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Lord Strathcona's Horse

Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)
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Cap badge of Lord Strathcona's Horse
Active 1 July 1901 – present
Country Canada
Branch Canadian Army
Type Line Cavalry
Role Armoured
Armoured reconnaissance
Size One regiment
Part of 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group
Garrison/HQ Edmonton
Nickname(s) Strathcona's, Strats, Straths (WWII era)
Motto(s) Perseverance
Colors Scarlet and myrtle green
March "Soldiers of the Queen"
Battle honours See #Battle honours
Website www.army-armee.forces.gc.ca/en/lord-strathconas-horse/index.page
Commanders
Current
commander
LCol Mark Lubiniecki CD
Colonel-in-Chief HRH The Prince of Wales
Colonel of
the Regiment
Col (Ret'd) Greg Hug
Insignia
Tartan Forbes (Pipes and Drums)
Abbreviation LdSH (RC)

Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) (LdSH [RC]) is a regular armoured regiment of the Canadian Army. Currently based in Edmonton, Alberta, the regiment is part of 3rd Canadian Division's 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group. Members of the regiment are commonly called Strathconas or Strats as a short form. It was one of the last regiments in the British Empire to be created and raised by a private individual, Donald Alexander Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal.

The regiment is currently composed of a regimental headquarters and four primary squadrons: A, B, Reconnaissance ('Recce') and Headquarters. In September 2006, B Squadron deployed to Afghanistan using the Leopard C2, the first NATO deployment of main battle tanks (MBTs) to Afghanistan.

Each year the squadron that distinguishes itself with the highest efficiency rating in the regiment earns the title "Prince of Wales Squadron" for the year. The regiment has seven affiliated cadet corps in Alberta and British Columbia.

Lord Strathcona's Horse operates with 40 Leopard 2's (20 A4's,9 A4M's and 11 2A6M's) and 12 Coyote Reconnaissance Vehicles. Due to a change in Canadian army doctrine in the early 2000s away from heavy armour to more infantry-centred operations, Lord Strathcona's Horse was for several years the only regular armoured regiment to operate MBTs. This was until the 2006 announcement that the Royal Canadian Dragoons would be re-equipped with a squadron of Leopards.


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