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coatee and undress jacket was authorized for all lancer regiments as part of a general policy to make red the national military colour. In 1840 it was ordered that Light Cavalry should revert to the blue uniforms formerly worn. Sir John Vandeleur petitioned that the regiment might be permitted to retain their scarlet coatee and on 2 March 1841, his request was granted. The scarlet uniform was worn by the regiment during the First Sikh War and on their return to England in 1846, they remained the only Lancer regiment not to resume the blue jacket of the light cavalry. The unique distinction of scarlet lancer tunic and dark blue
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In its early years as the 16th Light Dragoons, the regiment wore the standard red uniform of this branch of cavalry with black and then royal blue facings. In 1784 the red coat was replaced by a dark blue jacket. From 1816 to 1832 a dark blue lancer uniform was worn, until in December 1832 a scarlet
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The collar badge of the regiment comprised the figure 16 above a scroll inscribed "Queen's Lancers", over a pair of crossed lances and surmounted by a crown. The lancer full dress cap bore the regimental battle honours and number in silver.
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Historical record of the Sixteenth Regiment or the Queen's Regiment of Light Dragoons, Lancers containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1759 and of its subsequent services to 1841
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Wellington's Men Remembered Volume 2: A Register of Memorials to Soldiers who Fought in the Peninsular War and at Waterloo- Volume II: M to Z
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in January 1846, when the regiment charged and dispersed a body of Sikhs ten times its size, and also fought at the
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in later that month before returning to England in February 1796. The regiment was then based in
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in June 1778. The regiment returned to England in spring 1779. The regiment next landed at
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The regiment was dispatched to Ireland in March 1816 where it was re-designated as a
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in 1861. It served in India between 1865 and 1876 and again between 1890 and 1899.
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Lanarkshire Yeomanry (Queen's Own Royal Glasgow and Lower Ward of Lanarkshire)
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1st County of London Yeomanry (Middlesex, Duke of Cambridge's Hussars)
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16th (The Queen's) Lancers (1905) then 16th The Queen's Lancers (1921)
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Men of 16th Lancers at the entrance to Hollebeke Chateau, October 1914
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in June 1815. After the battle, their commander, Lieutenant-colonel
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16th (The Queen's) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons (Lancers) (1816)
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Regiments of the British Army in the American Revolutionary War
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Suffolk Yeomanry (The Duke of York's Own Loyal Suffolk Hussars)
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Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry (Prince of Wales's Own Royal Regiment)
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King Edward's Horse (The King's Own Overseas Dominion Regiment)
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The Battle of Waterloo, June 1815, by Clément-Auguste Andrieux
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The Waterloo roll call. With biographical notes and anecdotes
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and at the Battle of Maharajpore in December 1843 during the
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16th (or The Queen's) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons (1769)
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16th (The Queen's) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons (Lancers)
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Nottinghamshire Yeomanry (South Nottinghamshire Hussars)
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in February 1900. The regiment, which had been based at
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in August 1813 and having advanced into France, at the
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Royal East Kent Yeomanry (The Duke of Connaught's Own)
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Yorkshire Hussars (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own)
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The Royal Lancers and Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Museum
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Military units and formations of the Second Boer War
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Cavalry regiments of the British Army in World War I
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1922
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2nd County of London Yeomanry (Westminster Dragoons)
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Uniforms of the British Army – the Cavalry Regiments
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Staffordshire Yeomanry (Queen's Own Royal Regiment)
415:in April 1810. The regiment also saw action at the 1912:5th (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) Dragoon Guards 2501:Military units and formations established in 1759 451:in December 1813. It returned home in July 1814. 327:in October 1777 before seeing more action at the 301:2nd (or The Queen's) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons 267:, being the second of the new regiments of light 2487: 2312:Norfolk Yeomanry (The King's Own Royal Regiment) 1844:British cavalry regiments of the First World War 1039: 1037: 143:(Either in the charge or in hand-to-hand combat) 1314:Dress Regulations for the Army 1900, Appendix I 651:The regiment's battle honours were as follows: 305:16th (The Queen's) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons 1358: 2347:3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters) 2157:Leicestershire Yeomanry (Prince Albert's Own) 1829: 1478: 1034: 542:. The regiment's title was simplified to the 518:in January 1826. It saw action again at the 2127:Nottinghamshire Yeomanry (Sherwood Rangers) 1123: 1121: 855: 853: 851: 849: 847: 845: 843: 841: 839: 439:in June 1813. It was next in action at the 277:capture of the French Garrison of Belle Île 259:The regiment was raised in 1759 by Colonel 2018:19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars 1988:10th (Prince of Wales's Own Royal) Hussars 1836: 1822: 1485: 1471: 946: 944: 916: 914: 824:British cavalry during the First World War 403:in April 1809. The regiment fought at the 40: 2142:Ayrshire (Earl of Carrick's Own) Yeomanry 783:1896–1909: Lt-Gen. William Thomas Dickson 502:regiment in September 1816, becoming the 295:. In 1766 the regiment was renamed after 1118: 836: 553: 485: 382: 359:in April 1794. It also took part in the 241: 2302:Surrey Yeomanry (Queen Mary's Regiment) 1359:Bromley, Janet; Bromley, David (2015). 941: 911: 643:was retained in full dress until 1914. 629: 14: 2488: 2337:City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders) 2056:17th (Duke of Cambridge's Own) Lancers 2046:12th (Prince of Wales's Royal) Lancers 1902:3rd (Prince of Wales's) Dragoon Guards 1420: 1409: 1398: 1224:. National Army Museum. Archived from 1216: 1214: 700: 2496:Cavalry regiments of the British Army 2147:Cheshire Yeomanry (Earl of Chester's) 2013:18th (Queen Mary's Own) Royal Hussars 1922:7th (Princess Royal's) Dragoon Guards 1817: 1788:Cavalry regiments of the British Army 1466: 1262: 614:The regimental collection is held at 391:The regiment were ordered to support 315:. It was involved in fighting at the 1874:Household Cavalry Composite Regiment 609: 2192:Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry 1211: 729:William Harcourt, 3rd Earl Harcourt 686: 594:. The regiment was retitled as the 566:in January 1900 for service in the 427:in May 1811. It next fought at the 311:in October 1776 for service in the 193:William Harcourt, 3rd Earl Harcourt 24: 2262:Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars 1993:11th (Prince Albert's Own) Hussars 1582:16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers 1430: 1379: 590:in August 1914 for service on the 582:, landed in France as part of the 490:Charge of the 16th Lancers at the 378: 25: 2532: 2367:East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry 2066:21st (Empress of India's) Lancers 1897:2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays) 1492: 1440:The discipline of the light-horse 859: 709:16th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons 668: 646: 598:in 1921 and amalgamated with the 343:in April 1793 for service in the 307:in 1769. The regiment arrived in 265:16th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons 46:Badge of 16th The Queen's Lancers 2197:Pembroke Yeomanry (Castlemartin) 2167:Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry 1983:8th (King's Royal Irish) Hussars 1945:2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys) 1917:6th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers) 1907:4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards 1416:. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode. 805:1922: Regiment amalgamated with 481: 96: 77: 64: 2277:Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars 1339: 1330: 1306: 1284: 1240: 1202: 1193: 1184: 1175: 1166: 1157: 1148: 1139: 1130: 1109: 1100: 1091: 1082: 1073: 1064: 1055: 1046: 1025: 1016: 1007: 998: 989: 980: 971: 962: 705:Colonels of the Regiment were: 549: 285:Battle of Valencia de Alcántara 2267:Queen's Own West Kent Yeomanry 2152:Queen's Own Yorkshire Dragoons 1803:12th Armoured Infantry Brigade 953: 932: 923: 902: 893: 884: 454:The regiment took part in the 375:between autumn 1802 and 1805. 251:, founder of the regiment, by 13: 1: 2227:Royal Gloucestershire Hussars 2212:Royal Buckinghamshire Hussars 829: 462:in May 1815. It charged with 237: 27:British Army cavalry regiment 538:in February 1846 during the 447:in November 1813 and at the 140:Aut cursu, aut cominus armis 7: 2297:Lancashire Hussars Yeomanry 2222:Queen's Own Dorset Yeomanry 2041:9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers 1950:6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons 1892:1st (King's) Dragoon Guards 1421:Sumner, Rev. Percy (1949). 817: 694:Alfonso XIII, King of Spain 530:. It also took part in the 291:in October 1762 during the 10: 2537: 2257:Royal North Devon Yeomanry 2051:16th (The Queen's) Lancers 1436: 1352: 1270:"16th The Queen's Lancers" 1248:"16th The Queen's Lancers" 1222:"16th The Queen's Lancers" 862:"16th The Queen's Lancers" 544:16th (The Queen's) Lancers 466:'s Cavalry Brigade at the 435:in September 1812 and the 425:Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro 323:in September 1777 and the 313:American Revolutionary War 287:in August 1762 and at the 232: 2385: 2362:Northamptonshire Yeomanry 2287:Lothians and Border Horse 2102: 2074: 2061:5th (Royal Irish) Lancers 2031: 2008:15th (The King's) Hussars 1978:7th (Queen's Own) Hussars 1973:4th (Queen's Own) Hussars 1958: 1930: 1882: 1849: 1775: 1632: 1601: 1566: 1515:9th Queen's Royal Lancers 1507: 1500: 1423:Yeomanry Cavalry Uniforms 764:16th (or Queen's) Lancers 755:1859–1878: Gen. Hon. Sir 743:Sir John Ormsby Vandeleur 478:and at the Hundred Days. 335:later that month and the 279:in April 1761 during the 248:Portrait of John Burgoyne 179: 174: 163: 147: 135: 127: 117: 109: 91: 59: 51: 39: 34: 2307:Fife and Forfar Yeomanry 2282:Montgomeryshire Yeomanry 2247:Royal 1st Devon Yeomanry 1968:3rd (King's Own) Hussars 1531:16th The Queen's Lancers 1410:Dalton, Charles (1904). 1399:Cannon, Richard (1842). 795:James Melville Babington 596:16th The Queen's Lancers 522:in July 1839 during the 329:Battle of Crooked Billet 211:16th The Queen's Lancers 72:Kingdom of Great Britain 35:16th The Queen's Lancers 2322:Glamorganshire Yeomanry 2162:North Somerset Yeomanry 1539:5th Royal Irish Lancers 807:5th Royal Irish Lancers 793:1909–1922: Lt-Gen. Sir 748:1849–1859: Lt-Gen. Sir 600:5th Royal Irish Lancers 562:The regiment landed at 413:siege of Ciudad Rodrigo 355:in August 1793 and the 347:and was present at the 271:; it was also known as 223:5th Royal Irish Lancers 2272:West Somerset Yeomanry 2232:Hertfordshire Yeomanry 2177:Northumberland Hussars 1767:Raymond de Montmorency 1609:9th/12th Royal Lancers 1574:9th/12th Royal Lancers 1542:(1689–1799; 1858–1922) 1437:Hinde, Robert (1778). 1272:. The Long, Long Trail 559: 524:First Anglo-Afghan War 495: 441:siege of San Sebastián 423:in April 1811 and the 419:in September 1810 the 405:Second Battle of Porto 388: 317:Battle of White Plains 273:Burgoyne's Light Horse 256: 2352:Bedfordshire Yeomanry 2332:Lincolnshire Yeomanry 2117:Warwickshire Yeomanry 2003:14th (King's) Hussars 1617:Queen's Royal Lancers 771:Charles Cameron Shute 570:and took part in the 557: 489: 411:in July 1809 and the 386: 349:siege of Valenciennes 333:Battle of Barren Hill 319:in October 1776, the 245: 131:"The Scarlet Lancers" 2327:Welsh Horse Yeomanry 2187:Denbighshire Hussars 2172:Lanarkshire Yeomanry 1940:1st (Royal) Dragoons 1798:Royal Armoured Corps 1384:. Webb & Bower. 776:1886–1896: Gen. Sir 769:1878–1886: Gen. Sir 630:Insignia and uniform 588:1st Cavalry Division 578:at the start of the 540:First Anglo-Sikh War 393:Sir Arthur Wellesley 367:in May 1794 and the 325:Battle of Germantown 321:Battle of Brandywine 289:Battle of Vila Velha 2217:Derbyshire Yeomanry 2137:Shropshire Yeomanry 1443:. London: W. Owen. 1294:. BBC. 26 July 2011 778:Charles John Foster 714:1763–1779: Lt-Gen. 701:Regimental Colonels 676:Alexander Fincastle 584:3rd Cavalry Brigade 572:relief of Kimberley 429:Battle of Salamanca 363:in April 1794, the 357:siege of Landrecies 18:16th Light Dragoons 2405:Royal Horse Guards 2237:Berkshire Yeomanry 2207:Hampshire Yeomanry 1869:Royal Horse Guards 1523:12th Royal Lancers 1345:Carman, p. 172-174 872:on 16 October 2007 618:which is based at 560: 520:capture of Ghuznee 516:siege of Bharatpur 496: 468:Battle of Waterloo 449:Battle of the Nive 431:in July 1812, the 409:Battle of Talavera 389: 361:Battle of Beaumont 351:in June 1793, the 337:Battle of Monmouth 257: 153:The English Patrol 2483: 2482: 2089:South Irish Horse 2084:North Irish Horse 1851:Household Cavalry 1811: 1810: 1793:Armoured regiment 1672:William Beresford 1628: 1627: 1621: 1613: 1594: 1590:17th/21st Lancers 1586: 1578: 1559: 1551: 1543: 1535: 1527: 1519: 1405:. John W. Parker. 1372:978-1-4738-5768-1 1365:. Pen and Sword. 1228:on 24 August 2016 610:Regimental museum 536:Battle of Sobraon 445:Battle of Nivelle 437:Battle of Vitoria 421:Battle of Sabugal 417:Battle of Bussaco 407:in May 1809, the 397:Iberian Peninsula 369:Battle of Tournay 365:Battle of Willems 345:Flanders Campaign 331:in May 1778, the 293:Anglo-Spanish War 204: 203: 158:The 16th Lancers 16:(Redirected from 2528: 1838: 1831: 1824: 1815: 1814: 1722:Alexander Murray 1717:Frederic Dugdale 1662:Francis Grenfell 1619: 1611: 1592: 1584: 1576: 1557: 1549: 1541: 1533: 1525: 1517: 1505: 1504: 1487: 1480: 1473: 1464: 1463: 1459: 1457: 1455: 1426: 1417: 1406: 1395: 1376: 1346: 1343: 1337: 1334: 1328: 1327: 1316:. Tuttle. 1970. 1310: 1304: 1303: 1301: 1299: 1288: 1282: 1281: 1279: 1277: 1266: 1260: 1259: 1257: 1255: 1250:. 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Index

16th Light Dragoons

Kingdom of Great Britain
United Kingdom
British Army
Regiment
Aliwal
John Burgoyne
William Harcourt, 3rd Earl Harcourt
Sir Edward Cust
cavalry regiment
British Army
5th Royal Irish Lancers
16th/5th Lancers

Portrait of John Burgoyne
Joshua Reynolds
John Burgoyne
dragoons
capture of the French Garrison of Belle Île
Seven Years' War
Battle of Valencia de Alcántara
Battle of Vila Velha
Anglo-Spanish War
Queen Charlotte
New York
American Revolutionary War
Battle of White Plains
Battle of Brandywine
Battle of Germantown

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