Royal Lancers
| The Royal Lancers | |
|---|---|
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| Active | TBA |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army |
| Type | Line cavalry |
| Role | Brigade Reconnaissance |
| Size | One regiment |
| Part of | Royal Armoured Corps |
| Garrison/HQ |
RHQ – Unknown Regiment – Catterick |
| March |
Quick: Wellington Slow: Coburg |
| Commanders | |
| Colonel-in-Chief | HM The Queen |
| Insignia | |
| Arm Badge |
Prince of Wales's feathers from 9th/12th Royal Lancers |
| Abbreviation | RL |
The Royal Lancers is a planned cavalry regiment of the British Army. The regiment will be formed through the amalgamation of The Queen's Royal Lancers and 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's) in May 2015.[1]
Operational role
The regiment will be a brigade reconnaissance regiment,[2] equipped on its establishment with the CVR(T) family. This will replaced by the Scout Specialist Vehicle from 2015.[3] It will consist of 3 Sabre Squadrons of 16 vehicles each and one Command and Support Squadron. These will be the Scimitar 2 vehicles and later the SCOUT SV[4]
Army 2020
The Royal Lancers will form part of the Royal Armoured Corps.[5] It will be based in Catterick as part of the 12th Armoured Infantry Brigade, one of the three Armoured Infantry Brigades of the 3rd Division.[6] Their amalgamation was announced in July 2012, and will begin upon completion of scheduled operational commitments, but not before October 2014.[7][8] The regiment is due to be formed with an amalgamation parade at Richmond Castle on 2 May 2015.[9]
Order of precedence
The new regiment will retain order of precedence from the more senior regiment, the 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's).
| Preceded by The Queen's Royal Hussars (The Queen's Own and Royal Irish) |
Cavalry Order of Precedence | Succeeded by The King's Royal Hussars |
Alliances
Canada - Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)
Pakistan - 12th Frontier Force (Sam Browne's Cavalry)
Royal Navy - HMS Prince of Wales
Royal Air Force - No. 100 Squadron
References
- ↑ Short, J. H. T. (5 July 2012). "Notice of Regimental Amalgamation – 5th July 2012". Delhispearman.org.uk. 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales’s) Charitable Association.
- ↑ "Regular Army Basing Matrix". Ministry of Defence. 21 September 2012.
- ↑ "Scout SV Reconnaissance Specialist Vehicle, United Kingdom". Army-Technology.com.
- ↑ http://rfca-yorkshire.org.uk/files/TransformingtheBritishArmyAnnexB.pdf
- ↑ "Transforming the British Army". Ministry of Defence.
- ↑ "Regular Army Basing Plan". Ministry of Defence. 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Army 2020 Announcement Confirms Army to be Reduced by 23 Units". Ministry of Defence.
- ↑ http://www.army.mod.uk/documents/general/Army2020_Report.pdf page 6
- ↑ Amalgamation Parade recommendations, QRL Association
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