Great Britain and Ireland--Army--6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons

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Great Britain and Ireland--Army--6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons

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        The 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons was a cavalry regiment in the British Army. It was first raised in 1689 as Sir Albert Cunningham's Regiment of Dragoons. It was renamed Echlin's Dragoons in 1691, 6th (Inniskilling) Regiment of Dragoons in 1751 and 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons in 1861. The regiment fought in the Battle of the Boyne in July 1690 and also saw action at the Battle of Waterloo, the Crimean War, the Second Boer War and the on the Western Front during the First World War. In 1922, the regiment amalgamated with the 5th (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) Dragoon guard to form 5th/6th Dragoons in 1922.

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