8th (Duke of Warrington’s) Dragoon Guards

The 8th (Duke of Warrington’s) Dragoon Guards was a cavalry regiment of the British Army. It was raised in 1688 by James Darcy, Duke of Warrington. It was dissolved in 2006.
It fought in the Nine Years War from 1688 to 1697. From 1701 to 1714, it fought in the War of the Spanish Succession. From 1740 to 1742, it fought in the War of Jenkins Ear. From 1754 to 1763, it fought in the French and Indian War. From 1765 to 1782, it fought in the American Revolution. From 1808 to 1814, it fought in the Peninsular War. From 1854 to 1856, it fought in the Crimean War. In 1882, it fought in the Anglo Egyptian War. In 1899, it fought in the Second Boer War. From 1914 to 1918, it fought in WW1 as part of 76th Division. In 2003, it fought in the Iraq War. 
== Commanders ==
Name 	Year From	Year To
James Darcy 	1688 	1690
Richard Darcy 	1690 	1704
John Darcy 	1704 	1740
Chaloner Darcy 	1740 	1755
Peter Darcy 	1755 	1777
Simon Darcy 	1777 	1801
Ralph Darcy 	1801 	1809
Philip Darcy 	1809 	1814
Arthur Darcy 	1830 	1848
Conway Hammond 	1848 	1858
Henry Darcy 	1858 	1875
Philip Hammond 	1875 	1884
Herbert Darcy 	1894 	1900
Reginald Darcy 	1914 	1915
Alfred Hammond 	1915 	1918
Samuel Darcy 	1939 	1940
Douglas Darcy 	1966 	1970
Reginald Hammond	1970 	1978
Harold Darcy 	1997 	2006
== Officers ==
* James Darcy 1688-1690
*Richard Darcy 1688-1704
*John Darcy 1696-1740
*Chaloner Darcy 1714-1755
*Peter Darcy 1740-1777
*Simon Darcy 1762-1801
*Charles Hammond 1767-1781
*Ralph Darcy 1786-1809
*Cecil Hammond 1795-1812
*Philip Darcy 1805-1814
* Conway Hammond 1821-1858
*Arthur Darcy 1826-1848
* Philip Hammond 1845-1884
*Henry Darcy 1849-1875
* Nicholas Hammond 1873-1900
*Herbert Darcy 1874-1900
* Alfred Hammond 1898-1918
*Reginald Darcy 1901-1915
*Samuel Darcy 1923-1940
*Douglas Darcy 1944-1970
* Reginald Hammond 1946-1978
* Harold Hammond 1976-1999
*Harold Darcy 1976-2006
* Alexander Hammond 2000-2003
*David Darcy 2001-2003