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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). [4]
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
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 duke served as an officer in The Royal Scots Greys, which eventually became the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, between 1955 and 1971 and was posted to Hong Kong, Cyprus and Northern Ireland. He ...
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 ...
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 ...