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

by Richard Cannon

[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.'

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HISTORICAL RECORD

OF

THE FIFTH,

OR

PRINCESS CHARLOTTE OF WALES'S REGIMENT