The Royal Dragoon Guards
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| The Royal Dragoon Guards | |
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 Royal Dragoon Guards Cap Badge |
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| Active | 1 August 1992- |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Line Cavalry |
| Role | Armoured |
| Size | One regiment |
| Part of | Royal Armoured Corps |
| Garrison/HQ | RHQ - York Regiment - Munster, Germany |
| March | Quick - Fare Thee Well Inniskilling Slow - 4th Dragoon Guards (first two themes) + 7th Dragoon Guards (first theme) |
| Commanders | |
| Colonel-in-Chief | HRH The Prince of Wales |
| Colonel of the Regiment |
Brigadier Clendon Douglas Daukes |
| Insignia | |
| Tactical Recognition Flash |  |
| Tartan | Ulster (pipes) |
The Royal Dragoon Guards is a cavalry regiment of the British Army. It was formed in 1992 by the amalgamation of two other regiments:
Because of its lineage through the 5th Royal Iniskillings and the 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards -- the 4th had been known as the 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards and the 7th also had Irish ancestry -- the RDG is thus Northern Ireland's cavalry regiment.
The Regiment was based in Paderborn, Germany when it was formed, and was part of 20 Armoured Brigade. In 1996 it returned to the United Kingdom, being based at Tidworth. The regiment currently serves in the armoured role, equipped with Challenger 2. It returned to Germany in 2000, being based in Münster as part of 4 Armoured Brigade.
The Regiment currently recruits soldiers from Northern Ireland and Yorkshire.
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[edit] Other information
- Colonel-in-Chief: HRH Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales
- Deputy Colonel-in-Chief: HRH Princess Katharine, Duchess of Kent
- Deputy-Deputy Colonel-in-Chief: Christopher Meare
- Freedoms: City of York
[edit] Alliances
Australia - 3rd/9th Light Horse (South Australia Mounted Rifles)- Australia - 4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse
Canada - The British Columbia Dragoons- Canada - The Fort Garry Horse
India - The Deccan Horse
New Zealand - Queen Alexandra's Mounted Rifles
Pakistan - 15th Lancers (Baloch)
Royal Navy - HMS Marlborough- Royal Navy - HMS Superb
[edit] Affiliated Yeomanry
- The Cheshire Yeomanry (Earl of Chester's)
- The North Irish Horse
- The Queen's Own Yorkshire Yeomanry
[edit] Order of Precedence
| Preceded by: The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys) |
Cavalry Order of Precedence | Succeeded by: The Queen's Royal Hussars (Queen's Own and Royal Irish) |
