Historical Record of the Third, Or the King's Own Regiment of Light Dragoons: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1685, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1846.Cannon, Richard
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Historical Record of the Third, Or the King's Own Regiment of Light Dragoons: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1685, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1846.
Cannon, Richard
Great Britain. Army -- History; Great Britain. Army. Light Dragoons, 3rd
The regiment continued to advance into Scotland, and is mentioned in
the list of the Duke of Cumberland's army in the spring of 1746. On the
14th of February it was detached to Dundee, and after the suppression
of the rebellion, returned to England, where it was employed in
guarding the rebel prisoners at York. The establishment continued the
same in this year, as it did in the following, but after the peace of
Aix-la-Chapelle, in 1748, the numbers were reduced to 285, the regiment
being then quartered at Bury St. Edmunds.
[Sidenote: 1751]
A regulation was issued on the 1st July, 1751, relative to the clothing
and standards of the several regiments; from which the following
particulars have been extracted relative to the KING'S OWN dragoons.
COATS--scarlet; double breasted; without lapels; lined with light
blue; slit sleeves turned up with light blue; the button-holes worked
with narrow yellow lace; the buttons of yellow metal, set on three
and three; a long slash pocket in each skirt, and a yellow worsted
aiguillette on the right shoulder.
WAISTCOATS and BREECHES--light blue.
HATS--bound with gold lace, and ornamented with a yellow metal loop,
and a black cockade.
BOOTS--of jacked leather.
CLOAKS--of scarlet cloth, with a light blue collar, and lined with
light blue shalloon; the buttons set on three and three upon yellow
frogs or loops, with a light blue stripe down the centre.
HORSE FURNITURE--of light blue cloth; the holster-caps and housings
having a border of royal lace, with a red stripe down the centre; the
white horse within the garter, embroidered on each corner of the
housing; and on the holster-caps, the King's cipher and crown, with
III.D underneath.
OFFICERS--distinguished by gold lace; their coats and waistcoats bound
with gold embroidery; the button-holes worked with gold; and a crimson
silk sash worn across the left shoulder.
QUARTER-MASTERS--to wear a crimson sash round the waist.
SERJEANTS--to have narrow gold lace on the cuffs, pockets and
shoulder-straps; gold shoulder-knots or aiguillettes, and yellow and
light blue worsted sashes tied round the waist.
DRUMMERS and HAUTBOYS--clothed in scarlet coats lined with light blue,
and ornamented with royal lace with a blue stripe down the centre;
their waistcoats and breeches of blue cloth.
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