The Carabiniers was a cavalry regiment of the British Army. It was formed in 1685 as the Lord Lumley's Regiment of Horse. It was renamed as His Majesty's 1st Regiment of Carabiniers in 1740, the 3rd R
Cap badge of the 6th Carabiniers
March past by the Carabiniers (6th Dragoon Guards), 1905
The British cavalry were the first British Army units to see action during the First World War. Captain Hornby of the 4th Dragoon Guards is reputed to have been the first British soldier to kill a Ger
Carabiniers (6th Dragoon Guards)
…the collar and cap badges as worn from 1900 and 1902 respectively, was the appearance of crossed carbines under a crown and above the regimental title. British cavalry during the First World War Carabinier…
A squadron from the 1st Life Guards, August 1914
A painting of the 17th (The Duke of Cambridge's Own) Lancers at the Battle of Moddersfontein, 1901
A defensive position built by the 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards in August 1914
A dismounted section from the 1st Life Guards in 1914. Note the cavalry ammunition bandoliers and the swords, carried on their belts.