Peace having been concluded, the thanks of Parliament were communicated to the army, and in February, 1763, the SEVENTH commenced their march from Germany, through Holland, to Williamstadt, where they embarked for England. After landing at Harwich they were stationed at Chelmsford, Springfield, and Colchester. The light troop, which had not been on foreign service with the other troops of the regiment, was disbanded; and the establishment was reduced to six troops of three officers, one quarter-master, two serjeants, two corporals, one drummer, and twenty-eight private men each; eight men per troop were equipped as light dragoons, and the remainder as heavy dragoons. In May, 1763, Lieut.-General Mostyn was removed to the First dragoon guards; and Major-General Sir George Howard, K.B., was appointed colonel of the SEVENTH dragoons, from the third foot, or buffs. [Sidenote: 1764] In January, 1764, a squadron was employed on revenue duty on the Suffolk coast. On the 9th of April following, King George III. reviewed the regiment in Hyde Park, and expressed his high approbation of its appearance and discipline. In the same year, orders were received for the regiment to be mounted on long-tailed horses;--for epaulettes to be worn on the left shoulder instead of aiguillettes, and for the men's boots to be of a lighter description than formerly. [Sidenote: 1765] [Sidenote: 1766] The regiment occupied quarters in Sussex, in 1765, and was removed to Northampton and Leicestershire in 1766; at the same time, the DRUMMERS on the establishment were directed to be replaced by TRUMPETERS. [Sidenote: 1767] [Sidenote: 1768] [Sidenote: 1769] From Leicestershire, &c., the regiment was removed to York in May, 1767, and to Scotland in the spring of 1768, but returned to England in the early part of 1769, and was quartered in Warwickshire. [Sidenote: 1770] [Sidenote: 1771] [Sidenote: 1772] [Sidenote: 1773] In April, 1770, the regiment marched into Dorsetshire and Somersetshire; in June, 1771, it was removed to Canterbury, and employed on coast duty until April, 1772, when it marched into Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, and Lincolnshire. In the spring of 1773 it commenced its march for Scotland, where it was stationed during the succeeding twelve months. [Sidenote: 1774] [Sidenote: 1775] [Sidenote: 1776] [Sidenote: 1777] Returning to England in the summer of 1774, the regiment was stationed in Lancashire; in 1775 it was removed into Worcestershire and Staffordshire; in 1776 it was employed on revenue duty on the Sussex coast; and in 1777 it was engaged in similar duties on the coasts of Norfolk and Suffolk. [Sidenote: 1778] In the summer of 1778 the QUEEN'S OWN dragoons were encamped near Bury St. Edmunds, together with three other regiments of dragoons and two battalions of militia, under the command of Major-General Warde. [Sidenote: 1779]