The regiments of the British Army, chronologically arranged
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The regiments of the British Army, chronologically arranged
Great Britain. Army
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| Colour of |
Titles. +--------+--------+Campaigns, Battles, &c.
|Uniform.|Facings.|
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East India Company’s 3rd | Blue, | Blue, |
Bengal European |1858--. |1858--. |
Cavalry. 1858| | |
3rd Bengal European | | |
Cavalry. 1858–1861| | |
21st Hussars. 1861----| | |
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The first 21st Dragoons was raised at Windsor in 1759 as the “21st
Royal Windsor Foresters.” Its uniform was scarlet with blue facings; it
was disbanded in 1763.
The second was raised from the Light Troops of the 2nd, 3rd, 7th, 15th,
and 16th Dragoons in 1779. Its uniform was scarlet with white facings;
it was disbanded in 1783.
The third was raised in 1794. Its uniform when raised was scarlet with
yellow facings, but in 1815 was blue with black velvet facings; it was
disbanded in 1818.
ROYAL ARTILLERY.
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| Colour of |
Titles. +--------+--------+Campaigns, Battles, &c.
|Uniform.|Facings.|
-------------------------+--------+--------+------------------------
The Train of Artillery. | Blue, |Scarlet,| The Regiment
1705–1716|in 1727.|in 1727.|representing many
The Regiment of Artillery| | |Regiments, its services
1716–1727| | |are too numerous to be
The Royal Regiment of | | |recorded, as it has
Artillery. 1727----| | |necessarily borne a part
| | |in every Campaign.
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The old Trains of Artillery were disbanded at the end of the campaigns
in which they served.
The present _Regiment_ dates from 1716, but the above date of (the
14th April) 1705 is given in the official list of Colonels as the date
of commission of Colonel Albert Borgard.
It bears the Royal Arms and Supporters with a Gun, with the mottoes
“Ubique” above, and “Quo fas et gloria ducunt” below the gun.
Its uniform appears to have been always Blue, and probably its facings
were always Scarlet; the “Trains” in 1688 wore Blue, with Orange
facings.
The Royal Irish Artillery was absorbed into the Regiment in 1801, and
the East India Company’s Artillery in 1858.
ROYAL ENGINEERS.
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The regiments of the British Army, chronologically arranged — John Shaqi
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