Dragoon guards

Dragoon guards was, in some armies, particularly the British Army, the designation used to refer to heavy cavalry regiments from the 18th century onwards. Dragoon guards usually wore cuirasses and helmets and carried heavy sabres, and were similar to cuirassiers in other armies.

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Armies - British Army - Cavalry - Regiment - 18th century - Cuirass - Helmet - Sabre - Cuirassier

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The British Army first used the designation in 1746, when the King's Own Regiment of Horse and the Princess of Wales's Own Regiment of Horse were redesignated the 1st and 2nd Dragoon Guards. Other regiments followed. By the early 19th century, the British Dragoon Guards regiments had abandoned their cuirasses (although they still wore helmets) and were essentially indistinguishable from Dragoon regiments. The Dragoon Guards regiments took precedence over all other Cavalry Regiments of the Line.

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1746 - 19th century - British - Dragoon

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