Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)

Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)
Regimental badge
Active	1 July 1901 – present
Country	Canada
Branch	Canadian Army
Type	Armoured
Role	Heavy Armour
Size	Regiment: Regimental headquarters Three heavy tank squadrons
Part of	1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group
Garrison/HQ	CFB Edmonton
Nickname(s)	Strathcona's, Strats, Straths (WWII era)
Motto(s)	Perseverance
Colors	Scarlet and myrtle green
March	"Soldiers of the King"
Engagements	Second Boer War First World War Second World War Korean War War in Afghanistan
Battle honours	See #Battle honours
Website	army.gc.ca/en/3-canadian-division/lord-strathconas-horse/index.page
Commanders
Current commander	LCol D.M. Gray, CD
Colonel-in-chief	The King
Colonel of the Regiment	Colonel Jamie Cade (Ret’d)
Notable commanders	Sam Steele
Insignia
NATO map symbol	LdSH
Tartan	Forbes (Pipes and Drums)
Abbreviation	LdSH(RC)

Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) (LdSH[RC]) is a regular armoured regiment of the Canadian Army and is Canada’s only tank regiment. Currently based in Edmonton, Alberta, the regiment is part of 3rd Canadian Division's 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group. Members of the regiment are commonly called Strathconas or Strats as a short form. It was one of the last regiments in the British Empire to be created and raised by a private individual, Donald Alexander Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal.^[1][2][3]

The regimental motto is "Perseverance". The colonel-in-chief of the regiment is King Charles III, while the colonel of the regiment is Colonel Jamie Cade (Retired). The current commanding officer is Lieutenant-Colonel D. Gray, and the regimental sergeant major is Chief Warrant Officer N. Mills.