What tartan do Royal Scots Dragoon Guards wear?

As a royal regiment, the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards is permitted to wear the Royal Stewart tartan, which was a privilege granted by HM King George VI, and is worn by the regiment’s pipers. In addition, the Regiment’s officers are permitted to wear the Black Stewart tartan.

Are the Scots Guards all Scottish?

The Scots Guards are a close family, recruited from Scotland, the North of England and across the UK.

What do the Dragoon Guards do?

The Royal Dragoon Guards is an aggressive reconnaissance force. Its soldiers use an arsenal of armoured vehicles, including the Scimitar, to navigate all sorts of environments and terrains in search of enemy troops.

What did the first dragoon Regiment do?

The regiment fought at the Siege of Dunkirk (1793), the Battle of Beaumont (1794) and the Battle of Willems (1794). By this period, its main role was as heavy cavalry, rather than mounted infantry.

What is the history of the Royal Dragoons?

The Royal Dragoons (1st Dragoons) was a mounted infantry and later a heavy cavalry regiment of the British Army. The regiment was formed in 1661 as the Tangier Horse. It served for three centuries and was in action during the First and the Second World Wars. It was amalgamated with the Royal Horse Guards to form The Blues and Royals in 1969.

What did the 1st Royal Regiment do in the Crimean War?

In 1816 a detachment of the regiment was involved with suppressing the Littleport riots. The regiment, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel John Yorke, also took part in the charge of the heavy brigade at the Battle of Balaclava in October 1854 during the Crimean War.

What happened to the regiment of horse?

In early 1679, it was disbanded and then reformed in June of that year as Gerard’s Regiment of Horse (its colonel being Charles Gerard), with most of the same officers and men, to police the Covenanters in Scotland.