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	Dragoons (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Dragoons were originally intended to be used as mounted infantry.
		The changed role of the dragoon arm required that regts of light dragoons be raised in order to perform the reconnaisance role.
		The 2nd Royal North British Dragoons (Scots Greys) were allowed the distinction of wearing a bearskin grenadier hat to commemorate their victory over French grenadiers of the Maison du Roi whose colours they captured at Ramillies in 1706.
	napnuts.tripod.com /napwars/framedragoon.htm (500 words)

	Dragoons
		Dragoons were used mainly for reconnaisance - and usually fought dismounted in battle.
		The changed role of the dragoon arm required that regts of light dragoons be raised in order to perform the reconnaisance role.
		The 2nd Royal North British Dragoons (Scots Greys) were allowed the distinction of wearing a bearskin grenadier hat to commemorate their victory over French grenadiers of the Maison du Roi whose colours they captured at Ramillies in 1706.
	members.tripod.com /napnuts/napwars/framedragoon.htm (500 words)

	The Royal Canadian Dragoons - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Colonel M.W. Appleton, CD The Royal Canadian Dragoons (RCD) is an armoured regiment of the Canadian Army.
		In 1887 it was renamed the Royal School of Cavalry.
		In 1892 the regiment was renamed as the Canadian Dragoons and in 1893 it became The Royal Canadian Dragoons.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Royal_Canadian_Dragoons (284 words)

	The Royal Clothing Warrant, 1751
		The Drums of the Dragoon Guards, and Dragoons to be of brass; the front, or forepart, to be painted with the colour of the facing of the regiment, upon which is to be the badge or rank of the regiment as in the second guidon.
		The Coats of the Dragoon Guards to be lapelled to the Waist with the colour of the regiment, and lined with the same colour; Slit sleeves, turned up with the colour of the lapell.
		The Serjeants of the Dragoon Guards and Dragoons to be distinguished by a narrow gold or silver lace on the lapells, turn up of the sleeves and pockets, and to have gold or silver shoulder knots.
	www.fifedrum.org /crfd/1751-2.htm (724 words)

	WarMuseum.ca - South African War - Royal Canadian Dragoons
		Canada's first contingent, consisting of the 2nd (Special Service) Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment of Infantry, had barely sailed for South Africa when, on 2 November 1899, the Canadian government offered a second contingent consisting of horse-mounted infantry and field artillery.
		The volunteers comprising the remainder of the battalion came from cities and towns in Manitoba and the eastern provinces.
		The Royal Canadian Dragoons was, in fact, perhaps the most effective Canadian unit to serve in South Africa, and among the best on either side.
	www.civilization.ca /cwm/boer/royalcanadiandragoons_e.html (468 words)

	Royal Insight > May 2006 > Mailbox > Page 2
		The Royal Dragoons were raised by proclamation of King Charles II in 1661.
		The Princess Royal is the Royal Colonel of the Blues and Royals, and wears an adapted riding ceremonial regimental uniform at Trooping the Colour, in her capacity as Silver Stick (an traditional title denoting a historic bodyguard role).
		All valuables in the Palace were removed or protected, and even the Royal Mews became ghostly during the war years, with the horses and carriages being moved to Windsor, where the horses were put to work on the farm.
	www.royal.gov.uk /OutPut/Page5219.asp (667 words)

	Royal Scots Greys at Waterloo - The Napoleonic Alliance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Royal Dragoons were further to the right, behind Kempt's Brigade (28th Foot, 79th (Camerons) and 32nd Foot).
		The Inniskilling Dragoons passed through the ranks of the Royal Scots 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 Inniskilling charged Donzelot's Division and the Eagle of the 105th Regiment was taken by the Royal Dragoons.
	www.napoleonic-alliance.com /articles/scotsgreys.htm (1933 words)

	Blues & Royals
		The 1st, or Royal Regiment of Dragoons was raised in 1661 by the Earl of Peterborough for service in Tangier against the Moors, hence the original title, The Tangier Horse.
		During the mid 18th century, the dress of the drummers and hautboys was scarlet coats lined with blue and ornamented with Royal lace with a blue stripe down the centre; their waistcoats and breeches were of blue cloth.
		A new Regiment was formed in 1969 in Detmold by the amalgamation of The Royal Horse Guards (The Blues) and the Royal Dragoons (1st Dragoons).
	military-bands.co.uk /blues_royals.html (1933 words)

	Blues and Royals
		The Royal Horse Guards trace their origins to a force raised by Cromwell prior to the second invasion of Scotland, but the parliamentary officers were replaced by royalists in 1660.
		The Regiment was especially favoured by King George IV and, with the appointment of the Duke of Wellington as its Colonel, was elevated to the status of Household Cavalry in 1820.
		The Royal Dragoons trace their origins to a troop of horse raised by King Charles II in 1661 to form part of the garrison of Tangier.
	www.army.mod.uk /armcorps/royblues (620 words)

	Italeri 6001 - 2nd (Royal North British) Dragoons (Greys) 1812-1815
		The Greys were raised in 1681 as the Royal Regiment of Scotch Dragoons and designated as the 2nd (Royal North British) Dragoons in 1751.
		Because of their grey horses, the regiment was also known as the Greys Dragoons, the name Royal Scots Greys was not officially adopted until 1877.
		The famous 5th (Royal Irish) Dragoons nearly fell victim to a conspiracy after the regiment had served in the Irish uprising of 1798 and filled its depleted ranks with Irish recruits, some of whom plotted to kill the officers of the regiment.
	miniatures.de /html/ita/italeri-6001-greys-dragoons.html (822 words)

	The 5th Royal Irish Lancers
		In June Wynne's dragoons were among the forty squadrons of cavalry and dragoons which, in addition to thirty battalions of infantry, were assembled by the Williamite commander, Ginkel, for the purpose of forcing the crossing of the Shannon to Athlone.
		Keogh's father was an officer in the 5th Royal Irish Dragoons, and the birthplace of Capt. Keogh, was Orchard, County Carlow, Ireland.
		The 5th Royal Irish Lancers were involved in many other battles during the campaign in South Africa including the Defence of Ladysmith and it was during one of these confrontations that the a Royal Irish Lancer was to receive Britain's highest military award - the Victoria Cross.
	www.royalirishlancers.co.uk /history.htm (3078 words)

	Colonial Brazilian Military Units (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The flag is trimmed on all four sides by a narrow strip of gold lace and on the upper, lower, and fly edges by gold fringe.
		The first flag like that of the Minas Royal Dragoons, is gyronny of eight with a wide border, this time in red, white, and blue.
		On the center overall is the Portuguese royal arms in gold and in each corner the crowned royal monogram, also in gold, JR.
	www.crwflags.com /FOTW/flags/br^col.html (278 words)

	THE ROYAL DRAGOONS IN EGYPT 1950-1954
		This Modern history of the Royals (Royal Horse Guards, 1st Dragoons) who were in Egypt during the "Emergency" 1951-1954 comes from a book entitled: "The Story of the Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards, 1st Dragoons)" by Major J N P Watson.
		Referring to the devotion of the Royals Regimental Headquarters, signals troop and REME Light Aid Detachment, a Chronicler stated that "only by working long hours and frequently at night was it possible to keep all Squadrons on the road".
		The Royals camp at Fanara, with a Sabre troop of Daimlers and Dingos in the foreground.
	www.britains-smallwars.com /Canal/DRAGOONS.html (1157 words)

	Royal Canadian Dragoons
		It is actually a South African sprinbok, commemorating an action in the Boer War in which a herd of springboks pranced across the battlefield saving the Royal Canadian Dragoons from being massacred by the Boers.
		The Royal Canadian Dragoons adopted the springbok as their badge after an incident in the South African war (1900) when a herd interrupted a battle and saved them from the Boers.
		In 1913 Royal approval to wear the springbok as the Regimental Cap and Collar Badges was given.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/ca^rcd.html (1100 words)

	BATTLE HONOURS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		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.
		Indeed history allows C Squadron, the 4th Dragoon Guards the honour of the first action by the British Army in the War, with Corporal Thomas firing the first shot and Captain Hornby the first officer to draw blood with his sword.
		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.gatewest.net /~gknudson/rdg.html (1334 words)

	The 5th Royal Irish Lancers
		At this time, they were classed as dragoons guards and as such, had abandoned the use of breast plates and instead wore highly decorated red coats, gauntlets, breeches and boots.
		A distinctive green feather plume was worn at the front of the czapska which became synonymous with the 5th Royal Irish Lancers, the green reflecting the regiments Irish roots.
		Also present is the Royal Coat of Arms, with the four battle honours won by the 5th Royal Irish Dragoons, during Marlborough's campaign in Flanders during the 18th Century.
	www.royalirishlancers.co.uk /uniforms.htm (1148 words)

	FRANCE DRAGONS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Royal Dragoons regiment was raised in 1668, half drew out from the Etrangers du Roi regiment and the other from the Colonel General regiment.
		On 22 August with the dragoons of Thianges and the chasseurs of Fischer near Zierberg toppled a considerable number of enemies over.During the campaign of 1761 distinguished at Corbach, Warbourg, Clostercamp.In 1762 returned to France
		Drummers wore the small Royal livery : blue ground colour, laced with a red braid which stitched with a double white lace, that crossing in chain form great circles.
	vial.jean.free.fr /new_npi/revues_npi/3_1998/npi_398/3_bdrg_royal.htm (228 words)

	The Battle of Cowpens
		The two regiments of light dragoons serving in America, the 16th and 17th, wore red coats and leather crested helmets.
		His first move was to send the 17th Light Dragoons to disperse the riflemen.
		A troop of light dragoons pursued the riflemen and were attacked and driven back by Washington’s dragoons.
	www.britishbattles.com /battle-cowpens.htm (830 words)

	The Battle of Albuera
		The Cuirassiers and Dragoons wore blue uniforms and brass helmets with a long horse hair crest.
		The Fusilier Brigade (1st/7th Royal Fusiliers, 2nd/7th Royal Fusiliers, 1st/23rd Royal Welch Fusiliers) ascended the ridge and attacked the French with the Portuguese battalions of the 4th Division while Abercromby’s Brigade came up on the Spanish left.
		Portuguese Brigade: commanded by Colonel Otway: 1st and 7th Portuguese Dragoons, 1 Sqn of 5th and 8th Portuguese Dragoons.
	www.britishbattles.com /peninsula/Albuera.htm (2085 words)

	QRL - History of the 5th Lancers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		In 1689 The Royal Dragoons of Ireland were raised in Enniskillen by the Governor.
		At Ramillies on 23rd May 1706 they, with the Scots Dragoons (Scots Greys), captured both the Regiment du Roi (Kings Regiment) and the Regiment de Picardie gaining the distinction of wearing grenadier caps and being re-titled The Royal Dragoons of Ireland.
		It was however the Royal Dragoons of Ireland, one of the oldest and most senior of regiments, which was made the scapegoat for the disaster.
	www.qrl.uk.com /h_5.html (1361 words)

	Canadian Forces
		The Dragoons are, however, still utilised as an instructional body, though they have attained to a more honourable title, and a certain number of non-commissioned officers are required for duties in this connection.
		His rig is not exactly a Dragoon's turn out, though he makes a fine picture of a soldier, and is nonetheless efficient as a sentry on account of being adequately protected form frost-bite.
		The departure of the Linesmen was followed by the institution of military schools, and subsequently of a Royal Military College at Kingston, which is conducted on the model of Sandhurst, and four commissions are given annually by the British Government to successful competitors.
	www.armynavyairforce.co.uk /royal_canadians.htm (3309 words)

	Light Dragoons
		The Light Dragoons were formed in 1992 as an amalgamation of the 13th/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary’s Own) and the 15th/19th The Kings Royal Hussars.
		As the name suggests, Light Dragoons were light cavalry mounted on fast horses able to move quickly across the battlefield.
		The Light Dragoons is a Formation Reconnaissance regiment equipped with a range of highly mobile light armoured vehicles.
	www.army.mod.uk /rac/formation_recoinaissance/light_dragoons.htm (390 words)

	BBC - WW2 People's War - Royal Dragoons and the German Retreat in Lower Saxony
		It was at that time in the 1st Royal Dragoons, who were being held in reserve waiting to exploit the breakout.
		This action turned the tide of the battle, and after that, Montgomery always insisted that the Royal Dragoons should always be involved in any other attacks which he led.
		The battle for the crossing of the Rhine was the last great land battle of the war, and the attack was to be on two fronts; one by 51st Highland Division in the North, and one by 15th Scottish division further South.
	www.bbc.co.uk /ww2peopleswar/stories/19/a4098819.shtml (1740 words)

	THE MYSTERY OF LIEUTENANT PILKINGTON, 1ST ROYAL DRAGOONS - South African Military History Society - Journal
		Thomas Douglas Pilkington was born on 19 June 1876 and educated at Eton, entering the 1st Dragoons from the Militia on 9 June 1897, aged 21.
		According to The casualty Roll, Lt Pilkington T D, 1st (Royal) Dragoons, was killed in action on 10 July at Kaalboschfontein (a farm near Brakpan some 80 km away from Silkaatsnek).(22) The circumstances of his death are not stated and no burial site is mentioned; neither has the exact site of his grave been discovered.
		Brompton Cemetery (managed by the Royal Parks Agency) 26 October 1994: ‘Lieutenant Thomas Douglas Pilkington was buried in this cemetery on 22nd December 1900 in a Private Brick Grave situated on Compartment 2 West at a measurement of 138’ 6” by 30’ 6”.
	www.rapidttp.co.za /milhist/vol101ic.html (4309 words)

	The Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro
		The Highland regiments wore the kilt and feather bonnets.
		The light dragoons wore light blue and a shako.
		At one point in the critical fighting in the plain the French cavalry was seen to heave about and Bull’s troop of Royal Horse Artillery, which had been nearly overwhelmed, burst from their ranks and galloped for the British lines, the gunners fighting hard with their sabres.
	www.britishbattles.com /peninsula/fuentes.htm (2334 words)

	Scottish Military Historical Society - Regulars
		Owing to constant disturbances and the threatening attitude of the Covenanters it was considered advisable, in the early part of 1678, to augment the military establishment and accordingly two troops of Dragoons were then added to the regular army, a third being raised later in the year.
		In 1681 King Charles II by Royal Warrant authorised the raising of three more troops and formed the six troops into a regiment which was styled the "Royal Regiment of Scots Dragoons." The regiment wore coats of stone grey cloth.
		The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards are still an active serving regiment in the British Army.
	www.btinternet.com /~james.mckay/rsg.htm (1058 words)

	Italeri 6001 - 2nd (Royal North British) Dragoons (Greys) 1812-1815
		The Greys were raised in 1681 as the Royal Regiment of Scotch Dragoons and designated as the 2nd (Royal North British) Dragoons in 1751.
		British dragoons were actually heavy cavalry of the line, comparable to the cuirassiers of other European nations.
		The famous 5th (Royal Irish) Dragoons nearly fell victim to a conspiracy after the regiment had served in the Irish uprising of 1798 and filled its depleted ranks with Irish recruits, some of whom plotted to kill the officers of the regiment.
	www.miniatures.de /html/frc/italeri-6001-greys-dragoons.html (838 words)

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