[27], In 2015, the Regiment introduced a small mounted unit named the "Waterloo Squadron". Spirit of the Glen was officially launched at Edinburgh Castle[33] and won Album of the Year at the 2009 Classical Brits. Retrieved 29 July 2016. [20], The cap badge features an eagle, which represents the French Imperial Eagle that was captured by Sergeant Charles Ewart of the Royal Scots Greys from the French 45th Regiment of Foot at the Battle of Waterloo. The 7th (The Princess Royal's) Dragoon Guards was a cavalry regiment in the British Army, first raised in 1688. The Royal Dragoon Guards has served in a variety of roles and theatres since its formation. In 1992, the two regiments amalgamated again to form the Royal Dragoon Guards. The official Facebook presence for The Royal Dragoon Guards, an Armoured Cavalry Regiment in the British Army. London: Bloomsbury Publishing. Welcome to The Royal Scots Dragoon Guard Museum shop Also known as SCOTS DG, Scotland’s only Cavalry Regiment dates from the later 17th Century. [25], The Loyal Toast is drunk at formal dinners in the Mess and is always drunk seated, except when Royalty is present. All four were raised between 1685 and 1689, when James II and William of Orange fought for the English throne. He lives in the UK. The Duke of Kent took the salute. How We Operate The museum operates as a Charitable Trust (Registered Charity Number in Scotland No SC006547) with a board of Trustees and a Regimental Curator. Both regiments were mechanised shortly before the Second World War, in which they played a leading role in the D-Day landings. World's leading marketplace. The Regiment had arrived in India from Egypt on 12 October 1910. The Royal Dragoon Guards A Regimental History 16852018 ~ The Royal Dragoon Guards A Regimental History 16852018 and millions of other books are available for Amazon Kindle Learn more Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a … At the time it represented a return to horseback and full dress uniform for the first time in eighty years. They were then amalgamated into two regiments - the 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards and the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards. The Royal Dragoon Guards have a long and distinguished history dating from 1685. Peter Macfarlane was commissioned into the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards in 1989. All deployed elements of the regiment took part in the advance on Iraq's second largest city, Basra. [12] The pipes and drums distinguished themselves, winning the award for Album of the Year at the 2009 Classical Brits for Spirit of the Glen: Journey, recorded on active service. Those Terrible Grey Horses: An Illustrated History of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards. [15] The Regiment deployed to Cyprus with the United Nations as part of the Op TOSCA 27 peace-keeping for a 6 months tour in September 2017. On evenings when a military band is present, besides playing "The Queen' the band also play "God Bless the Prince of Wales", an old 3rd Dragoon Guards custom, and the "Imperial Russian Anthem" in memory of Tsar Nicholas II, the Colonel-in-Chief of the Scots Greys, killed with his family during the Russian Civil War (1918). 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). Battle Honours fall within two categories: those that may be displayed on a Standard, Guidon or Colour, and those that may not. The eagle on the regiment’s cap badge dates from the Battle of Waterloo, when the Royal Scots Greys captured the French Imperial Eagle. The death has been announced of P/M Tony Crease, the man who, almost 50 years ago, led the Pipes & Drums of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards to the top of the hit parade with Amazing Grace. [2], Soon after, the regiment deployed on four tours of Northern Ireland in 1972, 1974, 1976 and 1980, suffering one fatality in 1972, when Trooper Ian Hunter Caie, was killed by a bomb in a beer barrel that exploded in the path of his Ferret scout car in Moybane, near Crossmaglen County Armagh. Written by Steve Bodsworth. 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