1st Dragoons (Royal Dragoons)

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The 1st Dragoons (Royal Dragoons) was a historic British Army cavalry regiment that later became part of the Blues and Royals.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army regiment
cavalry regiment
allegiance British Crown
associatedWith Household Cavalry
branch British Army
capBadgeFeature royal cypher
conflictParticipatedIn Crimean War
World War I
surface form: First World War

Napoleonic Wars
Second Boer War
World War II
surface form: Second World War

War of the Spanish Succession
country Kingdom of Great Britain
United Kingdom
garrisonLocation Aldershot
London, England
surface form: London
laterPartOf Blues and Royals
The Household Cavalry
surface form: Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons
mergedInto Blues and Royals
mergedWith The Household Cavalry
surface form: Royal Horse Guards
militaryArm Cavalry
militaryBranchPrecedence senior line cavalry regiment
notableBattleHonour Blenheim
Cambrai
Battle of El Alamein
surface form: El Alamein

Malplaquet
Mons
Oudenarde
Peninsula
Ramillies
Somme River
surface form: Somme

Waterloo
Ypres
notableFor being one of the senior British cavalry regiments
service at the Battle of Waterloo
regimentalNumber 1st
regimentalTitle Royal Dragoons
role armoured reconnaissance
ceremonial duties
service regular army
traditionCarriedOnBy Blues and Royals
type heavy cavalry
uniformColour blue

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Blues and Royals formedByMergerOf 1st Dragoons (Royal Dragoons)