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The Household Cavalry Regiment (HCR) is an Armoured Cavalry regiment of the British Army based in Bulford Camp in Wiltshire. It is the brother regiment of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment (HCMR) based at Hyde Park Barracks in London - both regiments together form the Household Cavalry (HCav). The Household Cavalry Regiment was formed in ...
Bulford Camp is a military camp on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England. Established in 1897, the site continues in use as a large British Army base. The camp is close to the village of Bulford and is about 2 + 1 ⁄ 4 miles (3.6 km) north-east of the town of Amesbury .
The Household Cavalry is classed as a corps in its own right, and consists of two regiments: The Life Guards and The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons). They are the senior regular regiments in the British Army, with traditions dating from 1660, and act as the King's personal bodyguard. They are the cavalry element of the ...
Household Cavalry Regiment, at Bulford Camp (Armoured Cavalry) [43] Royal Lancers (Queen Elizabeth's Own), at Catterick Garrison (Armoured Cavalry) [44] 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards, at Robertson Barracks, Swanton Morley (Light Cavalry) [45] Royal Yeomanry, at Fulham House, London (Army Reserve Light Cavalry) — paired with QDG [46]
The barracks were renovated in 2006 and became the home of the Household Cavalry Regiment. [2] The Household Cavalry Regiment moved from Combermere Barracks to Bulford Camp in May 2019. [3] No. 18 Troop and the training wing remained in Windsor. [4]
Troopers in the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment assembled in the Parade Square at Hyde Park Barracks to take part in an annual event to find the best turned out soldier and horse.
Household Cavalry Regiment, in Bulford (Armoured Cavalry) Royal Lancers, in Catterick (Armoured Cavalry; will move to Tidworth in 2026) 1st Queen's Dragoon Guards, in Swanton Morley (Light Cavalry; will move to Caerwent by 2027) Royal Yeomanry, in Leicester (Light Cavalry - Reserve)
The Household Cavalry Composite Regiment was a temporary, wartime-only, cavalry regiment of the British Army consisting of personnel drawn from the 1st Life Guards, 2nd Life Guards and Royal Horse Guards. It was active in 1882 for service in the Anglo-Egyptian War, in 1889–1900 during the Second Boer War, from August to November, 1914 during ...