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"Quis Separabit."

The Harp and Crown. The Star of St. Patrick.

TITLES.

1685–90. Colonel The Earl of Arran's Cuirassiers; also the 6th Horse.

1690–1746. The Fifth Horse.

1746–88. The 1st Irish Horse, or The Blue Horse.

1788 (from). The 4th Royal Irish Regiment of Dragoon Guards.

PRINCIPAL CAMPAIGNS, BATTLES, &c.

* "Honours" on the Colours.

1691–97. Flanders.

1692. Steenkirk.

1693. Neer Landen.

1695. Namur.

*1811–13. Peninsula.

1812. Ciudad Rodrigo.

1812. Badajos.

1812. Leira.

*1854. Balaclava.

*1855. Sevastopol.

*1882. Egypt.

*1882. Tel-el-Kebir.

1884–5. Nile.

Uniform.—Scarlet (from 1685). Facings, White (1685–1715); Light Blue (1715–1768); Dark Blue (from 1768). Helmet-plume, White.

Regimental Badges.—"The Harp and Crown" (on the accession of Her Majesty), "The Star of St. Patrick." "The White Horse of Hanover" also appears on the Standard. Motto: "Quis separabit."

Notes.—Raised in various English counties—at London, Lichfield, Grantham, Durham, and Morpeth. Cuirasses were worn in 1685. Its title, in 1788, was bestowed for long service in Ireland.

Bibliography.—Historical Record of the 4th, or Royal Irish Regiment of Dragoon Guards. 1685–1838. [London: Longman, 1839.]

The White Horse of Hanover.