Royal Dragoon Guards

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The Royal Dragoon Guards is a cavalry regiment of the British Army known for its armoured reconnaissance role and long lineage of historic dragoon and dragoon guards units.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cavalry regiment
regiment of the British Army
allegiance British Crown
branch British Army
ceremonialHeadgear beret
corps Royal Armoured Corps
country United Kingdom
dateFormed 1992
equipmentType armoured fighting vehicles
formedByMergerOf 7th Queen’s Own Hussars
surface form: 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards

5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards
garrison Catterick Garrison
garrisonCountry England
garrisonCounty North Yorkshire
hasBattleHonoursFrom Boer Wars
surface form: Boer War

World War I
surface form: First World War

Gulf War
Iraq War
Napoleonic Wars
World War II
surface form: Second World War

War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
hasCavalryHeritage true
hasColonelInChief true
hasLineageFrom 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards
5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards
surface form: 5th Dragoon Guards

6th Inniskilling Dragoons
7th Dragoon Guards
hasRegimentalBand true
isRegularArmyUnit true
language English
mottoLanguage Latin
nickname RDG
partOf Royal Armoured Corps
precededBy 7th Queen’s Own Hussars
surface form: 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards

5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards
recruitsFrom Northern England
surface form: North of England

Northern Ireland
Ireland
surface form: Republic of Ireland
role armoured reconnaissance
cavalry
size one regiment
tradition dragoon
dragoon
surface form: dragoon guards
type armoured cavalry
uniformType British Army No. 2 Service Dress

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Royal Armoured Corps includes Royal Dragoon Guards