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The 1st King's Dragoon Guards was a cavalry regiment in the British Army. The regiment was raised by Sir John Lanier in 1685 as the 2nd Queen's Regiment of Horse, named in honour of Queen Mary, consort of King James II. It was renamed the 2nd King's Own Regiment of Horse in 1714 in honour of George I. The regiment attained the title 1st King's Dragoon Guards in 1751. The regiment served as horse cavalry until 1937 when it was mechanised with light tanks. The regiment became part of the Royal Armoured Corps in 1939. After service in the First World War and the Second World War, the regiment amalgamated with the 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays) in 1959 to form the 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards.

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  • 1st King's Dragoon Guards (en)
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  • The 1st King's Dragoon Guards was a cavalry regiment in the British Army. The regiment was raised by Sir John Lanier in 1685 as the 2nd Queen's Regiment of Horse, named in honour of Queen Mary, consort of King James II. It was renamed the 2nd King's Own Regiment of Horse in 1714 in honour of George I. The regiment attained the title 1st King's Dragoon Guards in 1751. The regiment served as horse cavalry until 1937 when it was mechanised with light tanks. The regiment became part of the Royal Armoured Corps in 1939. After service in the First World War and the Second World War, the regiment amalgamated with the 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays) in 1959 to form the 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards. (en)
  • Il 1st King's Dragoon Guards era un reggimento di cavalleria del British Army. Il reggimento venne formato nel 1685 col nome di The Queen's Regiment of Horse, così chiamato in onore della regina Maria Beatrice d'Este, consorte di re Giacomo II. Venne rinominato The King's Own Regiment of Horse nel 1714 in onore di Giorgio I. Il reggimento ebbe il nome di 1st King's Dragoon Guards nel 1751.Il reggimento prestò servizio come reparto di cavalleria sino al 1937 quando venne meccanizzato con carri armati leggeri. Il reggimento è divenuto parte dei nel 1939 per poi essere definitivamente unito al nel 1959 per formare il . (it)
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  • 1st King's Dragoon Guards (en)
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  • Bland Dragoons, The KDGs, The Trades Union, The Kings Dancing Girls (en)
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