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The 5th (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) Dragoon Guards was a British army cavalry regiment, officially formed in January 1686 as Shrewsbury's Regiment of Horse. Following a number of name changes, it became the 5th (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) Regiment of Dragoon Guards in 1804. In 1922, it was amalgamated with The Inniskillings (6th Dragoons) to form the 5th/6th Dragoons. Its history and traditions continue today in the Royal Dragoon Guards, an armoured cavalry unit of the British Army.

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  • The 5th (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) Dragoon Guards was a British army cavalry regiment, officially formed in January 1686 as Shrewsbury's Regiment of Horse. Following a number of name changes, it became the 5th (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) Regiment of Dragoon Guards in 1804. In 1922, it was amalgamated with The Inniskillings (6th Dragoons) to form the 5th/6th Dragoons. Its history and traditions continue today in the Royal Dragoon Guards, an armoured cavalry unit of the British Army. (en)
  • Le 5th (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) Dragoon Guards est un régiment de cavalerie de l'armée britannique, officiellement formé en janvier 1686 sous le nom de Shrewsbury's Regiment of Horse. Après plusieurs changements de nom, il devient le 5th (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) Regiment of Dragoon Guards en 1804. En 1922, il fusionne avec le 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons pour former le (en). Son histoire et ses traditions se perpétuent aujourd'hui dans le Royal Dragoon Guards, une unité légère de reconnaissance de l'armée britannique. (fr)
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  • 1922-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
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  • 1685-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
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  • Blenheim, Ramillies, Oudenarde, Malplaquet, Beaumont, Salamanca, Vittoria, Toulouse, Peninsula, Balaklava, Sevastopol, Defence of Ladysmith, South Africa 1899–1902; France and Flanders 1914–18
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  • Vestigia nulla restorsum (Latin– We do not retreat)
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  • Heavy Cavalry
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  • Salamanca Day (en)
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  • Blenheim, Ramillies, Oudenarde, Malplaquet, Beaumont, Salamanca, Vittoria, Toulouse, Peninsula, Balaklava, Sevastopol, Defence of Ladysmith, South Africa 1899–1902; France and Flanders 1914–18 (en)
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  • Army (en)
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  • Badge of the 5th Dragoon Guards (en)
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  • Soldier's chorus from Gounod's Faust (en)
  • The Gay Cavalier (en)
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  • Vestigia nulla restorsum (en)
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  • The Green Dragoons (en)
  • The Green Horse (en)
  • The Old Farmers (en)
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  • The 5th (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) Dragoon Guards was a British army cavalry regiment, officially formed in January 1686 as Shrewsbury's Regiment of Horse. Following a number of name changes, it became the 5th (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) Regiment of Dragoon Guards in 1804. In 1922, it was amalgamated with The Inniskillings (6th Dragoons) to form the 5th/6th Dragoons. Its history and traditions continue today in the Royal Dragoon Guards, an armoured cavalry unit of the British Army. (en)
  • Le 5th (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) Dragoon Guards est un régiment de cavalerie de l'armée britannique, officiellement formé en janvier 1686 sous le nom de Shrewsbury's Regiment of Horse. Après plusieurs changements de nom, il devient le 5th (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) Regiment of Dragoon Guards en 1804. En 1922, il fusionne avec le 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons pour former le (en). Son histoire et ses traditions se perpétuent aujourd'hui dans le Royal Dragoon Guards, une unité légère de reconnaissance de l'armée britannique. (fr)
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  • 5th Dragoon Guards (en)
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  • 5th Dragoon Guards (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) (en)
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