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FOOTNOTES:
Оглавление[1] In the 14th year of the reign of Edward IV. a small force was established in Ireland by Parliament, consisting of 120 Archers on horseback, 40 Horsemen, and 40 Pages.
[2] Military Papers, State Paper Office.
[3] This Regiment was disbanded after the Peace in 1674.
[4] This appears to be the first introduction of bayonets into the English Army.
[5] State Paper Office.
[6] The first issue of carbines to the regular Horse appears to have taken place in 1678; the Life Guards, however, carried carbines from their formation in 1660.—Vide the 'Historical Record of the Life Guards.'
HISTORICAL RECORD
OF
THE FIFTH,
OR
PRINCESS CHARLOTTE OF WALES'S REGIMENT
OF
DRAGOON GUARDS:
CONTAINING AN ACCOUNT OF
THE FORMATION OF THE REGIMENT
IN 1685;
WITH ITS SUBSEQUENT SERVICES
TO 1838.
ILLUSTRATED WITH PLATES.
LONDON:
PUBLISHED BY LONGMAN, ORME, AND CO.,
PATERNOSTER ROW;
W. CLOWES AND SONS, 14, CHARING CROSS;
AND TO BE HAD OF ALL BOOKSELLERS.
1839.
Printed by William Clowes and Sons, Stamford Street.
| Anno | Page | |
| 1685 | Formation of the Regiment | 1 |
| —— | Equipped as Cuirassiers, and obtained rank as Seventh Horse | 3 |
| —— | Reviewed by King James II. | 4 |
| 1686 | First Establishment | 5 |
| —— | Names of Officers | 6 |
| —— | Reviewed on Hounslow Heath | — |
| 1688 | The Revolution | 7 |
| 1689 | Proceeds to Ireland | 9 |
| —— | Siege of Carrickfergus | — |
| 1690 | Battle of the Boyne | 11 |
| —— | Siege of Limerick | 12 |
| 1691 | Skirmish near Brewsterfield | — |
| —— | Second Siege of Limerick | 13 |
| 1692 | Returns to England | — |
| 1693 | Performs Court Duty | 14 |
| 1694 | Proceeds to the Netherlands | — |
| 1695 | Covering the Siege of Namur | — |
| 1697 | Skirmish near Enghien | 15 |
| 1698 | Returns to England | 16 |
| 1700 | Proceeds to Ireland | — |
| 1702 | Three Troops return to England, and proceed to Holland | 17 |
| —— | Covering the Sieges of Venloo, Ruremonde, Stevenswaert, and Liege | — |
| 1703 | Skirmish near Haneff; and covering the Sieges of Huy and Limburg | 18 |
| 1704 | Three Troops from Ireland to Holland | — |
| —— | Battle of Schellenberg | 19 |
| —— | ———– Blenheim | 20 |
| —— | Covering the Siege of Laudan | 21 |
| 1705 | Forcing the French Lines at Helixem and Neer-Hespen | — |
| 1706 | Battle of Ramilies | 24 |
| —— | Sieges of Antwerp and Dendermond | 25 |
| 1708 | Battle of Oudenarde | 26 |
| —— | Siege of Lisle, and Action at Wynendale | 27 |
| 1709 | Covering the Siege of Tournay | 28 |
| —— | Battle of Malplaquet | — |
| —— | Covering the Siege of Mons | 29 |
| 1710 | —————————Douay, Bethune, Aire, and St. Venant | — |
| 1711 | Forcing the French Lines at Arleux | — |
| —— | Covering the Siege of Bouchain | 30 |
| —— | Skirmish near Wavrechin | 31 |
| 1712 | Covering the Siege of Quesnoy | 33 |
| 1714 | Proceeds to Ireland | 34 |
| 1717 | Facings changed from Buff to Full Green | 35 |
| 1746 | Styled the Second Irish Horse | 37 |
| 1751 | Description of the Clothing and Standards | — |
| 1788 | Title changed to Fifth Dragoon Guards | 40 |
| 1793 | Proceeds to Flanders | 42 |
| 1794 | Action at Prêmont | — |
| —— | Covering the Siege of Landrécies | — |
| —— | Battle of Cateau | 43 |
| —— | Action near Tournay | 44 |
| —— | Retreat through Holland to Germany | 45 |
| 1795 | Embarks for England | — |
| 1796 | Proceeds to Ireland | — |
| 1798 | Rebellion in Ireland | 46 |
| —— | Actions at Arklow, Ballycarnen, and Gorey | — |
| —— | ———— Vinegar Hill and White Hills | 47 |
| —— | Skirmish near Prosperous | — |
| —— | Action at Ballinamuck | 48 |
| 1799 | Returns to England | 48 |
| 1804 | Styled the Fifth, or Princess Charlotte of Wales's Regiment of Dragoon Guards | — |
| 1805 | Proceeds to Ireland | 49 |
| 1808 | Returns to England | — |
| 1811 | Reviewed by the Prince Regent | — |
| —— | Embarks for Portugal | 50 |
| 1812 | Covering the Siege of Badajoz | 51 |
| —— | Action at Llerena | — |
| —— | Battle of Salamanca | 56 |
| —— | Skirmish at Alba de Tormes | 60 |
| —— | Advances to Madrid | 62 |
| —— | Covering the Siege of Burgos | — |
| —— | Retreats to Portugal | 63 |
| 1813 | Advances into Spain | 65 |
| —— | Battle of Vittoria | — |
| 1814 | Advances through the Pyrenees into France | 67 |
| —— | Action near Tarbes | — |
| —— | Battle of Toulouse | 68 |
| —— | Returns to England | 69 |
| 1816 | Proceeds to Ireland | 73 |
| 1817 | Proceeds to Scotland, and from thence to England | — |
| 1821 | Returns to Scotland, and embarks for Ireland | 74 |
| 1825 | Embarks for Scotland | 75 |
| 1826 | Proceeds to England | — |
| 1830 | Reviewed by King William IV. at Windsor | 76 |
| 1831 | Embarks for Ireland | 77 |
| 1834 | Returns to England | — |
| 1835 | Proceeds to Scotland | — |
| 1836 | Returns to England | — |
| 1838 | The Conclusion | 78 |
