King’s and Regimental Guidon 1751

The Royal Warrant of July 1751 issued orders for the uniform, equipment and guidons of each regiment. The 10th Dragoons were instructed as follows:
No Colonel to put his Arms, Crest, Device or Livery on any part of the Appointments of the Regiment under his command.
Guidons—the first, or King’s Guidon, to be of crimson silk, embroidered with silver and green; in the centre the rose and thistle conjoined; and crown over them, with the motto “Dieu et mon Droit” underneath; the white horse, the emblem of the house of Hanover, in the compartment in the first and fourth corners, and X.D. in silver characters on a deep yellow ground in the second and third corners.
The second and third guidons to be of deep yellow silk, with silver and green fringe; in the centre X.D. in silver characters on a red ground, within a wreath of roses and thistles on the same stalk; the White Horse on a red ground in the first and fourth corners, and the rose and thistles conjoined upon a red ground in the second and third corners.

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