Royal Lancers
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The Royal Lancers is a British Army cavalry regiment that operates as an armoured reconnaissance unit within the Royal Armoured Corps.
Observed surface forms (6)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's) | 2 |
| Queen's Royal Lancers | 2 |
| 12th Lancers | 1 |
| 16th/5th Lancers | 1 |
| 17th/21st Lancers | 1 |
| 9th Lancers | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army regiment
ⓘ
cavalry regiment ⓘ |
| allegiance | British Crown ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Field Army ⓘ |
| beretColour | black ⓘ |
| capBadge | skull and crossbones with laurel wreath and crown ⓘ |
| ceremonialDressType | lancer pattern uniform ⓘ |
| ceremonialRole | cavalry regiment of the line ⓘ |
| commandStructure | 1st (United Kingdom) Division ⓘ |
| corps | Royal Armoured Corps ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateFormed | 2015-05-02 ⓘ |
| engagement |
Iraq War
ⓘ
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ
surface form:
War in Afghanistan
|
| equipmentType | armoured fighting vehicles ⓘ |
| formedByMergerOf |
Royal Lancers
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's)
Royal Lancers self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Queen's Royal Lancers
|
| garrison | Catterick Garrison ⓘ |
| garrisonCountry | England ⓘ |
| hasSquadronType |
command and support squadron
ⓘ
headquarters squadron ⓘ reconnaissance squadron ⓘ |
| headdress | beret ⓘ |
| insigniaFeature |
crossed lances
ⓘ
crown ⓘ skull and crossbones ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| motto | Death or Glory ⓘ |
| nickname | Death or Glory ⓘ |
| partOf | Royal Armoured Corps ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Royal Lancers
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's)
Royal Lancers self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Queen's Royal Lancers
|
| primaryFunction |
battlefield surveillance
ⓘ
intelligence gathering ⓘ screening and covering force operations ⓘ |
| role | armoured reconnaissance ⓘ |
| service | British Army armoured forces ⓘ |
| size | regiment ⓘ |
| specialisation | formation reconnaissance ⓘ |
| traditionInheritedFrom |
Royal Lancers
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
12th Lancers
Royal Lancers self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
16th/5th Lancers
Royal Lancers self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
17th/21st Lancers
Royal Lancers self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
9th Lancers
|
| type | line cavalry ⓘ |
| uniformColour | blue ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's)
this entity surface form:
Queen's Royal Lancers
this entity surface form:
9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's)
this entity surface form:
Queen's Royal Lancers
this entity surface form:
9th Lancers
this entity surface form:
12th Lancers
this entity surface form:
16th/5th Lancers
this entity surface form:
17th/21st Lancers