The first of the two regiments of Inniskilling dragoons, commanded by Colonel James Wynne, served under King William in Flanders, and obtained the title of 'The Royal Irish Regiment of Dragoons;' Colonel Echlin's regiment received no change of designation; but has retained its title of "Inniskilling Dragoons" to the present time; it was numbered the "Sixth Dragoons" in the reign of George II.
1702
1703
During the early part of the reign of Queen Anne the Inniskilling Dragoons remained in Ireland; they were reviewed at Athlone, in July, 1703, by the lord-lieutenant, General the Duke of Ormond, who was pleased to compliment the commanding officer on their appearance and discipline.
1706
In the summer of 1706, the regiment was encamped on the Kurragh of Kildare.
1708
The King of France having made preparations, in the spring of 1708, for landing the Pretender with a body of troops in Scotland, to aid him in his projected attempt to ascend the British throne, the Inniskilling dragoons were held in readiness to embark for Scotland; but the French fleet having been chased from the British shores, the regiment remained in Ireland until the following autumn, when it landed on the English coast, and was stationed, during the winter, in Yorkshire and Lancashire.
1709
1710
1711
1712
The regiment was withdrawn from its cantonments in the early part of 1709, and proceeded to Scotland, where it remained during the three following years.