Colonel-in-Chief 1953–: HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Colonels The colonels of the regiment were as follows: 1715 9th Regiment of Dragoons 1715 Owen Wynne, Wynne's Regiment of Dragoons 1717 in the Irish establishment 1719 James Crofts, Crofts' Dragoons 1732 Richard, Viscount Molesworth, Lord Molesworth's Dragoons 1737 John Cope, Cope's Dragoons 1742 John Brown, Brown's Dragoons 1743 Henry de Grangues, de Grangues's Dragoons 1749 George Reade, Reade's Dragoons On 1 July 1751, a royal warrant provided that, in future, regiments would not be known by their colonels' names, but by their "number or rank"; however, in this case, that order seems to have been "honoured in the breach". 1756 James Jorden, Jorden's Dragoons 1756 Philip Honywood, Honywood's or Honeywood's Dragoons 1759 Henry Whitley, Whitley's Dragoons 1771 James Johnston, Johnston's Dragoons 1773 Flower Mocher, Mocher's Dragoons 1783 9th Regiment of Light Dragoons Lightened armour. From 1794 in the British establishment (from the Irish establishment) 1801–1837: Gen. James, Earl of Rosslyn, GCB 1830 9th Queen's Royal Lancers Named in honour of Queen Adelaide 1837–1839: Lt-Gen. Samuel Need 1839–1865: Gen. Sir James Wallace Sleigh, KCB 1865–1875: Gen. Sir James Hope Grant, GCB 1875–1891: Gen. Sir Archibald Little, GCB 1891–1900: Lt-Gen. Sir William Drysdale, KCB 1900–1930: Maj-Gen. Sir Henry Augustus Bushman, KCB 1930–1936: Gen. Sir David Graham Muschet Campbell, GCB 1936–1940: Brig-Gen. Desmond John Edward Beale-Brown, DSO 1940–1950: Maj-Gen. Charles Wake Norman, CBE 1950–1960: Brig. Sir Christopher Henry Maxwell Peto, Bt., DSO, DL 1960: Regiment amalgamated with the 12th Royal Lancers to form 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's) References Sources External links History of the Regiment Cavalry regiments of the British Army Queen's Royal Lancers 009 L09 Military units and formations established in 1715 Military units and formations disestablished in 1960 1715 establishments in Great Britain Military units and formations of the Second Boer War