The Royal Dragoon Guards | |
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Active | 1 August 1992 – present |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch | British Army |
Type | Line cavalry |
Role | Armoured cavalry |
Size | One regiment |
Part of | Royal Armoured Corps |
Garrison/HQ | RHQ: York Regiment: Battlesbury Barracks, Warminster |
Motto(s) | Quis Separabit "Who shall separate us" |
March | Quick – Fare Thee Well Inniskilling Slow – 4th Dragoon Guards (first two themes) + 7th Dragoon Guards (first theme) |
Anniversaries | 17 March – St Patrick's Day |
Commanders | |
Colonel-in-Chief | Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh |
Regimental Colonel | Brigadier J. S. A. Carr-Smith |
Notable commanders | Lt Gen Sir Adrian Carton De Wiart Lt Gen The Lord Baden-Powell Maj Gen Patrick Cordingly |
Insignia | |
Tactical Recognition Flash | |
Tartan | Ulster (pipes) |
Arm Badge | 4/7 Dragoon Guards flash From 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards |
Abbreviation | RDG |
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: The 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards and the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards. Based in Battlesbury Barracks, Wiltshire, the regiment currently serves as the armoured cavalry reconnaissance unit of 20th Armoured Brigade Combat Team. Previously equipped with the Scimitar armoured reconnaissance vehicle, it started converting to the Warrior tracked armoured vehicle in 2022.[1]