Historical Record of the Fourth, or Royal Irish Regiment of Dragoon Guards.: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1685; and of Its Subsequent Services to 1838Cannon, Richard
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Historical Record of the Fourth, or Royal Irish Regiment of Dragoon Guards.: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1685; and of Its Subsequent Services to 1838
Cannon, Richard
Great Britain. Army -- History; Great Britain. Army. Royal Irish Dragoon Guards, 4th
1810 Riots in the Coal districts --
1811 Six troops proceed to Portugal 50
1812 Covering the siege of Ciudad Rodrigo 51
---- ---- Badajoz --
---- Skirmish at Llerena 52
---- Advances to Madrid --
---- Retreats to Portugal --
1813 Returns to England 54
---- Regimental school established --
1814 Peace concluded--The establishment reduced 55
1814 Proceeds to Ireland --
1814 Alteration in the uniform 56
1815 War proclaimed--The establishment augmented --
---- Peace restored--The establishment reduced 57
1818 Embarks for England --
1819 Alteration in the uniform 58
1820 Riots at Wakefield and Sheffield 59
1821 Marches to Scotland --
1822 Embarks for Ireland 60
1826 ---- England 61
---- Riots at Dudley, Wolverhampton, and Lichfield --
1827 Alterations in the uniform 62
1830 Marches to Scotland 64
---- Lace changed from silver to gold --
1831 Riots at elections in Scotland --
1832 Embarks for Ireland 66
---- Riots in Ireland --
1834 Ditto 71
1835 Embarks for England, and stationed at Brighton 74
1837 Riots at elections in England 77
1838 Attends the coronation of Queen Victoria 78
---- Her Majesty approves of the regiment bearing the
_Harp_ and _Crown_, in addition to the _Star_ of
the Order of _St. Patrick_ 79
---- The conclusion --
SUCCESSION OF COLONELS.
Anno Page
1685 James Earl of Arran, K.T. 81
1688 Charles Earl of Selkirk 83
---- Charles Godfrey --
1693 Francis Langston 84
1713 George Jocelyn 85
1715 Sherrington Davenport 86
1719 Owen Wynne --
1732 Thomas Pearce 87
1739 James Lord Tyrawley 88
1743 John Brown 89
1762 James Johnston 90
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