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1st (Royal) Dragoons.
Ho un slow.
The Crest of England within the Garter. An Eagle. " Spectemur agendo."
"Dettingen" "Peninsula" " Waterloo " "Balaklava" "Sevastopol."
Colonel in Chief. — His Majesty William II. German Emperor and King of Prussia KG c "\fn-v
Colonel.— Sir Frederick Marshall,' KCMG. Cornet, P18 Sept. 49; Lieut. J',6 Sept.'ii • Contain »', P»h en
Major and U.Colonel, ?6 Mar. 63 j Zt.Colonel, "3 Mar- 64 ; Colonel, 6 Mar. 68; M^'or GenJZl in,,' -,-,
Lt.General, 5 Sept. 84; Colonel i.Pragoons, 29 Mar. 90.
Lieutenant Colonel. — jj.s.c. John Francis Burn-Murdoch, 4 2Hrf Lieut. 4 Dec. 7S ;
18 Jan. 85 ; Major, 3 Aug. 92 ; Tit. U.Colonel, i3 Not. 96 ; Zt.Colonel, 2 Feb. o3.'
Lieut. 2 Feb. 81; Cup*
Majoes.
Charles RosdewBurn, 3 2nd in Command')
23 Mar. 98 5
p.s.c. John Edward Lindley
p.s.c. Colquhoun Grant Morrison
George Limbrey Lord Basing
Captains.
Ralph Henry Carr-Elhwon, Adjutant iz")
Yeomanry Brigade 25'Sept. 94 )
John Middleton Rogers
John Wreford Julian Hardman
H.S.H. Prince Francis Joseph Leopold )
Frederick of Teck. DSO )
Hon. Henry William Mansfield
John William Burns
Ernest Makins
Lieutenants.
George Frederick Steele, Adjutant ,
22 Dec. 93 >
Sore. Arthur Rairilton-Russell
Henry Donald M'Neile
Thomas Morton Stanhope Pitt
Charles Archibald Calvert
Hon. Christian Henry Charles Guest
Edward York
Zoni CuarlesGeorgeFraneisFitzmaurice
Second Lieutenants.
Bertie Edward Parker Leighton
Richard FitzGerald Glyn
Thomas Philip Godman
Thomas Douglas Pilkington
Philip Edward Hardwick
Merrik Raymond Burrell
2ND LIEUT.
1 May 78
22 Jan. 79
}o Jan. 80
23 Jan. 92
7 Sept. 92
21 Oct. 93
31 Jan. 94
20 June 94
1? Dec. 94
12 Dec. 94
12 Dec. 94
29 May 95
25 Mar. 96
4 Nov. 96
7 Apr. 97
9 June 97
11 Aug. 97
4 May 98
1 July 81
22 Oct. 81
18 June Si
2 Aug. S2
22 Nov. 84
7 Feb. 85
29 Aug. 85
26 Aug. 91
11 Feb. 85
25 Nov. 85
31 Aug. 03
20 Nov. 93
27 June 94
9 Jan. 05
27 Feb. 95
28 Aug. 95
14 Mar. 96
14 Oct. 96
2 Feb. 08
CAPTAIN.
BREV.JIAJ.
MAJOR.
2 Feb. 85
20 May 96
18 Nov. 36
27 Mar. 89
1 Oct. 87
3 Apr. C7
15 Sept. 97
2 Feb. 98
25 Nov. 91
25 Nov. 91
31 Aug. 03
25 July 94
6 Apr. 94
13 Feb. 91
2 Feb. 98
Hiding Master.— John Crowley, 14 Dec. 98 ; Hon. Lieut.
Quarter Master.— Frederick William Burch, 2 Nov. 98 ; Hon. Lieut.
Scarlet — Facings Blue. — Agents, Messrs. Cox and Co.
Returnedfrom the Crimea, 27 May 1856.
1 f-ir Frederick Marshall served in the Crimea from istto 26th Sept. 1855, as Aide de Camp to Sir James Scarlett
(Medal with Clasp for Sebastopcl, and Turkish Medal). Served in the Zulu warof 1879 i n command of the Cavalry
Brigade, and after the dissolution of the Brigade commanded the advanced posts on the Lines of Communication
(Medal with Clasp, and CMG.).
* L'-.Colonel Burn-Murdoch served iu the Nile Expedition in 1S84-S5 with the Royal Dragoons' Detachment of the
Camel Corps ; took part in the action of Abu Klea, and commanded the Detachment in the engagement of El Gubat
(Medal with two Clasps, and Khedive's Star). Served in ihe Dongola Expedition under Sir Herbeit Kitchener
in 1896 ; in command of three squadrons of Egyptian cavalry defeated a Dervish force near Akasheh, 1st May ;
commanded the Desert Column, composed of ail arms, in the battle at Firket, 7th June (promoted Miraili on the
held) ; commanded the mounted troops in the pursuit which followed and at the capture of Suarda 8th June, in the
engagement at Ha.ffir, and at the capture of Dongola (mentioned in despatches, Brevet of Lt.Colonel, Khedive's
Medal with two Clasps).
' Major Burn served with the Hazara Expedition in 188S as Orderly Officer to Major General M'Queen, Com-
manding the Hazara Field Force (mentioned in despatches, Medal with Clasp).
Record of the Services of the Royal Dragoons (formerly " The King's Own Royal Regiment of
Dragoons.")
Raised in England in 1661 as the " Tangiers Horse," and proceeded to Tangiers. Returned to
England, 1684. To Ireland, 1689. To England. 1690. To Elanders, 1694. To England, 1697. To
Holland, 1702. To Portugal, 1703 (Spanish War of Succession). Detachment to Spain, 1719. To
Elanders, 1742 (battle of Dettingen). To Germany, 1760. Four Troops to the Netherlands, 1793. To
Portugal, 1SU9 (Peninsular War, battles of Fuentes d'Onor, Salamanca, Vittoria and Toulouse). To
Belgium, 1S15 (battle of Waterloo). To England, 1816. To the Crimea. 1854 (battle of Balaldava and
sie<°e of Sebastopol). To England and Ireland, 1856. To England. 1861. To Ireland, 1867. To
Scotland, 1873. To England, 1875. To Ireland. 1880. Detachment to Egypt, 1884. To England, 1886.
To Ireland, J.893.