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3rd Dragoon Guards

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The 3rd (Prince of Wales's) Dragoon Guards was a cavalry regiment in the British Army, first raised in 1685 as the Earl of Plymouth's Regiment of Horse. [1]

54 relations: Battle honours of the British and Imperial Armies, Battle of Blenheim, Battle of Cambrai (1917), Battle of Malplaquet, Battle of Oudenarde, Battle of Ramillies, Battle of Schellenberg, Bristol riots, British Army, British cavalry during the First World War, British Expedition to Abyssinia, Cairo, Carabiniers (6th Dragoon Guards), Cavalry regiments of the British Army, Charles Cathcart, 2nd Earl Cathcart, Charles Howard (British Army officer), Cheshire Military Museum, Chester Castle, Christiaan de Wet, Dragoon Guards, Edinburgh Castle, First Battle of Ypres, George IV of the United Kingdom, George Salis-Schwabe, George Wade, God Bless the Prince of Wales, India, James Charles Dalbiac, John Berkeley, 3rd Baron Berkeley of Stratton, Lord Robert Manners (British Army officer, died 1782), Men of Harlech, Monmouth Rebellion, Nevill Smyth, Philip Honywood (British Army officer, died 1785), Regiment, Reginald Talbot, Richard Burton Phillipson, Richard Savage, 4th Earl Rivers, Richard Vyse, Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Museum, Second Battle of Ypres, Second Boer War, Sir John Fenwick, 3rd Baronet, Sir William Payne-Gallwey, 1st Baronet, St Leonards, Buckinghamshire, Thomas Hickman-Windsor, 1st Earl of Plymouth, Thomas Windsor, 1st Viscount Windsor, War of the Spanish Succession, Western Front (World War I), William Fawcett (British Army officer), ..., World War I, 3rd Carabiniers, 3rd Cavalry Division (United Kingdom), 6th Cavalry Brigade (United Kingdom). Expand index (4 more) »

Battle honours of the British and Imperial Armies

The following battle honours were awarded to units of the British Army and the armies of British India and the Dominions of the British Empire.

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Battle of Blenheim

The Battle of Blenheim (German:Zweite Schlacht bei Höchstädt; French Bataille de Höchstädt), fought on 13 August 1704, was a major battle of the War of the Spanish Succession.

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Battle of Cambrai (1917)

The Battle of Cambrai (Battle of Cambrai, 1917, First Battle of Cambrai and Schlacht von Cambrai) was a British attack followed by the biggest German counter-attack against the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) since 1914, in the First World War.

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Battle of Malplaquet

The Battle of Malplaquet was a battle of the War of the Spanish Succession, fought on 11 September 1709, which opposed the Bourbons of France and Spain against an alliance whose major members were the Habsburg Monarchy, the United Provinces, Great Britain and the Kingdom of Prussia.

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Battle of Oudenarde

The Battle of Oudenarde (or Oudenaarde) was a battle in the War of the Spanish Succession fought on 11 July 1708 between the forces of Great Britain, the Dutch Republic and the Holy Roman Empire on the one side and those of France on the other.

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Battle of Ramillies

The Battle of Ramillies, fought on 23 May 1706, was a battle of the War of the Spanish Succession.

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Battle of Schellenberg

The Battle of Schellenberg, also known as the Battle of Donauwörth, was fought on 2 July 1704 during the War of the Spanish Succession.

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Bristol riots

The Bristol riots refer to a number of significant riots in the city of Bristol in England.

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British Army

The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of British Armed Forces.

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British cavalry during the First World War

The British cavalry were the first British Army units to see action during the First World War.

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British Expedition to Abyssinia

The British Expedition to Abyssinia was a rescue mission and punitive expedition carried out in 1868 by the armed forces of the British Empire against the Ethiopian Empire.

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Cairo

Cairo (القاهرة) is the capital of Egypt.

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Carabiniers (6th Dragoon Guards)

The Carabiniers (6th Dragoon Guards) was a cavalry regiment of the British Army.

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Cavalry regiments of the British Army

There are currently nine regular cavalry regiments of the British Army, of these, two serve as armoured regiments, three as armoured cavalry regiments, three as light cavalry and one as a mounted ceremonial regiment.

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Charles Cathcart, 2nd Earl Cathcart

General Charles Murray Cathcart, 2nd Earl Cathcart (21 December 1783 – 16 July 1859), styled Lord Greenock between 1814 and 1843, was a British Army general who became Governor General of the Province of Canada and Lieutenant Governor of Canada West (26 November 1845 – 30 January 1847).

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Charles Howard (British Army officer)

General Sir Charles Howard KB (c. 1696 – 26 August 1765), styled The Honourable from birth, was a British soldier and politician.

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Cheshire Military Museum

The Cheshire Military Museum is a military museum in Chester, Cheshire, England.

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Chester Castle

Chester Castle is in the city of Chester, Cheshire, England.

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Christiaan de Wet

Christiaan Rudolf de Wet (7 October 1854 – 3 February 1922) was a Boer general, rebel leader and politician.

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Dragoon Guards

Dragoon Guards was the designation used to refer to certain heavy cavalry regiments in the British Army from the 18th century onwards.

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Edinburgh Castle

Edinburgh Castle is a historic fortress which dominates the skyline of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, from its position on the Castle Rock.

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First Battle of Ypres

The First Battle of Ypres (Première Bataille des Flandres Erste Flandernschlacht, was a battle of the First World War, fought on the Western Front around Ypres, in West Flanders, Belgium, during October and November 1914.

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George IV of the United Kingdom

George IV (George Augustus Frederick; 12 August 1762 – 26 June 1830) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover following the death of his father, King George III, on 29 January 1820, until his own death ten years later.

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George Salis-Schwabe

George Salis-Schwabe CB (6 July 1843 – 13 June 1907) was a British army officer, calico printer and Liberal politician.

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George Wade

Field Marshal George Wade (1673 – 14 March 1748) was a British Army officer who served in the Nine Years' War, War of the Spanish Succession, Jacobite rising of 1715 and War of the Quadruple Alliance before leading the construction of barracks, bridges and proper roads in Scotland.

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God Bless the Prince of Wales

"God Bless the Prince of Wales" (Ar Dywysog Gwlad y Bryniau) is a patriotic song written to mark the occasion of the marriage of the future King Edward VII to Alexandra of Denmark.

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India

India (IAST), also called the Republic of India (IAST), is a country in South Asia.

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James Charles Dalbiac

Lieutenant-General Sir James Charles Dalbiac, (1776–1847) was a British Army officer and Member of Parliament.

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John Berkeley, 3rd Baron Berkeley of Stratton

John Berkeley, 3rd Baron Berkeley of Stratton (1663 – 27 February 1697) was an English admiral, of the Bruton branch of the Berkeley family.

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Lord Robert Manners (British Army officer, died 1782)

General Lord Robert Manners (c. 1721 – 31 May 1782) was an English soldier and nobleman.

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Men of Harlech

"Men of Harlech" or "The March of the Men of Harlech" (in Welsh: Rhyfelgyrch Gwŷr Harlech) is a song and military march which is traditionally saidFuld, James J., The Book of World-famous Music: classical, popular, and folk, Dover, 5th ed.

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Monmouth Rebellion

The Monmouth Rebellion, also known as The Revolt of the West or The West Country rebellion, was an attempt to overthrow James II, the Duke of York.

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Nevill Smyth

Major General Sir Nevill Maskelyne Smyth, (14 August 1868 – 21 July 1941) was a senior officer in the British Army and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

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Philip Honywood (British Army officer, died 1785)

General Philip Honywood (c.1710 – 21 February 1785) was a British army officer who sat in the House of Commons from 1754 to 1784.

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Regiment

A regiment is a military unit.

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Reginald Talbot

Major General Sir Reginald Arthur James Talbot (11 July 1841 – 15 January 1929) was a British Army officer, Member of Parliament, and Governor of Victoria in Australia.

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Richard Burton Phillipson

Richard Burton Phillipson (c. 1723–1792) was a British soldier and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1762 and 1792.

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Richard Savage, 4th Earl Rivers

Richard Savage, 4th Earl Rivers PC (ca. 1654 – 18 August 1712) was the second son of Thomas, 3rd Earl and his first wife Elizabeth Scrope.

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Richard Vyse

General Richard Vyse (11 July 1746 – 30 May 1825) was a British general, and briefly a Member of Parliament for Beverley.

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Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Museum

The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Museum is a regimental museum displaying the collections of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards and its predecessor regiments.

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Second Battle of Ypres

During World War I, the Second Battle of Ypres was fought from for control of the strategic Flemish town of Ypres in western Belgium after the First Battle of Ypres the previous autumn.

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Second Boer War

The Second Boer War (11 October 1899 – 31 May 1902) was fought between the British Empire and two Boer states, the South African Republic (Republic of Transvaal) and the Orange Free State, over the Empire's influence in South Africa.

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Sir John Fenwick, 3rd Baronet

Sir John Fenwick, 3rd Baronet (c. 1645 – 28 January 1697) was an English Jacobite conspirator, who succeeded to the Baronetcy of Fenwick on the death of his father in 1676.

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Sir William Payne-Gallwey, 1st Baronet

General Sir William Payne-Gallwey, 1st Baronet (1759 – 16 April 1831) was a British soldier and Governor of the Leeward Islands.

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St Leonards, Buckinghamshire

St Leonards is a small village in the Chiltern Hills in Buckinghamshire, England.

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Thomas Hickman-Windsor, 1st Earl of Plymouth

Thomas Hickman-Windsor, 1st Earl of Plymouth, PC (c.1627 – 3 November 1687) was the son of Dixie Hickman and his wife Elizabeth Windsor, sister and heiress of Thomas, 6th Baron Windsor.

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Thomas Windsor, 1st Viscount Windsor

Lieutenant-General Thomas Windsor, 1st Viscount Windsor (8 June 1738), styled The Honourable Thomas Windsor until 1699, was an English soldier, landowner and politician.

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War of the Spanish Succession

The War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714) was a European conflict of the early 18th century, triggered by the death of the childless Charles II of Spain in November 1700.

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Western Front (World War I)

The Western Front was the main theatre of war during the First World War.

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William Fawcett (British Army officer)

General Sir William Fawcett KB (1727–1804) was an Adjutant-General to the Forces.

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World War I

World War I (often abbreviated as WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.

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3rd Carabiniers

The 3rd Carabiniers (Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards) was a cavalry regiment of the British Army.

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3rd Cavalry Division (United Kingdom)

The 3rd Cavalry Division was a division of the British Army in the First World War.

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6th Cavalry Brigade (United Kingdom)

The 6th Cavalry Brigade was a cavalry brigade of the British Army.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3rd_Dragoon_Guards

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