| The Light Dragoons | |
|---|---|
 Cap badge of the Light Dragoons | |
| Active | 1 December 1992– |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  British Army |
| Type | Line cavalry |
| Role | Light Cavalry |
| Size | Regiment 403 personnel[1] |
| Part of | Royal Armoured Corps |
| Garrison/HQ | RHQ – Newcastle upon Tyne Regiment – Catterick Garrison |
| Nickname(s) | "England's Northern Cavalry" |
| Motto(s) | Viret in aeternum (It Flourishes Forever) Merebimur (We shall be Worthy) |
| March | Quick – Balaklava Slow – Denmark |
| Commanders | |
| Colonel-in-Chief | King Abdullah II of Jordan |
| Colonel of the Regiment | Brig Angus Watson |
| Insignia | |
| Tactical Recognition Flash |  |
| Arm Badge | NCOs – Royal Crest From 15th/19th King's Royal Hussars ORs – South Africa flash From 13th/18th Royal Hussars |
| Abbreviation | LD |
The Light Dragoons (LD) is a cavalry regiment in the British Army. The regiment has a light cavalry role and specialises in mounted and dismounted reconnaissance. The Light Dragoons recruit mainly in Northern England, from County Durham, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, South Yorkshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire. For this reason, the regiment is known as "England's Northern Cavalry".[2] It is currently based in Catterick Garrison, North Yorkshire.
- ^ "Army – Question for Ministry of Defence". p. 1. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ "Hundreds gather in Barnsley to welcome the Light Dragoons". army.mod.uk. 14 November 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2014.