22nd Dragoons The 22nd Dragoons was the title held by four separate Cavalry regiments of the British Army raised and disbanded between 1716 and 1945. The last regiment of this name existed during the Second World War, from 1 December 1940 until 30 November 1945. History The first regiment to bear the title 22nd Dragoons […]
The Light Dragoons 1992-present 13th/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary’s Own) 1922-1992 15th/19th The King’s Royal Hussars 1922-1992 13th Hussars 1715-1922 18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary’s Own) 1759-1821 1858-1922 15th The King’s Hussars 1759-1922 19th Royal Hussars (Queen Alexandra’s Own) 1858-1922 13th Hussars Collar badge of the 13th Hussars, 1900-02 NAM. 1964-04-85-19 Introduction On 23 […]
The Queen’s Royal Lancers 1993-present 16th/5th The Queen’s Royal Lancers 1922-1993 17th/21st Lancers 1922-1993 5th Royal Irish Lancers 1689-1799 1858-1921 16th Queen’s Lancers 1759-1922 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge’s Own) 1759-1922 21st Lancers (Empress of India’s) 1858-1922 5th Royal Irish Lancers Introduction The 5th Lancers has had an interrupted regimental history. It was […]
5th Dragoon Guards (Princess Charlotte of Wales’s) Introduction In 1685 various troops of horse were raised to defend James II against the Monmouth Rebellion. Later that year, several of these were merged to form a single cavalry regiment, ranked as the 7th Horse. Its ranking rose to the 6th Horse in 1690, a year […]
Duke of Wellington’s Regiment The Duke of Wellington’s Regiment (West Riding) was an infantry regiment of the British Army, forming part of the King’s Division. In 1702 Colonel George Hastings, 8th Earl of Huntingdon, was authorised to raise a new regiment, which he did in and around the city of Gloucester. As was the custom […]
South Wales Borderers The South Wales Borderers was an infantry regiment of the British Army. It first came into existence, as the 24th Regiment of Foot, in 1689, but was not called the South Wales Borderers until 1881. The regiment served in a great many conflicts, including the American Revolutionary War, various conflicts in […]
Worcestershire Regiment The Worcestershire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the line in the British Army, formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 29th (Worcestershire) Regiment of Foot and the 36th (Herefordshire) Regiment of Foot. During 1903 to 1905 the 4th Battalion were stationed in the West Indies, being responsible for guarding prisoners from the Boer War. In 1906-1907 they were stationed in Malta. […]
North Staffordshire Regiment The North Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales’s) was an infantry regiment of the British Army, which was in existence between 1881 and 1959. It can date its lineage back to 1756 with the formation of a second battalion by the 11th Regiment of Foot, which shortly after became the 64th (2nd Staffordshire) […]
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Monmouthshire Regiment The Monmouthshire Regiment was a territorial infantry regiment of the British Army. Originating in units of rifle volunteers formed in Monmouthshire in 1859, the regiment served in the Second Anglo-Boer War and the First and Second World Wars before losing its separate identity in 1967. Origins Units of rifle volunteers were formed throughout […]