Marlborough's Irish Dragoons: The 5th Dragoons in Ireland, the Low Countries and the War of Spanish Succession 1688-1711

by Walter Temple Willcox

The glorious beginnings of a forgotten regiment

Most regiments of the British Army are able to trace their history in an unbroken line to the date of their creation. Not so the British cavalry regiment which is the subject of this book, because today it has been largely forgotten. The 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers came into being in 1858, yet curiously in precedence it ranked behind the 17th Lancers. This is because in 1798 this regiment-known...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1782823247
• ISBN13: 9781782823247
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: Leonaur Ltd
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"