Royal Lancers
| The Royal Lancers | |
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| Active | 2 May 2015 - |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army |
| Type | Line cavalry |
| Role | Armoured Cavalry |
| Size | One regiment |
| Part of | Royal Armoured Corps |
| Garrison/HQ | RHQ – Grantham Regiment – Catterick |
| Motto(s) | Death or Glory |
| March | Quick: Wellington Slow: Coburg |
| Commanders | |
| Colonel-in-Chief | HM The Queen |
| Colonel of the Regiment |
Brigadier Andrew Hughes MBE |
| Insignia | |
| Tactical Recognition Flash |  |
| Arm Badge |
Prince of Wales's feathers from 9th/12th Royal Lancers |
| Abbreviation | RL |
The Royal Lancers is a cavalry regiment of the British Army. The regiment was formed by an amalgamation of The Queen's Royal Lancers and 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's) on 2 May 2015. It serves as the Formation Reconnaissance Regiment of the 12th Armoured Infantry Brigade.
The regiment was formed by an amalgamation of The Queen's Royal Lancers and 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's) on 2 May 2015. The amalgamation was announced in July 2012, and the regiment was formed with an amalgamation parade before the Colonel-in-Chief HM The Queen at Richmond Castle on 2 May 2015.
The regiment is an Armoured Cavalry Regiment, equipped with the CVR(T) family. This will be replaced by the Ajax (Scout SV) from 2019. It will consist of 3 Sabre Squadrons of 16 vehicles each and one Command and Support Squadron. These will be the Scimitar 2 vehicles and later the SCOUT SV.
The Royal Lancers forms part of the Royal Armoured Corps. It is based in Catterick as part of the 12th Armoured Infantry Brigade, one of the three Armoured Infantry Brigades of the 3rd Division.
The Regimental Cap Badge is referred to as the ‘Motto’ and stands for ‘Death or Glory’.
The regiment retains order of precedence from the more senior antecedent regiment, the 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's).
The Royal Lancers is now the last regiment in the British Army to retain the title of "lancers". It has directly or indirectly inherited the traditions of the six British lancer regiments that were in existence until a series of amalgamations began in 1922.
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