6th Inniskilling Dragoons

E151944

The 6th Inniskilling Dragoons was a historic British Army cavalry regiment originating in Ireland that served in numerous major conflicts before later being amalgamated into modern armoured units.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army regiment
cavalry regiment
allegiance Crown of Great Britain
United Kingdom
alternativeName Royal Dragoon Guards
surface form: Inniskilling Dragoons
amalgamatedInto 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards
surface form: 5th Inniskilling Dragoon Guards
branch British Army
category Cavalry regiments of the British Army
Defunct regiments of the British Army
Military units and formations of Ireland
conflict Crimean War
World War I
surface form: First World War

Napoleonic Wars
Second Boer War
World War II
surface form: Second World War

War of the Spanish Succession
country United Kingdom
equipment Carbine
Horse
Sabre
garrison Enniskillen
surface form: Inniskilling (Enniskillen), Ireland
laterRole Armoured regiment
militaryBranch Cavalry
namedAfter Enniskillen
notableEngagement Battle of Waterloo
Charge of the Heavy Brigade
surface form: Charge of the Heavy Brigade at Balaclava
notableFor Service in major 18th, 19th and 20th century conflicts
Transition from horse cavalry to armoured warfare
origin Ireland
regimentalIdentity Irish heavy cavalry in British service
regimentalTradition Irish
regimentalType Heavy cavalry
roleAtWaterloo Heavy cavalry charge against French infantry and cavalry
service British Army
successorUnit Royal Dragoon Guards
theatreOfOperations Europe
Middle East
South Africa
Western Front
uniformFeature Dragoon helmet
Heavy cavalry tunic

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Royal Dragoon Guards hasLineageFrom 6th Inniskilling Dragoons