FOURTH DRAGOON GUARDS.
The Regiment was formed from Independent Troops of Horse raised in various English counties.
It wore cuirasses on its formation.
It bears the Harp and Crown, and the Star of the Order of St. Patrick, with the motto “Quis separabit.”
It received its title in 1788 for its long service in Ireland from 1698 to 1788, and was then commonly known as “The Blue Horse” from its facings.