<sod>The regiment was originally formed in 1689 by Brigadier James Wynne as '''James Wynne's Regiment of Dragoons'''.<ref name=regiments>{{cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20070609150708/http://regiments.org/regiments/uk/cav/D05L.htm|title= 5th Royal Irish Lancers|publisher=Regiments.org|accessdate=10 August 2016}}</ref> It fought at the [[Battle of the Boyne]] in July 1690<ref>Willcox, p. 23</ref> and at the [[Battle of Aughrim]] later that month under [[William III of England|King William III]].<ref>Willcox, p. 39</ref> Renamed the '''Royal Dragoons of Ireland''' in 1704,<ref name=regiments/> it went on to fight under the [[John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough|Duke of Marlborough]] at the [[Battle of Blenheim]] in August 1404 during the [[War of the Spanish Succession]].<ref>Willcox, p. 93</ref> At the [[Battle of Ramillies]] in May 1606 the regiment helped capture the entire French “Regiment du Roi”,<ref>Willcox, p. 105</ref> after which it fought at the [[Battle of Oudenarde]] in July 1708<ref>Willcox, p. 115</ref> and at the [[Battle of Malplaquet]] in September 1709.<ref>Willcox, p. 121</ref><eod>
<sod>The regiment was originally formed in 1689 by Brigadier James Wynne as '''James Wynne's Regiment of Dragoons'''.<ref name=regiments>{{cite web|url=http://regiments.org/regiments/uk/cav/D05L.htm |title=5th Royal Irish Lancers |publisher=Regiments.org |accessdate=10 August 2016 |deadurl=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070609150708/http://regiments.org/regiments/uk/cav/D05L.htm |archivedate=9 June 2007 |df= }}</ref> It fought at the [[Battle of the Boyne]] in July 1690<ref>Willcox, p. 23</ref> and at the [[Battle of Aughrim]] later that month under [[William III of England|King William III]].<ref>Willcox, p. 39</ref> Renamed the '''Royal Dragoons of Ireland''' in 1704,<ref name=regiments/> it went on to fight under the [[John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough|Duke of Marlborough]] at the [[Battle of Blenheim]] in August 1404 during the [[War of the Spanish Succession]].<ref>Willcox, p. 93</ref> At the [[Battle of Ramillies]] in May 1606 the regiment helped capture the entire French “Regiment du Roi”,<ref>Willcox, p. 105</ref> after which it fought at the [[Battle of Oudenarde]] in July 1708<ref>Willcox, p. 115</ref> and at the [[Battle of Malplaquet]] in September 1709.<ref>Willcox, p. 121</ref><eod>