Royal Dragoon Guards

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name=The Royal Dragoon Guards


caption=Royal Dragoon Guards Cap Badge
dates=1 August 1992-
country=United Kingdom
branch=Army
type=Line Cavalry
command_structure=Royal Armoured Corps
role=Armoured
size= One regiment
current_commander=
garrison= RHQ - York
Regiment - Catterick
ceremonial_chief=HRH The Prince of Wales, KG, GCB, KT
ceremonial_chief_label=Colonel-in-Chief
colonel_of_the_regiment= Brigadier Clendon Douglas Daukes
nickname=
motto=
colors=
identification_symbol_2= [http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb309/hammersfan_01/Tartans/Ulster.gifUlster (pipes)]
identification_symbol_2_label=Tartan
identification_symbol=
identification_symbol_label=Tactical Recognition Flash
identification_symbol_4=RDG
identification_symbol_4_label=Abbreviation
march=Quick - "Fare Thee Well Inniskilling"
Slow - "4th Dragoon Guards (first two themes) + 7th Dragoon Guards (first theme)"
mascot=
battles=
notable_commanders=
anniversaries=

The Royal Dragoon Guards (RDG) is a cavalry regiment of the British Army. It was formed in 1992 by the amalgamation of two other regiments:
*4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards
*5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards

Because of its lineage through the 5th Royal Inniskillings 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 retains strong links to Northern Ireland.

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 the Challenger 2 main battle tank. It returned to Germany in 2000, being based in York Barracks Münster as part of 4 Armoured Brigade (later 4 Mechanized Brigade).

The regiment currently recruits soldiers from the North of England and Northern Ireland but predominately from Yorkshire.

Other information

*Colonel-in-Chief: HRH Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales
*Colonel Dutchess: HRH Princess Katharine, Duchess of Kent
*Freedoms: City of York

Alliances

*AUS - 3rd/9th Light Horse (South Australia Mounted Rifles)
*AUS - 4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse
*CAN - The British Columbia Dragoons
*CAN - The Fort Garry Horse
*IND - The Deccan Horse
*NZL - Queen Alexandra's Mounted Rifles
*PAK - 15th Lancers (Baloch)
*RN - HMS "Superb"
*RN - HMS "Daring"
*BEL - Régiment des Guides

Affiliated Yeomanry

*The Cheshire Yeomanry (Earl of Chester's)
*The North Irish Horse
*The Yorkshire Yeomanry

Order of Precedence

See also

* Is This the Way to Armadillo

External links

* [http://www.army.mod.uk/rdg/index.htm Official Army website] Navbox
name = British Army Household Cavalry and Royal Armoured Corps Regiments
title = British Army Houshold Cavalry and Royal Armoured Corps Regiments


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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