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The 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards was a cavalry regiment of the British Army formed in 1922 by the amalgamation of the 5th Dragoon Guards (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) and the 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons.
Includes commissioned officers of the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards regiment of the British Army. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
The 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons was a cavalry regiment in the British Army, first raised in 1689 as Sir Albert Cunningham's Regiment of Dragoons. One of the regiment's most notable battles was the Battle of the Boyne in July 1690. It became the 6th (Inniskilling) Regiment of Dragoons in 1751.
He was also Colonel of the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards from 1972 to 1981. [5] Blacker was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1967, a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in 1969 and a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath in 1975. [1] He was also appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1960 ...
The 5th (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) Dragoon Guards was a British army cavalry regiment, officially raised in January 1686 as Shrewsbury's Regiment of Horse or the Earl of Shrewsbury's Horse. By 1687, it was known as Langsdale's Horse , from 1687 to 1688 as Hamilton's Horse , then from 1688 to 1691 as John Coy's Horse .
He became commanding officer of the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards in 1980. [1] He went on to be commander of 4th Armoured Brigade in 1983, Assistant Chief of Staff, Operations, British Army of the Rhine in 1987 and General Officer Commanding Eastern District in 1989 before retiring in 1992.
The Queen’s Dragoon Guards specialise in reconnaissance and were recently deployed to Mali, in 2021 and 2022, as part of a peacekeeping operation. The unit has been active for over 300 years.
The Royal Dragoon Guards (RDG) is a cavalry regiment of the British Army. It was formed in 1992 by the amalgamation of two other regiments: The 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards and the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards .