9th/12th Royal Lancers

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name=9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's)


caption=Cap Badge of the 9th/12th Royal Lancers
dates=11 September 1960-
country=United Kingdom
branch=Army
type=Line Cavalry
command_structure=Royal Armoured Corps
role=Formation Reconnaissance
size= One regiment
current_commander=
garrison= RHQ - Leicester
Regiment -Caen Barracks Hohne, Germany
ceremonial_chief=HRH The Duke of York, KG, KCVO, ADC(P)
ceremonial_chief_label=Colonel-in-Chief
colonel_of_the_regiment= Major-General J.H.T.Short CB OBE
nickname=
motto=
colors=
identification_symbol=
identification_symbol_label=Tactical Recognition Flash
identification_symbol_4=9/12 L
identification_symbol_4_label=Abbreviation
march=Quick - "God Bless the Prince of Wales"
Slow - "Men of Harlech/Coburg"
mascot=
battles=
notable_commanders=Richard McCreery
anniversaries=Mons/MoyThe 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's) (9/12 L) is a cavalry regiment of the British Army.

It was formed on 11 September 1960 in the garrison church at Tidworth from the amalgamation of the
*9th Queen's Royal Lancers
*12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's).

Shortly after, the regiment moved to Northern Ireland where both parent regiments had begun almost 250 years before.

The regiment has a long and illustrious list of battle honours including World War I and World War II. In more recent times, B Squadron were the first armoured reconnaissance squadron to deploy to Bosnia when the hostilities began. It seems only fitting then, that they were also the last armoured reconnaissance squadron to leave Bosnia in October of 2003.

In 2005 the regiment serves in the formation reconnaissance role with 1st UK Armoured Division. They are, however, currently the reconnaissance regiment for 7th Armoured Brigade (The Desert Rats).

The regiment uses the CVR(T) family of vehicles in its role, with each of its three fighting squadrons holding a number of each variant.

Alliances

*CAN - The Prince Edward Island Regiment (RCAC)
*PAK - 12th Cavalry (Sam Browne's Cavalry)

Affiliated Yeomanry

*The Leicestershire and Derbyshire (Prince Albert's Own) Yeomanry

Order of Precedence

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name = British Army Household Cavalry and Royal Armoured Corps Regiments
title = British Army Household Cavalry and Royal Armoured Corps Regiments


list1 =

Life Guards • Blues and Royals • Household Cavalry Regiment • Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment • 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards • Royal Scots Dragoon Guards • Royal Dragoon Guards • Queen's Royal Hussars • 9th/12th Royal Lancers • King's Royal Hussars • Light Dragoons • Queen's Royal Lancers • 1st Royal Tank Regiment• 2nd Royal Tank Regiment • Royal Yeomanry • Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry • Royal Wessex Yeomanry• Queen's Own Yeomanry