1st King's German Legion Dragoons

The 1st Squadron, 13th Prussian Mounted Regiment is a former squadron of the Weimar Republic. The squadron's history goes back to 1803 from the 1st Regiment of Dragoons lasting until their disbandment in 1939.

KGL Service
The 1st Squadron trace their history back to the 1st Regiment of Dragoons, The King's German Legion formed at Weymouth, Dorsetshire on the 19th December 1803. The regiment was also known as the 1st King's German Dragoons. In November of 1805 the regiment returned for a short time to Hanover before participating in the 1805-1806 campaign. The regiment returned to england in February 1806 before moving to Ireland.

In 1812 the regiment was re-titled as the 1st Regiment of Light Dragoons, The King's German Legion. Right after their renaming the regiment deployed to Portugal where for the next three years the regiment participated in the Peninsular War. In April of 1814 the regiment passed into France. After the end of the war the regiment moved to Flanders as part of the Army of Occupation stationed in Flanders. As part of the end of the war changes the regiment was reduced to six troop, roughly two squadrons. In June of 1815 the regiment participated in the Battle of Waterloo winning their third and official final battle honour. After the battle the regiment moved to Paris where they remained for one year before moving to Celle and disbanding.

Hanover Service
Only a few months after their first disbandment the regiment was reconstituted as the Garde Reiter Regiment (Guards Mounted Regiment) as part of the new Hanoverian Army. The army granted them the right to keep their former battle honours of "Peninsular War" and "Waterloo" while also granting them a new battle honour, "Garcia Hernandez". The regiment saw no service up until it was disbanded upon the Prussian Annexation of Hanover in 1867.