5th Dragoon Guards
The 5th (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) Dragoon Guards was a cavalry regiment in the British Army, first raised in 1685 as the Duke of Shrewsbury's Regiment of Horse. It was renamed as the 5th Regiment of Dragoon Guards in 1788 and as the 5th (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) Regiment of Dragoon Guards in 1804. It saw service for two centuries, including the First World War, before being amalgamated with The Inniskillings (6th Dragoons), to form the 5th/6th Dragoons in 1922.
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5th Dragoon Guards
The 5th (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) Dragoon Guards was a cavalry regiment in the British Army, first raised in 1685 as the Duke of Shrewsbury's Regiment of Horse. It was renamed as the 5th Regiment of Dragoon Guards in 1788 and as the 5th (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) Regiment of Dragoon Guards in 1804. It saw service for two centuries, including the First World War, before being amalgamated with The Inniskillings (6th Dragoons), to form the 5th/6th Dragoons in 1922.
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The 5th (Princess Charlotte of ...... the 5th/6th Dragoons in 1922.
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1 Regiment
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Vestigia nulla restorsum (Latin- We do not retreat)
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Heavy Cavalry
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Badge of the 5th Dragoon Guards
commander
Sir George Tom Molesworth Bridges
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appointment ceased in 1922
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Soldier's chorus from Gounod's Faust
The Gay Cavalier
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Cavalry of the Line
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The 5th (Princess Charlotte of ...... the 5th/6th Dragoons in 1922.
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5th Dragoon Guards
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5th Dragoon Guards (Princess Charlotte of Wales's)
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The Green Horse
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