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Dragoon Guards

December 15, 2023

Dragoon Guards is a designation that has been used to refer to certain heavy cavalry regiments in the British Army since the 18th century. While the Prussian and Russian armies of the same period included dragoon regiments among their respective Imperial Guards, different titles were applied to these units.

7th Dragoon Guards

Origins edit

The British Army first used the designation in 1746, when the King's Own Regiment of Horse, the Queen's Own Royal Regiment of Horse (prior to 1727 the Princess of Wales's Own) and the 4th Horse were redesignated as the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Dragoon Guards respectively. In 1788 the four remaining regiments of Horse were converted into the 4th to 7th Dragoon Guards. At the beginning of the French Revolutionary War the British Army maintained seven regiments of Dragoon Guards, plus six of Dragoons and fourteen of Light Dragoons.[1] During the 19th and early 20th centuries the seven regiments of Dragoon Guards were classed as medium cavalry while the three remaining Dragoon regiments were heavy cavalry.[2]

Title edit

The exercise of converting from "Horse" (heavy cavalry) to "Dragoon" (formerly mounted infantry) was intended to save money—Dragoons were paid less than Horse and rode an inferior breed of horses.[3] The change was accordingly very unpopular among the regiments affected. To compensate for the fall in salary and status, the impressive sounding title of "Dragoon Guards" was adopted.[4] The Dragoon Guards remained as cavalry of the line and did not become Household troops in any sense.

Seniority edit

The Regiments of Horse that were converted to Dragoon Guards took precedence over all other cavalry regiments of the Line, which were at the time exclusively dragoons. As the senior regiments, they could not take numbers sequential with those of the existing dragoon regiments, so they needed a new title and numbering system. Hence they were termed Dragoon Guards, the guards appellation giving them higher prestige, and allowing them to be numbered in their own sequence.

British Dragoon Guards Regiments edit

The Dragoon Guards regiments were converted to armoured cars and tanks during the 1930s. There are still three Dragoon Guards regiments in the British Army:

Canadian Dragoon Guards Regiments edit

References edit

  1. ^ Barthorp, Michael (1984). British Cavalry Uniforms Since 1660. p. 24. ISBN 07137-1043-8.
  2. ^ Encyclopaedia Britannica, article title "Dragoon", page 471 volume 8, eleventh edition.
  3. ^ Encyclopaedia Britannica, article title "Dragoon", page 471 volume 8, eleventh edition.
  4. ^ Barthorp, Michael (1984). British Cavalry Uniforms Since 1660. p. 22. ISBN 07137-1043-8.
  5. ^ "www.canadiansoldiers.com". www.canadiansoldiers.com. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
  6. ^ "www.canadiansoldiers.com". www.canadiansoldiers.com. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
  7. ^ Government of Canada, National Defence (2004-11-09). "Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - ARMOUR REGIMENTS - 4TH PRINCESS LOUISE DRAGOON GUARDS". www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca. Retrieved 2021-12-05.

External links edit

  • History of 4th Dragoon Guards - includes reference to reason for conversion from Horse.

December 15, 2023
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Dragoon Guards is a designation that has been used to refer to certain heavy cavalry regiments in the British Army since the 18th century While the Prussian and Russian armies of the same period included dragoon regiments among their respective Imperial Guards different titles were applied to these units 7th Dragoon Guards Contents 1 Origins 2 Title 3 Seniority 4 British Dragoon Guards Regiments 5 Canadian Dragoon Guards Regiments 6 References 7 External linksOrigins editThe British Army first used the designation in 1746 when the King s Own Regiment of Horse the Queen s Own Royal Regiment of Horse prior to 1727 the Princess of Wales s Own and the 4th Horse were redesignated as the 1st 2nd and 3rd Dragoon Guards respectively In 1788 the four remaining regiments of Horse were converted into the 4th to 7th Dragoon Guards At the beginning of the French Revolutionary War the British Army maintained seven regiments of Dragoon Guards plus six of Dragoons and fourteen of Light Dragoons 1 During the 19th and early 20th centuries the seven regiments of Dragoon Guards were classed as medium cavalry while the three remaining Dragoon regiments were heavy cavalry 2 Title editThe exercise of converting from Horse heavy cavalry to Dragoon formerly mounted infantry was intended to save money Dragoons were paid less than Horse and rode an inferior breed of horses 3 The change was accordingly very unpopular among the regiments affected To compensate for the fall in salary and status the impressive sounding title of Dragoon Guards was adopted 4 The Dragoon Guards remained as cavalry of the line and did not become Household troops in any sense Seniority editThe Regiments of Horse that were converted to Dragoon Guards took precedence over all other cavalry regiments of the Line which were at the time exclusively dragoons As the senior regiments they could not take numbers sequential with those of the existing dragoon regiments so they needed a new title and numbering system Hence they were termed Dragoon Guards the guards appellation giving them higher prestige and allowing them to be numbered in their own sequence British Dragoon Guards Regiments edit1st King s Dragoon Guards 1746 from The King s Own Regiment of Horse amalgamated to form 1st The Queen s Dragoon Guards 1959 2nd Queen s Dragoon Guards 1746 from The Princess of Wales s Own Regiment of Horse redesignated 2nd Dragoon Guards Queen s Bays 1872 redesignated The Queen s Bays 2nd Dragoon Guards 1921 amalgamated to form 1st The Queen s Dragoon Guards 1959 3rd Dragoon Guards 1747 from 4th Regiment of Horse redesignated 3rd Prince of Wales s Dragoon Guards 1765 amalgamated to form 3rd 6th Dragoon Guards 1922 redesignated 3rd Carabiniers Prince of Wales s Dragoon Guards 1928 amalgamated with Royal Scots Greys 2nd Dragoons to form Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Carabiniers and Greys 1971 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards 1788 from 1st Irish Horse redesignated 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards 1921 amalgamated to form 4th 7th Dragoon Guards 1922 redesignated 4th 7th Royal Dragoon Guards 1936 amalgamated to form Royal Dragoon Guards 1992 5th Dragoon Guards 1788 from 2nd Irish Horse redesignated 5th Princess Charlotte of Wales s Dragoon Guards 1804 redesignated 5th Dragoon Guards Princess Charlotte of Wales s 1920 amalgamated with The Inniskillings 6th Dragoons to form 5th 6th Dragoons 1922 redesignated 5th Inniskilling Dragoon Guards 1927 redesignated 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards 1935 amalgamated to form Royal Dragoon Guards 1992 6th Dragoon Guards The Carabiniers 1788 from 3rd Irish Horse redesignated The Carabiniers 6th Dragoon Guards 1920 amalgamated to form 3rd 6th Dragoon Guards 1922 7th The Princess Royal s Dragoon Guards 1788 from 4th Irish Horse redesignated 7th Dragoon Guards Princess Royal s 1921 amalgamated to form 4th 7th Dragoon Guards 1922 The Dragoon Guards regiments were converted to armoured cars and tanks during the 1930s There are still three Dragoon Guards regiments in the British Army 1st The Queen s Dragoon Guards Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Royal Dragoon GuardsCanadian Dragoon Guards Regiments editThe Princess Louise Dragoon Guards 5th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards from 1903 1920 5 amalgamated with the 4th Hussars of Canada in 1936 to form the 4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards 6 Currently inactive in suspended animation on the Supplementary Order of Battle 7 References edit Barthorp Michael 1984 British Cavalry Uniforms Since 1660 p 24 ISBN 07137 1043 8 Encyclopaedia Britannica article title Dragoon page 471 volume 8 eleventh edition Encyclopaedia Britannica article title Dragoon page 471 volume 8 eleventh edition Barthorp Michael 1984 British Cavalry Uniforms Since 1660 p 22 ISBN 07137 1043 8 www canadiansoldiers com www canadiansoldiers com Retrieved 2021 12 05 www canadiansoldiers com www canadiansoldiers com Retrieved 2021 12 05 Government of Canada National Defence 2004 11 09 Armour Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments ARMOUR REGIMENTS 4TH PRINCESS LOUISE DRAGOON GUARDS www cmp cpm forces gc ca Retrieved 2021 12 05 External links editHistory of 4th Dragoon Guards includes reference to reason for conversion from Horse Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dragoon Guards amp oldid 1119186351, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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