1st King's Dragoon Guards
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| Role | Royal Armoured Corps |
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| Ceremonial chief | Franz Joseph I of Austria |
| Type of business | Cavalry |
| Founded | 1685 |
| Active | 1685–1959 |
| March | Radetzky March |
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| ID | 1349853 |
About 1st King's Dragoon Guards
The 1st King's Dragoon Guards was a cavalry regiment in the British Army. The regiment was raised by Sir John Lanier in 1685 as the 2nd Queen's Regiment of Horse, named in honour of Queen Mary, consort of King James II. It was renamed the 2nd King's Own Regiment of Horse in 1714 in honour of George I.
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