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."