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The Royal Scots Greys was a cavalry regiment of the Army of Scotland that became a regiment of the British Army in 1707 upon the Union of Scotland and England, continuing until 1971 when they amalgamated with the 3rd Carabiniers (Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards) to form the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards.
The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards were formed on 2 July 1971 at Holyrood, Edinburgh, by the amalgamation of the 3rd Carabiniers (Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards) (themselves the product of the amalgamation in 1922 of 3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales's) and 6th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers)), and The Royal Scots Greys (2nd Dragoons).
Belligerents South African Republic United Kingdom Commanders and leaders; Koos de la Rey: Lt. Col. W.P. Alexander and Col. H.R. Roberts with the 2nd Dragoons Royal Scots Greys, and Maj H.J. Scobell with five companies of the 2nd Battalion Royal Lincolnshire Regiment and two cannon of the Royal Horse Artillery.
The 2nd Dragoons or 2nd Dragoon Regiment may refer to: 2nd Dragoons, a British regiment usually known as the Royal Scots Greys; 2nd Dragoons (Canada), a Canadian regiment that amalgamated into the 2nd/10th Dragoons; 2nd Dragoon Regiment (Denmark) 2nd Dragoon Regiment (France) 2nd Cavalry Regiment (United States), also known as the 2nd Dragoons
The Charge of the Scots Greys at Waterloo led by Cpt. Cheney The legendary joint charge of the Scots Greys and the Gordon Highlanders. Colonel Edward Hawkins Cheney CB (4 November 1778 – 3 March 1848) was a 19th-century British soldier and hero of the Battle of Waterloo. His unique claim to fame was that he had five separate horses killed or ...
The exhibits include uniforms, medals, weapons, regalia and music of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards.A highlight of the museum is the French Imperial Eagle that was captured by Sergeant Charles Ewart of the Royal Scots Greys from the French 45th Régiment d'Infanterie de Ligne at the Battle of Waterloo in June 1815. [3]
1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards: 2 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays) 1685 [9] 1959: 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards: 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards: 3 3rd (Prince Of Wales's) Dragoon Guards: 1685 [10] 1922: 3rd/6th Dragoon Guards: Royal Scots Dragoon Guards: 4 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards: 1685 [11] 1922: 4th/7th Dragoon Guards: Royal Dragoon ...
Another three were added to make The Royal Regiment of Scots Dragoons in 1681, by which point they were already mounted on grey horses that would give them their name of the Royal Scots Greys. [11] On the eve of the Glorious Revolution the standing army in Scotland was about 3,000 men in various regiments and another 268 veterans in the major ...