The Fourth (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards.
"Quis Separabit."
The Harp and Crown. The Star of St. Patrick.
TITLES.
1685-90. Colonel The Earl of Arran's Cuirassiers; also the 6th Horse.
1690-1746. The Fifth Horse.
1746-88. The 1st Irish Horse, or The Blue Horse.
1788 (from). The 4th Royal Irish Regiment of Dragoon Guards.
PRINCIPAL CAMPAIGNS, BATTLES, &c.
* "Honours" on the Colours.
1691-97. Flanders.
1692. Steenkirk.
1693. Neer Landen.
1695. Namur.
*1811-13. Peninsula.
1812. Ciudad Rodrigo.
1812. Badajos.
1812. Leira.
*1854. Balaclava.
*1855. Sevastopol.
*1882. Egypt.
*1882. Tel-el-Kebir.
1884-5. Nile.
Uniform.—Scarlet (from 1685). Facings, White (1685-1715); Light Blue (1715-1768); Dark Blue (from 1768). Helmet-plume, White.
Regimental Badges.—"The Harp and Crown" (on the accession of Her Majesty), "The Star of St. Patrick." "The White Horse of Hanover" also appears on the Standard. Motto: "Quis separabit."
Notes.—Raised in various English counties—at London, Lichfield, Grantham, Durham, and Morpeth. Cuirasses were worn in 1685. Its title, in 1788, was bestowed for long service in Ireland.
Bibliography.—Historical Record of the 4th, or Royal Irish Regiment of Dragoon Guards. 1685-1838. [London: Longman, 1839.]
The White Horse of Hanover.
The Fifth (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) Dragoon Guards.
"Vestigia Nulla Retrorsum."
TITLES.
1685-87. Colonel The Duke of Shrewsbury's Regiment of Horse.
1687-1717. The Sixth (or Seventh) Regiment of Horse: also by its Colonel's name (in 1687, Coy's Horse; in 1794, Cadogan's Horse).
1717-88. The 2nd (or "Green") Irish Horse.
1788-1804. The Fifth Dragoon Guards.
1804 (from). The Fifth or Princess Charlotte of Wales's Dragoon Guards.
PRINCIPAL CAMPAIGNS, BATTLES, &c.
* "Honours" on the Colours.
1690. Boyne.
1692. Enghien.
1695. Namur.
1703-12. Germany.
1704. Schellenberg.
*1704. Blenheim.
1705. Neer Hespen.
*1706. Ramilies.
*1708. Oudenarde.
1708. Lisle.
*1709. Malplaquet.
1709. Tournay.
1709. Mons.
1710. Douay.
1711. Bouchain.
1711. Bethune.
1711. Aire.
1711. St. Venant.
1711. Quesnoy.
1759-62. Germany.
1794-5. Flanders.
1794. Cateau.
*1811-14. Peninsula.
1812. Badajos.
1812. Llerena.
*1812. Salamanca.
1812. Burgos.
*1813. Vittoria.
*1814. Toulouse.
*1854. Balaclava.
*1855. Sevastopol.
1900. South Africa.
Uniform.—Scarlet (from 1685). Facings, Buff(1685-1717); Dark Green (from 1717). Helmet-plume, Red and White.
Regimental Device.— VD.G. within the Garter, surrounded by "Princess Charlotte of Wales." Motto, Vestigia nulla retrorsum (borne by John Hampden's Regiment in the Civil War).
Nickname.—"The Green Horse" (see Titles).
Notes.—Originally raised as a Troop of Cuirassiers at Lichfield, Kingston-on-Thames, Chester, Bridgnorth, Bristol, &c. It wore cuirasses till 1688, and resumed them from 1707-14. It captured four Standards at the battle of Blenheim.
Bibliography.—Historical Record of the 5th, or Princess Charlotte of Wales's Dragoon Guards, 1685-1838. Illustrated with plates. [London: Longman, 1839.]