Memorials & monuments · East Midlands
Dragoon Guards
Dragoon Guards — a memorial in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom.
Michael Garlick — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Dragoon Guards is a memorial located in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom. Sourced from OpenStreetMap (ODbL licence); see local listings for visitor information, opening hours and admission details.
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From the Wikipedia article
Dragoon Guards is a designation that has been used to refer to certain heavy cavalry regiments in the British Army since the 18th century. While the Prussian and Russian armies of the same period included dragoon regiments among their respective Imperial Guards, different titles were applied to these units.
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Background
History
The British Army first used the designation in 1746, when the King's Own Regiment of Horse, the Queen's Own Royal Regiment of Horse (prior to 1727 the Princess of Wales's Own) and the 4th Horse were redesignated as the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Dragoon Guards respectively. In 1788 the four remaining regiments of Horse were converted into the 4th to 7th Dragoon Guards. At the beginning of the French Revolutionary War the British Army maintained seven regiments of Dragoon Guards, plus six of Dragoons and fourteen of Light Dragoons. During the 19th and early 20th centuries the seven regiments of Dragoon Guards were classed as medium cavalry while the three remaining Dragoon regiments were heavy cavalry.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.7259, -1.7266
- County
- Staffordshire
- District
- Lichfield
- Parish
- Edingale
- Postcode
- WS13 8QX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Tamworth
Sources
- osm: node/1799767105 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Dragoon Guards (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Dragoon Guards?
- Dragoon Guards is in Staffordshire, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode WS13 8QX), in the parish of Edingale.
- Is Dragoon Guards free to visit?
- Yes, Dragoon Guards is free to enter.
- How do I get to Dragoon Guards?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode WS13 8QX. It sits within the Tamworth parliamentary constituency.