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7th {The Princess Royal's) Regiment of Dragoon Guards.
I] Norwich.
Colonel.—Zo!-(i George Augustus Frederick Paget,'XPB. Cornel 4- Siih Lf. i'23 July 34; Lf. ^i Dec. 37;
C((;<^ i'i7 Aug. 41 ; Jl/iyor, i'3o Jan. 46; Zf. Colonel, ''29 Dec. 46; Colonel, 20 Juiie 54; Major General',
II Nov. 61 ; LI. General, 28 Feb. 71 ; Colonel 7th Dragoon Guards, 28 Jan. 63.
Lieutenant Colonel.—John Peyton," 2)id Zf. ^ai July 48 ; Zt. PiS May 49 ; Capf. 31 Aug. 58 ; Mator,^\-] April
69; i^.CoZowcZ, ^28 June 71.
Majors.—James John London M'Adam, Cornet, ''22 May 57; Zt. 13 April 59; Ca-pt. '2 Mar. 66; Major,
''22 Apr. 71.
Arthur Hare Vincent, Cornet, 29 Dec. 57 ; Zt. ^g April 61; Capt. ''14 Aug. 67 ; Major, ''28 June 71.
Captains.
Edmund Molyncux
Richard D'Olier George
«. Colin Campbell, Garrhon Instructor, >
Edinburgh i
John Fryer Chapman
Edward Maxwell Lyte
Richard Powell Rees
William John Luxmoorc
William Robinson Truman
LlErTESAKTS.
Evan Aubrey Thomas, Ad/ntanl8 June 70 Pag July
BHF.V.MAJ. I BT.LT.COr..
Pie June 57|>'26Nov. 58,1' 9 May 65
''24 June 62'' 9 May 65 P21 Mar. 63
14 June ssKeOct. 55''29 June 66
i'2iJuly 63j''i8 0ct. 64ii'i8Ang. 69
P I April 62;>'ii July 65|''2oOct. 69
P21 Mar. 68''23 June 69 P22 Mar. 71
P3oSept. 68 Pas Sept. 60IP22 April 71
PSAug. 62 P 8 Dec. 65! 24 Julv 72
Walter Creagh.
Cecil Leycester Becher
George Maurice Maher
William Woods Weston
Charles Edward Beckett
Edw.ard Chadwick
William Edwd. Morrison Rough
StTB LlEUIKITAIfTS.
Robart Constable 28 Oct.
Charles Reagan Dinger 29 Oct.
Hon. Lincoln Eilsvin Stanhope 31 Oct.
Charles Lucius Brooke
William Moses
Pat/master.—William Francis WTieble, 18 Maj' 60.
Riilinij Master.—Henry Pearce Phillips, 2 Oct. 57.
Qucirter Master.—Henry Lewis, 28 Oct. 68.
Surgeon.—Antlrew Knox Rickards, A.S., 24 April 55
4 Oct.
P14 Sept.
P13 June
P 3 Feb.
Pi 7 April
P2S Sept.
23 Sept.
63P22 Juno 671
64]P2SOct. 68;
66: Pi 7 April 60
68|Pi8Aug. 69!
69'P22Mji,r. 711
691P22 April 7i{
69iP28Juiie 71!
71
28 Oct.
71I
SUB LIBUT.
I Nov.
I Nov.
1 Nov.
30 Dec.
21 Sept.
Surgeon, 2 Sept. 68.
Assistant Surgeon.—Ninian Alexander William'son,"jif Ji. 31 March 63.
Veterinary Surr/eon.—Charles George Hetherington Reill.y, 15 Feb. 61; 1st Class, 2 Aug. 71.
Scarlet—Facings Black.—Agents, Messrs. Cox and Co.
Setunied. from India, 23 Nov. 1867.
1 Lord George Pa get served in tho Eastern campaign of 1834-55 ; commanded the 4th Light Dragoons at the battle
of Ahna, and in the Light Cavalrj- charge of Balaklava. Commanded tho Light Cavalry Brigade at the battles of
Inkerman and Tchernaya, and on the expedition to Eupatoria and operations thence with General D'AUonville.
Commanded for a time the Cavalry Division in 1855 (Medal with four Clasps, Officer of the Legion of Honor, Sar¬
dinian and Turkish Medals, and 3rd Class of the Medjidie).
" Lt.Colonel Peyton served as an Engineer Officer on tho Peshawar Frontier in 1854-55, and remodelled the Forts
of Michnee, Shubkudder, and Abozai, between the Khyber Pass and Gabool river, in front of an enemy, his men
having on more than one occasion been shot down at their work, and his predecessor Lieut. Bulnois of the Bengal
Engineers killed in discharge of that duty; was present at every engagement which took iilace with the Hill Tribes
during the above period. Received the thanks of Government for special services on the frontier of Thibet. Served
during the Indian mutiny of 1857-58 and nan-owly escaped falling into the hands of the Sealkote mutineers at the
engag'enient on the Ravee under General Nicholson ; was present at the Peshawur outbreak as 2nd in Command of
th(3 18th Puniaub Irregulars, the Commanding Officer, the Adjutant, and the Doing Duty Officer, the only other
European officers present, being all three severely wounded (Medal). Lt.Colonel Peyton has passed the Interpreter's
Examination in Hindostanee and taken degrees of high proflcienc.v in the Oordoo and Persian languages at tho
Colleges of Calcutta and Madras, and received the reward—;£4oo.

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