Historical Record of the Fifth, or Princess Charlotte of Wales's Regiment of Dragoon Guards. Cannon Richard
year of the reign of Edward IV. a small force was established in Ireland by Parliament, consisting of 120 Archers on horseback, 40 Horsemen, and 40 Pages.
[2] Military Papers, State Paper Office.
[3] This Regiment was disbanded after the Peace in 1674.
[4] This appears to be the first introduction of bayonets into the English Army.
[5] State Paper Office.
[6] The first issue of carbines to the regular Horse appears to have taken place in 1678; the Life Guards, however, carried carbines from their formation in 1660.—Vide the 'Historical Record of the Life Guards.'
HISTORICAL RECORD
OF
THE FIFTH,
OR
PRINCESS CHARLOTTE OF WALES'S REGIMENT
OF
DRAGOON GUARDS:
CONTAINING AN ACCOUNT OF
THE FORMATION OF THE REGIMENT
IN 1685;
WITH ITS SUBSEQUENT SERVICES
TO 1838.
ILLUSTRATED WITH PLATES.
LONDON:
PUBLISHED BY LONGMAN, ORME, AND CO.,
PATERNOSTER ROW;
W. CLOWES AND SONS, 14, CHARING CROSS;
AND TO BE HAD OF ALL BOOKSELLERS.
1839.
Printed by William Clowes and Sons, Stamford Street.
| Anno | Page | |
| 1685 | Formation of the Regiment | 1 |
| —— | Equipped as Cuirassiers, and obtained rank as Seventh Horse | 3 |
| —— | Reviewed by King James II. | 4 |
| 1686 | First Establishment | 5 |
| —— | Names of Officers | 6 |
| —— | Reviewed on Hounslow Heath | — |
| 1688 | The Revolution | 7 |
| 1689 | Proceeds to Ireland | 9 |
| —— | Siege of Carrickfergus | — |
| 1690 | Battle of the Boyne | 11 |
| —— | Siege of Limerick | 12 |
| 1691 | Skirmish near Brewsterfield | — |
| —— | Second Siege of Limerick | 13 |
| 1692 | Returns to England | — |
| 1693 | Performs Court Duty | 14 |
| 1694 | Proceeds to the Netherlands | — |
| 1695 | Covering the Siege of Namur | — |
| 1697 | Skirmish near Enghien | 15 |
| 1698 | Returns to England | 16 |
| 1700 | Proceeds to Ireland | — |
| 1702 | Three Troops return to England, and proceed to Holland | 17 |
| —— | Covering the Sieges of Venloo, Ruremonde, Stevenswaert, and Liege | — |
| 1703 | Skirmish near Haneff; and covering the Sieges of Huy and Limburg | 18 |
| 1704 | Three Troops from Ireland to Holland | — |
| —— | Battle of Schellenberg | 19 |
| —— | ———– Blenheim | 20 |
| —— | Covering the Siege of Laudan | 21 |
| 1705 | Forcing the French Lines at Helixem and Neer-Hespen | — |
| 1706 | Battle of Ramilies | 24 |
| —— | Sieges of Antwerp and Dendermond | 25 |
| 1708 | Battle of Oudenarde | 26 |
| —— |
Siege |