Royal Dragoon Guards
| The Royal Dragoon Guards | |
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Royal Dragoon Guards Cap Badge
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| Active | 1 August 1992 - Present |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Branch |
 British Army
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| Type | Line Cavalry |
| Role | Armoured Cavalry |
| Size | One regiment |
| Part of | Royal Armoured Corps |
| Garrison/HQ | Catterick Garrison |
| Motto(s) |
Quis Separabit "Who shall separate us" |
| March | Quick - Fare Thee Well Inniskilling Slow - 4th Dragoon Guards (first two themes) + 7th Dragoon Guards (first theme) |
| Anniversaries | 17 March - St Patrick's Day |
| Commanders | |
| Colonel-in-Chief | HRH The Prince of Wales, KG, KT, GCB |
| Colonel of the Regiment |
Col (Retd) NCT Millen OBE |
| Notable commanders |
Lt Gen Sir Adrian Carton De Wiart VC |
| Insignia | |
| Tactical Recognition Flash |  |
| Tartan | Ulster (pipes) |
| Arm Badge | 4/7 Dragoon Guards flash From 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards |
| Abbreviation | RDG |
Quis Separabit
Lt Gen Sir Adrian Carton De Wiart VC
Lt Gen Baden-Powell
Capt Lawrence Oates
The Royal Dragoon Guards (RDG) is a cavalry regiment of the British Army. It was formed in 1992 by the amalgamation of two other regiments: The 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards and the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards. The regiment currently serves as the Armoured Cavalry Reconnaissance unit of the 20th Armoured Infantry Brigade and is therefore equipped with the Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked) Scimitar and is based in Catterick Garrison, North Yorkshire. Today the RDG is an operationally experienced regiment having recently served in Iraq (Operation Telic 5 and 11), and Afghanistan (Operation Herrick 12 and 17).
The regiment recruits soldiers from the North of England and Ireland, but predominantly from Yorkshire.
The regiment was formed in 1992 by the amalgamation of two other regiments: The 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards and the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards. The Royal Dragoon Guards has served in a variety of roles and theatres since its formation. Historically dragoons were flexible soldiers, who fought on and alongside their mounts.
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