7th Dragoon Guards

7th Dragoon Guards (Princess Royal's)
7th Dragoon Guards (Princess Royal's)
	Regimental Badge
Active	1688–1922
Country	England (1688–1707); Great Britain (1707–1746, 1788–1800); Ireland (1746–1788); United Kingdom (1801–1922)
Branch	British Army
Type	Cavalry
Role	Heavy Cavalry
Size	550
Nickname(s)	The Black Horse; The Virgin Mary's Bodyguard
March	(slow) 7th (Princess Royal's) Dragoon Guards
Commanders
Current; commander	Defunct

The 7th (The Princess Royal's) Dragoon Guards was a cavalry regiment in the British Army, first raised in 1688 as Lord Cavendish's Regiment of Horse. It was renamed as the 8th Horse in 1694 and the 7th (The Princess Royal's) Dragoon Guards for Princess Charlotte in 1788. It saw service for two centuries, including the First World War, before being amalgamated with the 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards, to form the 4th/7th Dragoon Guards in 1922.

^ Burnham, Robert; McGuigan, Ron (2010). The British Army against Napoleon. Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Frontline Books. p. 122. ISBN 978-1-84832-562-3.

[Burnham-1] Burnham, Robert; McGuigan, Ron (2010). The British Army against Napoleon. Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Frontline Books. p. 122. ISBN 978-1-84832-562-3.

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