| The Royal Yeomanry | |
|---|---|
 The Royal Yeomanry cap badge | |
| Active | 1 April 1967–Present |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  British Army |
| Type | Yeomanry |
| Role | Light Cavalry |
| Size | One Regiment |
| Part of | Royal Armoured Corps |
| Garrison/HQ | Regimental HQ, in Leicester |
| March | The Farmers Boy |
| Engagements | Iraq 2003 |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Lt Col Mathew Bonner |
| Royal Honorary Colonel | Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy |
| Honorary Colonel | Maj Gen Simon Brooks-Ward |
| Insignia | |
| Tactical Recognition Flash |  |
| Brigade Insignia |  |
| Paired unit | 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards |
The Royal Yeomanry (RY) is the senior reserve cavalry regiment of the British Army. Equipped with Supacat Jackal variants, their role is to conduct mounted and dismounted formation reconnaissance. The Regimental Headquarters is located in Leicester, with squadrons in Fulham, Nottingham, Dudley, Croydon (with an outstation in Windsor), Telford (with an outstation in Cardiff), and Leicester.[1] The regiment is part of the Royal Armoured Corps and is only reserve cavalry regiment to resubordinate into regular brigade as part of the Future Soldier Programme, which in turn arose from the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy ("Global Britain in a Competitive Age") published in March 2021.[2]
The Royal Yeomanry is the only British Army reserve unit to have been awarded a battle honour since the Second World War.[3]
- ^ "The Royal Yeomanry". Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- ^ "Future Soldier" (PDF). The British Army. Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ "Future Reserves 2020 Study (FR20)" (PDF). Ministry of Defence. p. 12. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
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