FOURTH HUSSARS.
| Titles. | Colour of | Campaigns, Battles, &c. | ||
| Uniform. | Facings. | |||
| Princess Anne of Denmark’s Dragoons. 1685–1693 (Its Colonel’s name). 1693–1751 4th Dragoons. 1751–1788 4th, or Queen’s Own Dragoons. 1788–1818 4th, or Queen’s Own Light Dragoons. 1818–1861 4th Queen’s Own Hussars. 1861—— | Scarlet, 1685–1818. Blue, 1818–1830. Scarlet, 1830–1842. Blue, 1842—. | Green, in 1751–1818. Yellow, 1818–1836. Green, 1836–1842. Scarlet, 1842–1861. Blue, 1861—. | Steenkirk, 1692. Neer Landen, 1693. Flanders, 1692–1697. Almanza, 1707. Spain, 1706–1708. Dettingen, 1743. Val, 1747. Flanders, 1742–1748. Talavera, 1809. Albuera, 1811. Llereena, 1812. | Salamanca, 1812. Vittoria, 1813. Toulouse, 1814. Peninsula, 1809–1814. Afghanistan, 1839. Ghuznee, 1839. Alma, 1854. Balaklava, 1854. Inkerman, 1854. Sevastopol, 1855. |
The Regiment was formed from Independent Troops raised in various English counties.
It received its Title when raised in honour of the King’s youngest daughter, afterwards Queen Anne.
It was nicknamed “Paget’s Irregular Horse” in consequence of its loose drill after its return from India.
FIFTH LANCERS.
| Titles. | Colour of | Campaigns, Battles, &c. | |
| Uniform. | Facings. | ||
| 5th Royal Irish Lancers. 1858—— | Blue, 1858—. | Scarlet, 1858—. | |
The first 5th Regiment of Dragoons was raised in 1689 as the “Royal Irish,” it served at the battles of Blenheim, Ramilies (where it captured two Battalions of the French Regiment of Picardie, for which it was permitted to wear Grenadier caps), and many other actions. It was raised with the present 6th Dragoons and 27th Foot from the Inniskilling forces. It was disbanded in 1798. Its uniform was scarlet with blue facings.
It bears the “Harp and Crown,” and the motto “Quis Separabit.”