A Embroidered ' Mitre' Cap, British Regiment of The Dragoons, 1741 - 1751 AD. In 1727, the regiment was renamed the “Queen's Own Regiment of Dragoons”.
During the War of the Austrian Succession, the regiment was sent to the Low Countries in 1742. On June 27 1743, it fought at the battle of Dettingen where it received its first Battle Honour. On May 11 1745, the regiment took part in the battle of Fontenoy. It also fought at Rocoux (October 11, 1746) and Lauffeld (July 2, 1747) before returning to England in 1749.
On July 1 1751, when a Royal warrant reorganised the British cavalry, the regiment was designated as the “7th (The Queen's Own) Regiment of Dragoons”.
The regiment counted 2 squadrons and was mounted on horses of different colours.

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