The 5th Dragoon Guards was a British army cavalry regiment, officially raised in January 1686 as Shrewsbury's Regiment of Horse or the Earl of Shrewsbury's Horse.
Le Marchant's charge at Salamanca, July 1812; 5th dragoons right foreground
Michael MacNamara, who took part in the 1854 Charge of the Heavy Brigade; photographed ca 1856
Memorial window at St Macartin's Cathedral, Enniskillen
Earl of Shrewsbury 1686-1687
Cavalry regiments of the British Army
There are 13 cavalry Regiments of the British Army each with its own unique cap badge, regimental traditions, and history. Of the currently nine regular cavalry regiments, two serve as armoured regiments, three as armoured cavalry regiments, three as light cavalry, and one as a mounted ceremonial regiment. There are also four yeomanry regiments of the Army Reserve, of these, three serve as light cavalry and one as an armoured regiment. Each yeomanry light cavalry unit has been paired with a regular unit of the same role, the armoured yeomanry unit is paired with the two regular armoured units. All except the Household Cavalry are part of the British Army's Royal Armoured Corps.
1st The Queen’s Dragoon Guards operating in Mali