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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).
The remaining two regular cavalry regiments were based in Palestine, and following the outbreak of war retained their horses until 1940 (the Royal Dragoons) and 1941 (the Royal Scots Greys). Following mechanisation, the few remaining distinctions of unit type became meaningless; cavalry regiments moved between the heavy and light armoured roles ...
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 ...
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]
[b] The 2nd Cavalry Brigade consisted of: 1st (Royal) Regiment of Dragoons; 2nd Regiment of Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys) 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons; As the brigade consisted of regiments from England (1st Dragoons), Scotland (2nd Dragoons) and Ireland (6th Dragoons), it was known as the 2nd (Union) Cavalry Brigade.
The Grey Dragoons – 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys) [3] The Grey Lancers – 21st Lancers (Empress of India's) [1] [3] (from French-grey colour of regimental facings) The Grey Mafia – Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps; The Guards of the Line – 29th Foot [3] Guise's Geese – Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] [3] [10]
2nd Regiment of Dragoons (King's German Legion) 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons; 22nd Dragoons; 25th Dragoons; R. Royal Scots Greys This page was ... 11 (UTC). Text is ...