1st Royal Dragoons Size:A4 intertwined over decades

intertwined over decades

the oldest Infantry Regiment of the Line in the British Army

Until 1811 they wore blue uniforms

The Teesside Beam Mill and some support services still operate at the Lackenby part of the site

300 yards north of the Chateau of Hougoumont

1st Royal Dragoons Size:A4 intertwined over decadesThe Royal Dragoons (1st Dragoons) was a mounted infantry and later a heavy cavalry regiment of the British Army. The regiment took part in the charge of the Union Brigade under command of Major General William Ponsonby at the Battle of Waterloo. Captain Alexander Kennedy Clark, an officer in the regiment, captured the French Imperial Eagle of the 105th Line Infantry Regiment during the battle. The regiment was formed in 1661 as the Tangier Horse. It