3rd Troop of Horse Guards
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The 3rd Troop of Horse Guards
was formed in 1658 as the 2nd, or The Duke of York's Troop of Horse Guards from followers of Charles II in exile in Holland. In 1670, it became the 3rd Troop of Horse Guards and was absorbed by the 1st Troop of Horse Guards
in 1746.
Horse Guards Regiment
The Horse Guards Regiment was a regiment only in name: it actually consisted of several independent troops raised initially on the three different establishments...
was formed in 1658 as the 2nd, or The Duke of York's Troop of Horse Guards from followers of Charles II in exile in Holland. In 1670, it became the 3rd Troop of Horse Guards and was absorbed by the 1st Troop of Horse Guards
1st Troop of Horse Guards
The 1st Troop of Horse Guards was formed from King Charles II's exiled followers in the Netherlands ....
in 1746.
Colonels of the 3rd Troop of Horse Guards
- Unknown, 1658-1660
- Col. Charles Berkeley, 1st Earl of FalmouthCharles Berkeley, 1st Earl of FalmouthCharles Berkeley 1st Earl of Falmouth was the son of Charles Berkeley, 2nd Viscount Fitzhardinge and his wife Penelope née Godolphin ....
, 1660-1665 - Lt-Gen. Louis de Duras, 2nd Earl of FevershamLouis de Duras, 2nd Earl of FevershamLouis de Duras, 2nd Earl of Feversham KG was a French nobleman who became Earl of Feversham in Stuart England.Born in France, he was marquis de Blanquefort and sixth son of Guy Aldonce , Marquis of Duras and Count of Rozan, from the noble Durfort family...
, 1665-1685 - Gen. John Churchill, 1st Duke of MarlboroughJohn Churchill, 1st Duke of MarlboroughJohn Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, Prince of Mindelheim, KG, PC , was an English soldier and statesman whose career spanned the reigns of five monarchs through the late 17th and early 18th centuries...
, 1685-1688 - Lt-Gen. James FitzJames, 1st Duke of BerwickJames FitzJames, 1st Duke of BerwickJames FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick, 1st Duke of Fitz-James, 1st Duke of Liria and Jérica was an Anglo-French military leader, illegitimate son of King James II of England by Arabella Churchill, sister of the 1st Duke of Marlborough...
, 1688-1689 - Gen. John Churchill, 1st Duke of MarlboroughJohn Churchill, 1st Duke of MarlboroughJohn Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, Prince of Mindelheim, KG, PC , was an English soldier and statesman whose career spanned the reigns of five monarchs through the late 17th and early 18th centuries...
, 1689-1692 (reappointed) - Gen. Richard Savage, 4th Earl RiversRichard Savage, 4th Earl RiversRichard Savage, 4th Earl Rivers PC was the second son of Thomas, 3rd Earl; and after the death about 1680 of his elder brother Thomas, styled Viscount Colchester, he was designated by that title until he succeeded to the peerage....
, 1692-1703 - Lt-Gen. Charles Butler, 1st Earl of ArranCharles Butler, 1st Earl of ArranLieutenant-General Charles Butler, 1st Earl of Arran , de jure 3rd Duke of Ormonde was an Irish peer. His uncle Richard was the 1st Earl of Arran of the first creation. The titles were re-created for Charles in 1693. He was younger son of the 6th Earl of Ossory and Emilia von Nassau...
, 1703-1715 - Gen. George Cholmondeley, 2nd Earl of CholmondeleyGeorge Cholmondeley, 2nd Earl of CholmondeleyGeorge Cholmondeley, 2nd Earl of Cholmondeley, PC, FRS , styled The Honourable from birth until 1715 and then known as Lord Newborough to 1725, was an English soldier....
, 1715-1733 - Gen. Willem van Keppel, 2nd Earl of AlbemarleWillem van Keppel, 2nd Earl of AlbemarleLieutenant-General Willem Anne van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle KG, KCB, PC, ADC was a British diplomat and an American colonist....
, 1733-1745 - F.M. James O'Hara, 2nd Baron Tyrawley, 1745-1746