B itish Colours & Standards 1747- - 81 (1) c ,avalry CONTENTS GLOSSARY 2 THE REGULATIONS 3 • lklou· 1717 r; • I '.i • 17 .·.1 • ] /t;;-;; IAN SUMNE.R was born in 1953 in Eccles, near Mancl'Htste-r. lie • <: Ji;111).:S" ;1flt·r 1-;r. .- .: originally trainod as a tibranan • Kin;(-; Rq.~uL11io11.; 1:-;;:.!'.! In N~astle·upon·TY"e b"t b • 1:-:;11 now a lrooLan<:e author. Hit> • 1;-;;.:,s provio1.1s work for O~y include$ three Men-at-Anna • ( :lun~(·..:. ;tfk1 l."\:'):0: titles on the French Army CARRYING STANDARDS 17 1914-45; he has also written several books on the hlsto.-y • SL111d;1nb in 'l"tYJ( 1: of the East Riding of Yoli!.shiro, • Supph ;md to,,.., where he now ljves with his wife, BADGES AND HONOURS 23 • I ;d 1k - ea' ;•II\ I 1;11 Ill" h• 11111ur-.. \.~;1p• 1lco11ic- • T;d1Jc. - Lt\·;~ln· hattk h1llHHU,, po:-.1-'.\.q1<1l('(J1Ji1 • T;1hk - h:ul_t.:c'" 111 llw • ;n.d1 \ 1 t·gimt·ni.... 17-17~ I~~ I THIE YEOMANRY .28 OTHER FLAGS 44 • ( :.1111p l olutlt-. • Ro\,I[ :i.l.n Lill"'· • R11\dl .\11illcn • I lvadq11.1nn..; ,\..- ckpo1-.; • .'cl1rn•I" RICHARD HOOi( was bom in • 111<' \1111\ .illo.ll t 938 and trained at Roigato CoUege of AKt. After nallonal BIBLIOGRAPHY 51 Mrvice with 1st Bn, Queen's Royal Regiment, he became THE PLATES 52 art editor of the much-praised magazine Findinfl Out during the 1960s. He has worll.lltd •s ta INDEX 64 freelance illus-t.rator ever since, eamil'l'1 an international rep'-ltat~on partlc:ularly for his deep knowledge of N.ath1e American material culture; and has illust..-ated more than 30 Osprey •itles. Richard is married and livos in Sussex; his thr-4=:hildren Adam, Jason, and Christa are all professionally active m various artistic disciplines. ()SPRE'{ Elite • 77 ._.: '.._;, : : ' I "····-~ ::_-, British Colours & Standards 1747-1, ,g1 (1) Cavalry / I a n Su m n e r- • 111 u st r-a t e d by Ri cha t-d H o o k First publiShDd 11'1 GreM Britain il'I 2001 by ()spray Putihshing. Acknowledgements El1116 c.ourt, Cl'lapel W.y, Bo!Jey_ Ox10ld O>Q 9l9; Unoted Kingdom. Emal: lnfo9o~ 1a m most g~ to all of the following for the help they haWI givai wilh the writing of this be><*: my Wife, for Mf\lk:es above and beyond (again), Major Gerald Flint·Shipman TD. David Prottteroe. Roy Wilson, Gillian Strachan ol the Scottish National w.·M 1JS.eUm. /IA~ .-.ved. At*1 from ta'ly fair de<Ml'ig l'Or ,~ ~ ot ~ stuc!y. and lhe stans Of U'I& British Library. HIA Ans and Humanities Libraty, "-Cl!. O'ICoclllll! OT-. 86 permltled uncMir ~ ~ ~ al'IO Manc'*1:er Central Library, me ·~ ol the tqtlonat Army Pazents Act, 1988, roG par'! or this putilieMiol'I may ~ ~. $1ored in a Mus.eum. the National Libfary of Sco4land and Yo~ Casile Museum. 1'911,....,... 114iem. OT tl'llnl/Tllttotd ;n """ 1orm OT b'I' ainv mMfti. eiedrctl~. electrical. ehemical, med'lanie.al, optical pl'lolocopying. reoording 0t otherwise, WilllOut lhe ll'I()( ~en pemtt&S100 ot tne «IPYflU'll owiw El"IQUll186 should be Artist's Note addressed to Ille ~iShers. Readers may care to note that the Original painting& from wtlich 1he ISBN 1 84176 200 8 colour plates in this book wete prepared .e available for private sale. All reproduction oopyrighl whatsoever is retained by 1he EG!or: AM& H~dlongs P\lbllshers. Al enqulnes ShoUkl be addressed to: •o.&ign Alin Haq> looex by Alan Autter Soofpio Gahry. PO Box 475. Hailsttam, E. ~ 8N27 2Sl UK ~ !)')' MaQ!'llt Harl«liJln. UJi;bndQe. UK The P\lbllshels revet Ulat lhey can enter into no correspcndenoe Prinled in CIWla ltvough W'.wtd Print Ud upon this mal1er. 01 02 oo 04 05 10 9 a 1 e s "11 3 2 1 Gloaary FOR A CATALOOUE Of AU. BOOKS PUBUSHED 8V Colour The laive square or oblong flage. awried by infantry OSPREY MIUTAR'r' AND A\AATION Pt.EASE CONTACT: 1'9gimenls. ilie ftwtaniletin9 Manager. 09prey Dnct UK. P() Bo11. HO. CorrNN; lir$t, secon<1. elc. The first comer i$, tnat in the top left W.~h. ~. Nt4 4ZA, l,JrwllJO Kmgdom. corner or the sneet (q.v.). wilh the staff on 1he view«'s left: the Email. lnk>OolPl'l~ClncLco..uk second comer i$, in 1he top right comer; the thin:! comer in the bottom left; the klurth comer in th6 bottom right. The MMll!lli1'9 M~. ~ Dilect USA. c:.IO Fem.Ale A metal shoe fixed to the bonom end of the ftag5talf. Motoi1:loc*s n.m.~. Fittial The deco!'ative melafwotk at ttie top of MCtl t'lags1aff. It was a PO Bo< 1. Oe<:eola. WI ~1. USA. speert1eed llltll 1855, when it was replaoed by the lion and crown of El'l'IM:~ the Royal crest. Fly That part of the sheet (q.v.) furthest away from the atatf. -.~cam Guidon A small SwalOW·talled flag earned tiy· regiments ol dragoons. Horst That PW1 ot tne Sheet (q..v.} nearest the staff. ObwlfSe The side of the ftag &hawn when the staff is to lhe Viewer's 18tt. ~ The :side of the ftag shown when the staff i.'& to thot \lltwet's right. Sheet The whoie of the cloth of a flag. Stancsarr:J A small 9Ql.l8fe or otilong flag caniel;I, in the British Army, by regiment& of horse and 0-agoon guards. BRITISH COLOURS & STANDARDS 174'7-1881 ('1) ,CAVALRY THE REGULATIONS Ill i \HI ll"il ... 11 01 RH.l t \!lo'\ ... ~U\tTlli11g the ..... md,ud' .ual coluur-.ofthc lkiti-.h .-\1111\ \,·;1 ... 11ut i..;..;ued until 17-ti. Tht· 1tw··OIL" wh\ tlw I L111rne1 i<m Ki11g ( ;<·01ge II <·hu .. c· 1lii ... 1.J;L11in1L11 11101111·111 Actual flag, and sk.tch: the Culdon or UM Tranoent Troop. to 1e~ubte thi:-. ot1t·.1 of mili1;1n prMtin·. :n \"(';1r-. ;1fkr hi..:. fath(T." East Lolhlan Yeomanry, 1794. <lffe""io11 In llll' l·ki1i-.h 1hro11t·. ;ue llO\\hcre lll<Hk explicit. !bell iglit ol Sheet: blue. The thistle and ros.e lh<' .J•tcohil<' rdwlliinn ;111d the c:xp1·1 l('ll! c: of 1hc.· \\':11 ol 1Jw .\11:-.1ri:m !llfN'BY!ll are In natural cofours: the Sue c n:-.i1111 h;HI p1 ornptc·d \\'illi<lllL Duke nH :H111lwrla11d and 'iccnnd i;.011 nunafnlf111! decoraUon is painted in golden y11tllow. (Photo: ol tlw kin~. tn "('[ i11 train ;1 p1ogra111111(' nf 1dn1111. I hi .. \\;i' d1..·.,ig11c:d I<• TrustHs of the National weld tlw lll<l" ol 1('_~i1111:n1:-. \di lcli h;1d 110 c 0111.111c ~•I clr ill. train in:.:: or dn·'" 1 MuMUms of Sc:otlandl intu '•Jtlwlhi11~ like .1 ro\"<ll 11;1tional ;1n11\·. ,,·ith a 'ta11<l;1nl uniform ;rncl l;t(·tic,, 1;t1h1..T tli;m ;1 ln1n.· ;l'•"L.'lllblc:d It\ 1.h(· 1cgi111t·111;d culot1.1·I ... R1·~illle'lll:-.. ji,r (·:x;1111pk. int-rca-.ingh· lwc111w l..110\\"IJ II\ lht'it pn-ct'dc11< l' 1m111lw11 t1lhl'l d1<m i,, tin· ll<llllf..' ol.1.h1:i1 < olom·l - timt·-honottrt·d pr:u-ticT lllltil !hat point. TIH· n·~11b1iu11 111 ..:.u111bnb and c11k1111' lllll"t he '1:1:11 in tJii, 1 (1111.-x1. h j, 11·lling- 1lu1 01w ,,f rlw m.1jur co11n·n1s of tile" 17-17 issue wa-. to cusun· 1h;n cc 1]011t+. . 110 lo11gn pul tlwi1 ·,urn:-.. c_ n:,l. dnin· 01 liu·n · upo11 llw c.nlour:-. .md "-l<lndard ... uf their n·gi11w11t in 1hc ''"''' thev h;id <lout· i11 the.: 1u't. Tlw 1i11h h;u!g,1..·;. th;,I < nuld lw di,pkl\c:d in f11111n· wcn· In he 1ho"t' µ:r;11J1('(i In rmal ;H1tl101it\, It j, equ.ilh 'ignilicm1 1h;1t thr I h111-.r·hold 1-cginu·ni.. - tlw I lnr'e (;u<Hd,, tl11..· I h" :-.e ( .1cn;1dit·1· ( ~t1an1' and tlH' Foot (;uanl' '' lio'(' :-.t;1111L1nl:-. ;nul c i )lull I"' ;1ln·a<I\· c;1rric<I the i cln·in·-. of th(' 'iiin·n·1g11. \\t"I<.' not t"H'll irKlt11kd. Thl' me:-.:-..1gt· i-. ckar: rlH' rq.:;i11u·11l' of 1hc ;11111\ \\t.'lt" tlu long('!" lo lw n ~11.;.ickn ·d a-. ;1 form nf p1 i\ ~th· p1 npel I\, hut .,t:-. ,111 · I i11,lnL1ll<.'lll uf ro\ .ll po\\ er. nw lmalt\ nt ilu· i11di\idn;tl 3 Standards b8fo.re, the 1747 Rcg1.dations, I: the reverse of the standard camecl bY llgonler's Horse at Dettingen, 1743. Sheet: crlmsan sllk with a gold fringe. Arma.: red with a gokl lion; the upper &eetion i& gold with two &tar& and a Cffl6eent ~n blue. Trolphy of arms: embroidel'8d in gold thread. Crest: a r&d lion emerging from a gilt and silver coronet. Swags: embrolde-red In gold thread and outlined In glit bullion thread. Source: actual flag. Standards befof"e the 1747 Reg1,1latlons, 11: ain unus1.1ally long g1.1klon belonging to, an uniden tified regiment of dragoons, captured at Fontenoy in 1745. Sheet: green. Centre: silver with a stag in mrtu-ral coloun; lodged on a green ground, all within a silver frame. Motto scroll: white wttlt black letters. Tite French saurce cop~ed by Lawson gives soldier would in fuwre be din.·ned not LOwards lhe per'>on of lhe colonel only an impreaaionistic view of the decorative swag& around the hut rnw<lrd'- th~ m;ije:;;ry nf rhc" Crown. And, in a pre-lirnare: agt>, i;vhar edge of this fla!lil and of those bcuc:r mc;ms ofJrinforciug Lhis llH'SS<tgc lh•m 1.hnmgh I.lie symbolism of carried bir Rich'& Dragoon& [see Lhe fb.g;.. If lht: only dedct~ \i:slble were lht: '>O\·e1dg11 \ clpht:r or one of opposite). rt is unlikely that th-cy his ha(lgcs, rlw r:nmmon soldier i;,·(mld knm,· ex;1crly where his lovalr.ici,; provide a true representation of 1'.t\·. the actual dealgn. Source: The regiments of c<ivalrv (lid not all carry the s;ime rype of ffag; rhf"rie Lawaon, Unifonns of the British Army, vol 1. V.'<l..'i a ditkrcnn: hc:l"\ ...- ccn the ·n'6rimcnr.s of hori,;c:' on t.lw ouc hand and d1i:.· 'dr.tgoou~· ou the..· other. Thi:"' rt"gimems nf hnr'".t", lhF tH:a\'\· c1,·al1°'.'· of the lirn:, can icll weriP. normally i,;cprnrc or n:-cL.mgular iu appc...·arnucc.:-, \\ilh a fringe around each or t.hdr thtTc free sicki,;. In cout.r<tsL. lhc c.lri.t.l-.!;OOllS <.tll (':lrrie<l gnidom. I .ike the st;niclanti,;. these lt<Hl a filnge around their free C"'ngf'', hm th~· ·wnf' ah. ..· ;1.y" S\•riillow-w.ikd in shape. The Ilorse Guards and the 4 Hori,;(' ( ;renadic'T ( ~u:ird;;; - che Sovert:"ign'5- Household troops - cirrinl horh types of Hag. F.('onomy me~.mres pnt into dfrcr. follm. .. iu.~ t.hc end nf the \Y<.U" of Liu.· At1su·ii.m Succession indud€'d rhf' COH\'CTsi011 of thn:c: n:g imt·uL~ oi hur~t· iulo !'.Omt'\•;hat lt"ss prt>r,;.tiginns 1·q'."lrim<·ILt.-i of cll"aguous. To -soften Lhe blO\\. Lhe ihret Wt"re perrnitr.t"<l to take Lhc mon: impn:ssivc tiLll' nr 'dragoon guards'. .\t rtw smnc- nmc·. thcv were allowed to GUT\' <i combin;.uion of a ~tandard, i11 n:nl~niti011 of thci1· previous. M.·11ioriLy iiS reg iments or hor~. in ~ddition to the t,111icion, more: propc1· LO L.ht'il' llt:''"' Sl<illlS ~i~ dragoorH. TI1e remaining n:gimeHt!-i of horst· wcn: n.:uuml..11. .: n:d ~to1.:conli11g'iy. The 1747 Regulations The lt:'~ul:at.iuu':!> of 1747 rleah nnlv with rht> sl<mci•tnis •mci g11idou~ GUT.ieu bv Llic regimenl!i ui .li1 horse. tht> rlragnon gimrrls and tht' ur<.tg·oons. l'he flai?;~ or the Horse CuarcJs and the Horse (~rc·naciicr c;nanis .. as How;chold troops, were: paici for by Standard& before the 1747' Lhc ro~«tl hou:-;dwld from <.t l'icparale <.u.:counL. Lhe Great \\·an.holx-. :..mu Regulation&, Ill: a gvidon of as SlU:-h weri::- not included in the regul;-itions. The standardf.. of" 1he Rich'& Dl"agoons (liider 4th Dragoons] ca~d at the fall ffgimcnts of ho1·.sc, and rlw st:mclrinis and guidons of the: new drag-oon of Ghent In 1740. . Sheet: yellow g-uanh, wtTt': lo be llfrltk of tlam<L':!-1. ~ilk. fiiug·etl with gukl ur ~iht":r. whh s sliver fringe. Obver!lle: the whf're:ir,;. rhe regime.ms nf rJ1-,1goons wt> re to c;.11-ry gni<lon::;; marlt> of pt.Jin Roya,I clpher, doubled and silk.. The L<t~~ds. a11tl conb-of s.tamianl or guidou - ~H:n: Lo I.Jc a mixLure reversed, in silver. Reven;e: the of crim~on sill and gold. The acwal di.men~ions of lhe sheet and the arms of Field Marshal Sir Robert Rich Bt and his wife Anne larn:c an· not given. They wcTc simply n~qnircd ro he icknrirnl in si1c to Griftith. His arms; red with a gold those t:anied by t.hc llm'!ic aucl Ilors>l.' Gn~u;,uiin Gu:..uds. llowc\·t·r, eraevron tietwee<M, tnree crosses; " de-t<li1ed ret~ords rrom the I ~r Rop l Dr;igoons prt"ffidt" more prf'fi;;e silver star and a small silver infonrmrion on ttlC' r.;)1c of ttw g:niclonr,;. of rhis period. The sheet wa-; shield bearing a red hand. Her 27.ins ou l11c :sl•tff aud 41im flyiug, aml the :sliL ~\<t:s :some 10.in:s long and arms: blue with a bar between thnHt diamonds in &ilV11f". C.-est: a ahom 1in~ wide (It the fly. The:- b. nee i;,.-;i,s lOft long over;:ill, in(.lmling thf' silver wYV&m. Mantling aroMnd ~pcad1cad finial and the knuk .. the shield; reel and gold. Helmet The Kiug\ (or Fin;L) St~indard 01 Guidon c1f e.:1th regirnenL wa~ LO be sHve~Souree:Lawson,Unifornu in r:rimson, ·with <J c·.rm~1wd { "nion harigc· (the· rose and thistle nmjnim:ci of the Srltlsh Anny, vol.1. 5 The Sei:o·nd Squadron standard of the Royal Hon;.e G1.1ards, c.1746. Sheet: crimson damask with a gold fringe. Lettering: gol<I. So. .. rc:e: o~wna~, Standards of the Household CJl.,lslon. The Sixth Guidon of the ht or ou :a -:.ingle stem) in the (entrr, abon··· a scroll hl'ari11.i; the l{o~:dl rnotl.o King's Dragoon Guards, c. 181 7. f)fru ~-; m .. ;n dmit_ The tirsr ;.uui tiHtl"lh con1cr'> \H'Jc Lr.1 co11Lai11 a gold Sheet dark blue with a gold fringe. Centre: ecrlmson wlttl a edg-v!l n-im'>OH 'co1111xtn1ue1ll0 or cartouc11e-, c·onwinin~ tht> hmigc nf gold cipher within the Garter. the Housf' 1">f" H:inoy.:-r - rl1f" nmning ,,-hit(" tion;c: on a gnTll utotuici; Battle honour: embroidered in trw other n,·o cont<:rs \HTl' Gtd1 10 couL;..-i.in •t similar Girwuche gold d lrectly onto the &heet. cudo'>ill.!.!,. the r·1.:µ;i1m:11L•d 11umbi:.·1 in gold or ~iln:r llf'ttlf'ri,:,_ on a Source: JSAHR, vol.13, p.105. background of rlw 1olo11r of die n-.~irnn1L•tl faciuµ-'>. fh(' Secoml and 111ircl Sc~nrlarrl nr (~nirlon of each rq;irnnic \\"<t'> to he of the cok•w the rc:-gimtnL1l 1)f facingi,:,_ [n rhc <Tntrc w;1s !he 1.x~<lgL' uf thl'.' regimen L if it wa'!-- e-ntitl~cl ro on~. or tile 1Ti;irnntt;_iJ lllllllhtT iu ~uld ur ~ihcr ltLkf~ on ;:l. crimson h:-L<·kgnrnnd. both '>lllTonwkd h\ <.t L niou wreath of thi~tles ;ind ro..:.f';; on rht> ..;amc st;1lk. If the n·.u;imcuL Wi.t~ <.tbu l'Hlitlt.:d to a mono. lht"n 1h;:it w~1..; to he displ;n cd Ulldn the n·1111-..tl dL'\lcl'. C..utow.:·hes 6 were rmct> ~1g~1in to he fo1111cl iu all fmu corntrs. The" rnrrnncht'" in rhc tin-;t iillcl fourth c..:un:ier~ c..:umalned lhe mnning white horse:. If tltt· rcgimL·nt did flOl h;we its mm lx1dgr. rhC' rnrtoudws in Lhc !>cco11d and third corner" r:nnt•tiucd a Uuion baugl' of a rose and rhi!i.tle: r:onjoi11c:d on a ui1mo11 ground. \V1:ien: the re-gimt"nt rli<l possess ,i had.~(' of iL~ mH1, lliese canouches con rnin!'n i11"te•1Cl the~ rrgimcuta.l 11tu11btr on ;:i crim~on gro1111<l, ~nncmmkd h} <t l.luio11 wr'l'<tLh of rose~ <\nd thi.:,;,rlf':,;,_ The: Third S1~rndanl or GLtidon \,·as di;;.tingnishe.d hy rhc· incht!-.ion of Lhc fi~un· ·yon a circul<lr crimscm hacking hdow tbc molto. Tlu.:rl' i..tppear~ to haYe been some dchty before Lhc HL'W ino:i.tructions were pur inrn effoct.. \.\'bc:n the bL Ur•tµ;uo11 Guards V•:c"'re impec.ted at Shn·,,·'°'hury iu l 7fJ0 thl' sub'Sequem rt'.'port cnntim1s that the !--l.omd<.tr<ls Lhen in use, presl"nlerl in l 7·10, were i11 bi..tcl <.:omlilion. The: regirnf"nr rt'.'portedly w;L<.; still wairing for 'a. paLtem ·, a dr<:w.ing shm•;ing the: dcsi6'1l of the st.and..tnls <i.!> ~Lmt'"w. .k d by lht:- nPw rf'gnlmions, from 111..:- Llukc of Cumberland, lhc:- cornmannt>r-in c:l1icf. !\"or was Lhe bL Drag(1on Cuarr1s rhe onh" n-btimcnt in 1ltis silua.tiou. l hie Gth Dragoons, at :'\on\idi. lt<td nor ff<:ciwd Lhdr ur:w guidons. t'.'il11c=-r, reponing in rite !--<Ulll' year lhal lhey too '"!'.'re aw;1iting their 'pattern·. The 1751 Regulations The 17:i1 regubtion' wen- in c:s.-.;n1c:c uo mort· tkin a reprint or tlw 1717 i..._i,;uc. The cmly adcliLion w;_c; a sd1echlle lisring- e:a<"h rcg]rncILI aml su111m;.trisi11~ tfo: dtl..-tils of their <;.f.ctnd:irno.; and i;niclom, pL"rktµ:; i11duded to elirninnte ~my nmfusio11 mer· "patLl'Hl!i·. lhe schedule indicares r.hm the sr;:mrl:.irds :mcl guiclous of sev1...·11 of 1.ht regiment~ had gol(l trirn;cs. whibL The Third Standard of the Sth Dragoon Guardri. Sheet: dark green with a gold fringe. C.ntre; crim501l with gold eclges. Cipher: 'PCW' in gold. Motto sc.roll: white w,lth black lettering. Battle hOnour SCl'Olls: yellow with black lettering. Figure 3: gold on a gold-edged crim&on medallion. Source: Pomeroy. SfDl]o' of a Regiment of Horse. 7 The Regimental Standard of the 5th Dragoon Quards, 1838. This Is !ilmllar to Its predecessor, but the cipher has now been replaced by the regimental number in gold. Source; Pomerv!I'. Sto1y of a Regiment of HOl'Sfl. those of ~l funhe-r fh·e had fringe.s in a mixmrl": of golrl .::mrl sih•f"r. The flags v.~th gold fringes hd011gcd <'it.her ro n:.~iirncul~ of dragoon guanls (lst awl ~mi) or horse (2nd :..md 3n.l). 01- LU wyal n:giments (hl Roy;:il. 3rd Klng-·s Own and 7i:h <..2ueen ·s Own Dragoons); rho.~ ,.,;r.h fi;ngc·s in gol<l and silver mixcci hdougcd to the :kd Dragoon Guard!), Lhc lsL i.trlll 4Lh llor~c, and Lhe :?nd and tith Dragoons. Tile remaining regimenrs, all d 1~goons, orarrilf'rl gnirlom. v.·hos~ fringes wcr<' a mixture of silver and a c:olonr - either hluc ( 4111, tith luni~killiug: and 9Lh), yl'llow (8th and 13Lh). gn:·~u (l(lth, llth and l2Lh) or red (I 1th). Tn vinually M'f'ry caslf', thf' t"'olonr indnrle.rl in r.he fringes. is r.hc same a. .. ; that. pn:snibcd for the la<:c of LlH: n:gimcnli.tl u·umpeter.s. Eigtn of the regiments 1isted boasrf."'d <l .;pecfal h<1<lge.. \Vith rtw "'ingk cxn:pt.ion of the 6th Dragoons. l11esc n_·g·imcUl!> ~\·en: ;,tll "Royal'. aud bore c:it11LT llu: i.:iµher of Lhe king ( lsl Dragoon Cuard~) or lhe queen (3rd TJ1-;:igoon (;u;mis, 7th Dragoons.), dw crest. of Eu.i;l;u1el (lst Royal Drngoom.}. or· rnyal badges repn:sc11tiug Scotlaud (2m1 Llr;,iguons). Ireland {5Lh Dtag(H)m.) or Hanover (3rd Dragoon")- Jn aciciitinn, thr.Pf" re.gimPnt." we.re e.nritlf"rl tn motrocs: the ~ncl. Horse ( \-'l'1·ti;!,rir1 nri.lla rf.fro~um,I, Lhc 2ud Dr.-t~ouus (~\'nuo mt!. im/nmt· lart'M·i/, Lhe mouo of the Order of Lhe TI1i.~lle, \•;hkh was part ofirs badgt>J, anci rht> '.·krl Dragoons (.Ver n~j"H'f"a trnrnt, the motto of the 1 loust: of l laum·t:i"). lL i:s possible: Lh;.1t the original iuteuliuu had ueen for more regimenh to bear a mono. In 8 a book of paintings. rle.picring the. stml<lards arni gnidous pn~!-'c:tiht·d hy