The Cavalry Regiments of the British Army

The Regiments until 1751

The Seven Years’ War

The American War of Independence

The War of the Coalitions and the Napoleonic Wars

From the Napoleonic Wars until the Great War

The Regiments in 1880

The Regiments in 1900

The Regiments raised during the Second Boer War

The Regiments in 1914


The numbered Dragoon Regiments from 1751 to 1922

In 1751 the numbering of the Regiments (this ranking was already fixed in 1742) became the official way to designate them and the use of the name of their colonels was abolished. This numbering was used until the reforms of 1922.

During several great conflicts (like the American Revolution and the wars of the coalition) the army was greatly expanded and then reduced again. This lead to numbers of the Dragoon regiments used several times in history.

Below a list of numbered regiments and the periods in history they existed.

Please not that the 1st - 25th Regiments of Dragoons already had their ranking before it was fixed in 1742 and that regiments may also have an existence before or after the given period under a different number.

Also note that while many Dragoons changes their type to Hussars and Lancers, this had no influence on their regimental numbers.

1st : [ ⁓⁓  - 1922] : 1st
2nd : [ ⁓⁓  - 1922] : 2nd
3rd : [ ⁓⁓  - 1922] : 3rd
4th : [ ⁓⁓  - 1922] : 4th
5th : [ ⁓⁓  - 1799] ; [1858 - 1922] : 5th
6th : [ ⁓⁓  - 1922] : 6th
7th : [ ⁓⁓  - 1922] : 7th
8th : [ ⁓⁓  - 1922] : 8th
9th : [ ⁓⁓  - 1922] : 9th
10th : [ ⁓⁓  - 1922] : 10th
11th : [ ⁓⁓  - 1922] : 11th
12th : [ ⁓⁓  - 1922] : 12th
13th : [ ⁓⁓  - 1922] : 13th
14th : [ ⁓⁓  - 1922] : 14th
15th : [ ⁓⁓  - 1718] ; [1748 - 1748] ; [1759 - 1766] ; [1769 - 1922] : 15th
16th : [ ⁓⁓  - 1718] ; [1759 - 1766] ; [1769 - 1922] : 16th
17th : [ ⁓⁓  - 1718] ; [1759 - 1763] ; [1763 - 1766] ; [1769 - 1922] : 17th
18th : [ ⁓⁓  - 1718] ; [1759 - 1763] ; [1763 - 1766] ; [1769 - 1821] ; [1858 - 1922] : 18th
19th : [ ⁓⁓  - 1718] ; [1759 - 1763] ; [1779 - 1783] ; [1786 - 1821] ; [1862 - 1922] : 19th
20th : [ ⁓⁓  - 1718] ; [1759 - 1763] ; [1779 - 1783] ; [1792 - 1818] ; [1862 - 1922] : 20th
21st : [ ⁓⁓  - 1718] ; [1759 - 1763] ; [1779 - 1783] ; [1794 - 1821] ; [1862 - 1922] : 21st
22nd : [ ⁓⁓  - 1718] ; [1779 - 1783] ; [1794 - 1803] ; [1803 - 1820]
23rd : [ ⁓⁓  - 1718] ; [1781 - 1786] ; [1794 - 1802] ; [1803 - 1819]
24th : [ ⁓⁓  - 1718] ; [1794 - 1802] ; [1803 - 1819]
25th : [ ⁓⁓  - 1718] ; [1794 - 1803] ; [1803 - 1819]
26th : [1795 - 1803]
27th : [1795 - 1803]
28th : [1795 - 1802]
29th : [1795 - 1803]
30th : [1794 - 1796]
31st : [1794 - 1796]
32nd : [1794 - 1796]
33rd : [1794 - 1796]
 

The Reorganisation of 1922

The Regiments in 1939

The Regiments raised during World War II

Changes from 1958 to 1971

The Regiments in 1971

Options for Change: 1992 and 1993

The Regiments in 1994

The Regiments in 2023

Alphabetical List of the Regiments

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