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worn, but the collar badge of the 6th. Yellow facings (collar and cuffs) were retained from the 6th Dragoons, but in order not to lose the distinctive green facings of the 5th Dragoon Guards, it was proposed that green breeches/overalls be worn. (Green breeches had formerly been worn in the eighteenth century, when the regiment was known as 'the Green Horse'.) The proposal was accepted, and a new tradition established. After mechanisation, green trousers began to be worn with various orders of dress (a custom still maintained by the successor regiment, the Royal Dragoon Guards).
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At the time of amalgamation, care was taken to ensure that the new regiment's uniform retained a balance of features from both former regiments. Thus in full dress, the red and white plume of the 5th Dragoon Guards was worn on the (silver) helmet of the 6th Dragoons, the helmet badge of the 5th was
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rivers. The division's remarkable advance on the Franco-Belgian border could not be maintained as the enormous amounts of fuel consumed had depleted available supplies. Instead, a smaller force, including the Innsikillings, was employed in the effort to capture Ghent; the Inniskillings and the
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main battle tank, was part of this attack. Fighting raged on into the early hours of 19 November but, as dawn broke, the Chinese retreated, unable to consolidate their position on 'The Hook'. The regiment left Korea the following month, arriving in the
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in December 1976, from which it deployed to Northern Ireland on a four-month tour in April 1981. The regiment returned to the UK in November 1984 and then moved to Barker Barracks in
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entered the city on 5 September. The 7th Armoured Division remained in Belgium to take part in operations against the remnants of the German forces and, thus, did not take part in
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in November 1986. The regiment deployed on another four-month tour in Northern Ireland in September 1989 and again in January 1992.
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in December 1948. The regiment returned to the UK in August 1951, from where the regiment was sent, a few months later, to
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The Inniskillings began their advance on Belgium on 31 August-the 7th Armoured Division's objective was the city of
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River. Fierce fighting continued, the BEF continuing to withdraw further until the order was given for them to
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was swift and successful; the Allied forces in Belgium, which included the regiment, having to retreat to the
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A Cromwell tank of 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards supporting infantry in Weseke, 29 March 1945.
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of Germans, which commenced on 16 January 1945. It subsequently took part in the crossing of the
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The 5th Dragoon Guards remained in the United Kingdom until late July 1944, when it
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but returned to the UK in November 1962 from where it deployed troops to
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Military units and formations of the United Kingdom in the Korean War
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Change and Challenge: 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards 1928-1978
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5th/6th Dragoons then 5th Inniskilling Dragoon Guards (1927)
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In February 1957, the regiment moved to Athlone Barracks in
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in January 1966 to act in the reconnaissance role for the
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in June 1970. In October 1973, the regiment joined the
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3rd/9th Light Horse (South Australian Mounted Rifles)
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Westminster Dragoons (2nd County of London Yeomanry)
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defence cuts, the regiment was amalgamated with the
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defence cuts, the regiment was amalgamated with the
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1981–1986: Brig. William Francis Allan Findlay, OBE
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A Squadron deployed to 459:, the plan to clear the west bank of the 151:Slow: The Soldier's Chorus from Gounod's 1778: 1405: 673:displaying the honors from Mons to Korea 664: 612:In August 1992, as a consequence of the 498: 385:, which was disbanded in December 1945. 314:On 3 September 1939, two days after the 305: 1560:"5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards" 1497:"5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards" 1472: 1450:"5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards" 1424:"5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards" 1137:1922–1928 (6th Dragoons): Maj-Gen. Sir 1041:The colonels-in-chief were as follows: 1032:1990–1992: Lt.-Col. David W. Montgomery 640:. A further display can be seen in the 534:had launched a surprise attack against 530:—a war that had been raging ever since 322:, the United Kingdom, France and their 2681: 1680:. Inniskillings Museum. Archived from 1123: 981:1960–1962: Lt.-Col. Harry C. 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Index


United Kingdom
British Army
Armoured
Cavalry
Regiment
Royal Armoured Corps
Latin
Faust
Oates
Balaklava
Waterloo
Salamanca
cavalry
regiment
British Army
5th Dragoon Guards (Princess Charlotte of Wales's)
6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons
Second World War
Korean War
Options for Change
4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards
Royal Dragoon Guards
regiment
Cairo
Egypt
5th Dragoon Guards (Princess Charlotte of Wales's)
6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons
Risalpur
India

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