Queen's Royal Lancers
| Queen's Royal Lancers | |
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Cap badge (motto) of the Queen's Royal Lancers
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| Active | 25 June 1993-2 May 2015 |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Branch |
 British Army
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| Type | Line Cavalry |
| Role | Formation Reconnaissance |
| Size | One regiment |
| Part of | Royal Armoured Corps |
| Garrison/HQ | RHQ - Prince William of Gloucester Barracks, Grantham Regiment - Catterick |
| Nickname(s) | The Death or Glory Boys |
| Motto(s) | Death or Glory |
| March | Quick - Stable Jacket Slow - Omdurman |
| Engagements |
Battle of the Boyne War of the Spanish Succession American Revolution Napoleonic Wars Crimean War *Battle of Balaclava Indian Mutiny Mahdist War South Africa World War I World War II Iraqi War |
| Commanders | |
| Colonel-in-Chief | HM The Queen |
| Colonel of the Regiment |
Major-General Patrick Marriott CB CBE |
| Insignia | |
| Tactical Recognition Flash |  |
| Abbreviation | QRL |
The Queen's Royal Lancers (QRL) was a cavalry regiment of the British Army. It was formed in 1993 and amalgamated with the 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's) on 2 May 2015 to form the Royal Lancers.
The regiment was formed in 1993 by the amalgamation of the 16th/5th Queen's Royal Lancers with the 17th/21st Lancers.
From its formation, the regiment served in the armoured role with first Challenger 1, then Challenger 2. However, in 2005, as part of the re-organisation of the army, the regiment started converting to the formation reconnaissance role, re-equipping with the Scimitar armoured reconnaissance vehicle.
As part of the Army 2020 reforms intended to reduce the size of the British Army in line with the Strategic Defence and Security Review, it was announced that the 9th/12th Royal Lancers would amalgamate with the Queen's Royal Lancers to form a single regiment, the Royal Lancers, on 2 May 2015.
The regiment was organised into four squadrons, each of which perpetuates one of the antecedent regiments: the 16th Lancer Squadron, the 17th Lancer Squadron, the 21st Lancer Squadron and the 5th Lancer Squadron.
The regiment's nickname, the 'Death or Glory Boys', came from their cap badge and was known as "the motto". This was the combined cap badges of the two antecedent regiments, and features a pair of crossed lances, from the 16th/5th Queen's Royal Lancers, together with a skull and crossbones, below which is a ribbon containing the words 'Or Glory'. This comes from the 17th/21st Lancers, and was the cap badge of the 17th Lancers (the original 'Death or Glory Boys').
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