1st Royal Dragoons Size:A4 the oldest Infantry Regiment of

the oldest Infantry Regiment of the Line in the British Army

The Teesside Beam Mill and some support services still operate at the Lackenby part of the site

Until 1811 they wore blue uniforms

where it was one of the regiments defending the disputed crossroads and later halted a French attack with a bayonet charge

1st Royal Dragoons Size:A4 the oldest Infantry Regiment ofThe Royal Dragoons (1st Dragoons) was a mounted infantry and later a heavy cavalry regiment of the British Army. The regiment took part in the charge of the Union Brigade under command of Major General William Ponsonby at the Battle of Waterloo. Captain Alexander Kennedy Clark, an officer in the regiment, captured the French Imperial Eagle of the 105th Line Infantry Regiment during the battle. The regiment was formed in 1661 as the Tangier Horse. It