the ranks of the Royal Scots infantry and the Black Watch, and the Royal Dragoons, further to the right, went through the 28th Foot and passed the right flank of the Royal Scots.
		The Royal Dragoons and Inniskillings charged Donzelot's Division and the Eagle of the 105th Regiment was taken by the Royal Dragoons.
	www.mdld.org /6thInniskilling.htm (3699 words)

	British Empire: Armed Forces: Land: British Cavalry: Units: 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards
		The three chosen were the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Regiments of Horse and they were to be called the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Dragoon Guards and granted seniority over other Dragoons.
		The 4th DG joined this war in 1811 when a new brigade was sent out to Portugal under the command of Major-General John Gaspard Le Marchant.
		As a result of this the 4th were ordered to hand over their surviving horses to the newly arrived cavalry and march home on foot.
	www.britishempire.co.uk /forces/armyunits/britishcavalry/4dg.htm (2101 words)

	Dragoon Guards
		The designation "Dragoon Guards" did not reflect any difference in role between the two cavalry arms.
		However, the Dragoon Guards may have had a sense of being an elite corps - thus fostering a greater sense of courage and devotion to duty.
		Uniforms of the Dragoon Guards were virtually identical to those of the Dragoons, i.e.
	napnuts.tripod.com /napwars/framedragoongd.htm (298 words)

	Osprey Men-at-Arms 382 : Wellington's Peninsula Regiments (1) : The Irish
		Osprey Men-at-Arms 382 : Wellington's Peninsula Regiments (1) : The Irish
		The 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards, 18th Hussars, 27th (Enniskillen), 87th (Prince of Wales's Own Irish), and 88th (Connaught Rangers) Regiments of Foot.
		Men-at-Arms 382 : Wellington's Peninsula Regiments (1) : The Irish
	www.militaryfocus.com /osprey/men-at-arms/382.htm (174 words)

	Fifth Dragoon Guards in the South African War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		He rejoined the 5th Dragoon Guards on mobilization in 1914 and was killed during the advance to the Aisne that year.
		The 5th Dragoon Guards found themselves some dead ground which they named Green Horse Valley, and here breakfasts used to be eaten and the normal routine of stables, orderly room and so on carried out under cover until dark, when the march back to camp was made.
		By now the 5th Dragoon Guards were released from their long and trying spell of duty on the lines of communication.
	www.pinetreeweb.com /5th-dragoons-boer-war.htm (4768 words)

	British Army Royal Armoured Corps
		and 2nd Dragoons share the Dragoons title that is all they have in common, they have entirely separate uniforms and traditions etc. The exceptions to this rule are the Life Guards, Light Dragoons, Royal Tanks and RGL regiments, which have a shared regimental culture.
		Dragoons and Dragoon Guards are traditionally heavy cavalry and today normally operate with hover tanks in the Medium Tank role.
		The Royal Tank Regiment was created to man the original tanks used in the 1st World War, and today is used to man both heavy and medium tank units.
	www.users.globalnet.co.uk /~dheb/2300/Europe/UK/UK/UKRAC.htm (1278 words)

	D Day Tanks and countdown to 60th anniversary of D-Day from the Tank Museum Bovington
		Formed in 1922 by the amalgamation of the 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards and the 7th (Princess Royal's) Dragoon Guards the 4th/7th operated Sherman DD amphibious tanks on D-Day.
		By the end of the year the 4th/7th Dragoon Guards was the senior regiment in 27th Armoured Brigade, part of 9th Armoured Division.
		The 4th/7th Dragoon Guards are now part of the Royal Dragoon Guards; their Regimental Museum is in Tower Street, York.
	www.d-daytanks.org.uk /regiments/royal-dragoon-guards.html (266 words)

	4/7th Dragoon Guards - Wild Bill Guarnere.Community
		The 4/7th Dragoon Guards were mechanized in 1938 and were put in the Royal Armoured Corps in 1939.
		Both regiments spent the next four years training and re-equipping with heavier tanks in preparation for the Normandy landings, and in 1940 a cadre of men from both regiments was formed which was to be the nucleus of a newly raised cavalry regiment, the 22nd Dragoons (the sum of the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th).
		In 1992 The Royal Dragoon Guards formed on 1st August 1992 as a result of the amalgamation of the 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards and the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards.
	forums.wildbillguarnere.com /index.php?showtopic=5550&hl=lingevres (3456 words)

	Napoleonic Books : Wellington's Peninsula Regiments : The Irish : Osprey Military : Mike Chappell
		They are the 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards, 18th Hussars, 27th (Enniskillen), 87th (Prince of Wales' Own Irish) and the 88th (Connaught Rangers).
		For example the 4th seemed permanently stricken with illness, lost almost all its horses and - for some three months - seems to have disappeared from the history books.
		There are fl and white images of some of the leading characters and incidents of the Peninsular War, including the capture of the Eagle and the Jingling Johnny taken by the 88th at Salamanca.
	www.napoleonguide.com /books_osp_penregi1.htm (401 words)

	Forums at the Society - Irish Mounted Regiments in the British Army
		I used to have a Pattern 1795 dragoon saber marked to the 5th Inniskilling Dragoon Guards.
		The 5th Inniskilling Dragoon Guards was formed by the amalgamation of the 5th Princess Charlotte of Wales Dragoon Guards and the 6th Inniskilling Dragoons in 1922 (at the time of Irish independence).
		The Easter Uprising is properly remembered as the beginning of Irish independance, but what is often forgotten is that the Volunteer prisioners taken by the British after the Uprising's failure where jeered by the crowd for starting an uprising while their sons were off in France fighting.
	www.militaryhorse.org /forum/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=2609 (3349 words)

	4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards [UK]
		The Coronet of The Princess Royal on the Cross of St. George within a circlet inscribed 'Quis Separabit' and 'MCMXXII' all on the Star of the Order of St. Patrick.
		HRH Princess Louise, The Princess Royal, CI Hon.
		Maj-Gen. HRH Katharine, The Duchess of Kent, GCVO
	www.regiments.org /regiments/uk/cav/DG4-7rdg.htm (390 words)

	Colonel Robert Baden-Powell, 5th Dragoon Guards
		Under him noncommissioned officers and men were instructed in "personal tactics"-then regarded as a specialized subject-scouting, and taught to use their brains in taking advantage of natural cover as well as in riding knee-to-knee, and encouraged to show initiative.
		On March 25, 1897, Baden-Powell was appointed to command the 5th Dragoon Guards.
		The Royal Dragoon Guards carry on the traditions of four Regiments of British Cavalry; the 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards, the 5th Dragoon Guards, the 7th Dragoon Guards and the 6th Inniskilling Dragoons.
	www.pinetreeweb.com /bp-5th-dragoons.htm (596 words)

	Dragoons
		Formed from 4th 5th 6th and 7th Dragoon Guards.
		Lodge 277 of 5th Dragoon Guards currently in Irvinestown.
		The oldest travelling Lodge in the world is St Patricks Lodge 295 of the Royal Dragoon Guards.
	www.enniskillenfreemasons.co.uk /dragoons.htm (262 words)

	Colonel Robert Ogilby (1880-1964) who founded the Ogilby Trust (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		He was commissioned, when still a boy at Eton, into the 4th Battalion The Suffolk Regiment (Militia) on 26 February 1898.
		Two years later he joined the 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards as a subaltern at Rawalpindi in India and, after transfer to the 2nd Life Guards in 1903, he resigned in 1905.
		Recalled in 1914 he served with the 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards in France until 1926 when he was appointed by Sir Douglas Haig to command the 2nd Battalion of the London Scottish Regiment.
	www.armymuseums.org.uk /colonel-ogilby.htm (354 words)

	Untitled Document
		"Sacred to the memory of Bombadier John Charles Ransom, B Battery Royal Horse Artillery, who was accidentally drowned in the Sohan River Rawalpindi 24 May 1892.
		Reid - Pte Daniel - Royal Scots Fusiliers.
		D Company 1st Battalion Kings Royal Rifles who died at Peshawar 10 May 1894.
	www.angelfire.com /mp/memorials/menR1.htm (1011 words)

	Colonel Robert Baden-Powell, 5th Dragoon Guards
		Under him noncommissioned officers and men were instructed in "personal tactics"-then regarded as a specialized subject-scouting, and taught to use their brains in taking advantage of natural cover as well as in riding knee-to-knee, and encouraged to show initiative.
		On March 25, 1897, Baden-Powell was appointed to command the 5th Dragoon Guards.
		The Royal Dragoon Guards carry on the traditions of four Regiments of British Cavalry; the 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards, the 5th Dragoon Guards, the 7th Dragoon Guards and the 6th Inniskilling Dragoons.
	pinetreeweb.com /bp-5th-dragoons.htm (596 words)

	British Army Regimental badges for sale: We have in stock most British Army Regimental badges for sale,we can supply ...
		Waterloo Day (June 18th) is celebrated in the Regiment to commerate the charge of the Union Brigade, and the subsequent capture of a French Eagle by Sgt Ewart, this is reflected on the Regimental badge.
		Formed in 1922 from the amalgamation of the 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards and the 7th (Princess Royal's) Dragoon Guards.
		This is the badge adopted in 1937, which became white metal during WWII, and stayed the same on the formation of the Queen's Dragoon Guards in 1959.
	www.egframes.co.uk /aacav12.htm (206 words)

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