3rd Dragoon Guards

3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards)
Active 1685-1922
Country  Kingdom of England (1685–1707)
 Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800)
 United Kingdom (1801–1922)
Branch Army
Type Line Cavalry
Role Cavalry
Size One regiment
Garrison/HQ RHQ
Motto Ich Dien (I Serve)
March Quick - God Bless the Prince of Wales
Slow - Men of Harlech

The 3rd (Prince of Wales's) Dragoon Guards was a cavalry regiment in the British Army, first raised in 1685. It saw service for three centuries, before being amalgamated into the 3rd/6th Dragoon Guards in 1922.[1]

The regiment was first raised as the Earl of Plymouth's Regiment of Horse in 1685, by the regimenting of various independent troops, and ranked as the 4th Regiment of Horse.

In 1746 it was ranked as the 3rd Dragoon Guards, and formally titled in 1751 as the 3rd Regiment of Dragoon Guards.

Shortly thereafter, in 1765, it took the title 3rd (Prince of Wales's) Dragoon Guards, for the future George IV.

After service in the First World War, it retitled as 3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales's) in 1921, and was amalgamated with the 6th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers) to form the 3rd/6th Dragoon Guards the following year.

Battle honours

The regiment was awarded the following battle honours:

Former names of the regiment and some Colonels

1685 4th Regiment of Horse

Cornelius Wood memorial, Wood's Horse

1746 3rd Regiment of Horse

1751 3rd Regiment of Dragoon Guards

1765 3rd (Prince of Wales's) Dragoon Guards

1922 3rd/6th Dragoon Guards

after the regiment was amalgamated with the 6th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers)

See also

References

  1. John Pimlott (1993). The Guinness History of the British Army. Guiness Pub. ISBN 978-0-85112-711-8.
  2. Christopher Chant (18 October 2013). The Handbook of British Regiments (Routledge Revivals). Routledge. pp. 16–. ISBN 978-1-134-64724-8.
  3. HMSO (13 February 2012). Battle Honours Awarded for the Great War. Andrews UK Limited. pp. 4–. ISBN 978-1-78150-187-0.

Sources

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