5th Dragoons explained

5th Dragoons or 5th Dragoon Regiment may refer to the following military units:

• 5th Dragoon Regiment (France), French Army unit
• 5th Royal Irish Lancers, British Army unit active 1858–1922 or its predecessor the 5th Dragoons active 1751–1799
• 5th Dragoon Guards, British Army unit active 1788–1922
• 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards, British Army unit active 1922–1993
• 5th Dragoons (Canada), Canadian Militia unit active 1856 - 1901 when it was amalgamated into the 6th Duke of Connaught's Royal Canadian Hussars.