The orderly conduct of these Regiments in quarters has gained the confidence and esteem of the respectable inhabitants of the various parts of the United Kingdom in which they have been stationed; their promptitude and alacrity in attending to the requisitions of the magistrates in periods of excitement, and the temper, patience, and forbearance which they have evinced when subjected to great provocation, insult, and violence from the misguided populace, prove the value of these troops to the Crown, and to the Government of the country, and justify the reliance which is reposed on them. FOOTNOTES: [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. CONTENTS. 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