Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys) | |
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![]() Cap badge of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards | |
Active | 2 July 1971 – present |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | British Army |
Type | Light cavalry |
Size | One regiment |
Part of | Royal Armoured Corps |
Garrison/HQ | Home HQ – Edinburgh Castle Regiment – Waterloo Lines, Leuchars Station[1][2][3] |
Motto(s) | Nemo me impune lacessit (No one provokes me with impunity) Ich Dien (I Serve) Second to None |
March | Quick (band) – The 3DGs; (pipes & drums) – Hielan' Laddie Slow (band) – The Garb of Old Gaul; (pipes & drums) – My Home |
Mascot(s) | Drum Horse (Talavera) |
Anniversaries | 13 April (Nunshigum) 18 June (Waterloo) 25 October (Balaklava) |
Website | www |
Commanders | |
Colonel-in-Chief | King Charles III |
Deputy Colonel-in-Chief | Prince Edward, Duke of Kent |
Colonel of the Regiment | Brigadier Ben Edwards |
Regimental Sergeant Major | WO1 Cha Lang |
Insignia | |
Tactical Recognition Flash | ![]() |
Arm Badge | Prince of Wales's feathers from 3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales's) |
Tartan | Royal Stewart (Pipers kilts and plaids) |
Abbreviation | SCOTS DG |
The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys) is a light cavalry regiment of the British Army, and the senior Scottish regiment. The regiment, through the Royal Scots Greys, is the oldest surviving Cavalry Regiment of the Line in the British Army. The regiment is based at Waterloo Lines, Leuchars Station, and forms part of the 7th Light Mechanised Brigade Combat Team.
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