The 5th Royal Irish Lancers Famous 5th Lancers

Many former former members of the Royal Irish Lancers went on to gain fame for one reason or another in various non-miltiary fields. Some whilst still serving others when they had left the regiment.
Some of these include the following:

Earl William Cadogan, (1675-1726)
Cadogan fought in the campaigns in the Low Countries with Wynne's Dragoon Guards. In the course of these years he attracted the notice of the great military leader Marlborough. In 1701 Marlborough employed Cadogan as a staff officer and soon made the young officer his confidential staff officer and right-hand man. In 1718, he was made Earl Cadogan.

Francis Yeats-Brown
The author of The Lives Of a Bengal Lancer was a member of the 5th Royal Irish Lancers during the first World War and later made a career as a polo correspondent for The Times and The New York Hearld. The basis for the 1935 movie with Gary Cooper and Franchot Tone was based on his book.

Lieut. Col Maxwell F. McTaggart DSO
Lieut. Col Maxwell F. McTaggart DSO as well as being a veteran of The North West Frontier 1897-8, The Boer War and World War One was also a renowned author. He wrote several books on horsemanship, which were published by Charles Scribner’s & Sons. His books included the following titles:

Hints on Horsemanship
Mount and Man
From Colonel to Subaltern
Stable and Saddle
The Art of Riding : A Textbook for Beginners and Others
The Horse and His Schooling
Two Horsemen
Horsemanship for Boys and Girls
The Teaching of Riding

These titles are now out of print but do turn up in bookshops from time to time. Lieut. Col Maxwell F. McTaggart DSO commanded A Sqdn of the regiment during the opening stages of World War One where he held the rank of major.