The Queen's York Rangers (1st American Regiment) (RCAC)
| The Queen's York Rangers (1st American Regiment) R.C.A.C. | |
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| Active | 14 September 1866 - Present |
| Country | Canada |
| Branch | Canadian Army |
| Type | Armoured Reconnaissance |
| Role | To obtain timely and accurate information on the enemy and ground and pass it up the chain of command quickly |
| Size | One Regiment, including Band, Cadets |
| Part of |
32 Canadian Brigade Group 4th Canadian Division |
| Garrison/HQ | Fort York Armoury, Toronto, Ontario |
| Nickname(s) | QY RANG (Kwai-rang) |
| Motto(s) |
Latin: Pristinae Virtutis Memor (Remembering their glories in former days) Celer et Audax (Latin: Swift And Bold) |
| Colors | Green and Amethyst Blue |
| March | March - Braganza |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
LCol Eric Thorson, CD |
| Colonel-in-Chief | HRH The Duke of York |
| Colonel of the Regiment |
Lieutenant Governor of Ontario |
The Queen's York Rangers (1st American Regiment) R.C.A.C. is a Canadian Army Primary Reserve Royal Canadian Armoured Corps regiment based in Toronto and Aurora. The regiment is part of 4th Canadian Division's 32 Canadian Brigade Group. The regiment consists of two reconnaissance squadrons, A Sqn in Aurora and B Sqn in Toronto, and a Headquarters Service Support Squadron in Toronto. The Regimental family also includes The Queen's York Rangers Band along with two Royal Canadian Army Cadets corps. The unit motto is Pristinae Virtutis Memor – "Remembering their glories in former days". Among its own members and those of other regiments, the unit is referred to as the Rangers. The name is abbreviated as QY RANG.
The Queen's York Rangers (1st American Regiment) RCAC trace their direct origins to Robert Rogers and his Rangers in 1756 during the French and Indian Wars. Disbanded after seven years of hard service, Rogers reformed the Rangers in 1775 and they soon were carried on the British Army list as the Queen's Rangers, First American Regiment. The Rangers were particularly distinguished under John Graves Simcoe in 1777 at the Battle of Brandywine and were shipped to New Brunswick in 1783. When Simcoe was appointed to be the first Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, he made a stop in New Brunswick and raised the Queen's Rangers again and brought them with him in 1783. The Rangers were stood down again in 1802 and became the York County Militia. They became active again during the War of 1812 and again during the Upper Canada Rebellion in 1837-38.
The York County Militia was reconstituted again on 14 September 1866 as the 12th "York Battalion of Infantry". It was redesignated as the 12th Battalion of Infantry or "York Rangers" on 10 May 1872, as the 12th Regiment "York Rangers" on 8 May 1900 and, following the Great War, as The York Rangers on 1 May 1920. On 15 December 1936, it was amalgamated with The Queen's Rangers, 1st American Regiment and redesignated The Queen's York Rangers (1st American Regiment) (MG). It was redesignated as the 2nd (Reserve) Battalion, The Queen's York Rangers (1st American Regiment) on 5 March 1942, as The Queen's York Rangers (1st American Regiment) (Reserve) on 15 September 1944, as The Queen's York Rangers (1st American Regiment) on 30 November 1945, as the 25th Armoured Regiment (Queen's York Rangers), RCAC on 19 June 1947, The Queen's York Rangers (1st American Regiment) (25th Armoured Regiment) on 4 February 1949, The Queen's York Rangers (1st American Regiment) (RCAC) on 19 May 1958, The Queen's York Rangers (RCAC) on 3 September 1985 and The Queen's York Rangers (1st American Regiment) (RCAC) on 12 November 2004.
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