Further service in South Africa and Egypt followed, and then they went to India where they earned their first Battle Honour at Leswarree on 1st November 1803. Two squadrons were employed at Bousbeque but only two officers and 14 men survived. They were converted to Light Dragoons in 1775 and became a Royal regiment two years later, adopting the Harp and Crown as their badge. At the battle of Almanara they famously routed superior forces of Spanish cavalry and removed the enemy's crossbelts to wear as trophies, thus earning their nickname of 'The Crossbelts'. They were sent to Spain and Portugal in 1704 and fought in the War of the Spanish Succession, notably at the siege of Barcelona and Almanza. On 28th January 1693 a commission was given to Colonel Henry Cunninghame (or Conyngham) to raise a regiment of Protestant dragoons for service in Ireland.
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