Dragoon Guards Articles

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  1. Is it the end of cavalry, as Dragoons are to be merged with infantry?

    9th August 2011 by admin

    One of Scotland’s oldest regiments is to be merged with the infantry. The end of The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards marks the demise of the British Army’s cavalry after 350 years. The cavalry, which dates back to the Civil War in the 1640s, will no longer be able to operate as an independent force but  Read more…

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  2. Dragoon Guards provide security for Afghan villagers

    14th May 2010 by admin

    The mantle to protect and rebuild the village of Gorup-e Shesh Kalay near Nad ‘Ali, following Operation MOSHTARAK has now been taken up by British cavalry soldiers from C Squadron of the Royal Dragoon Guards. The cavalry soldiers are carrying out a dismounted infantry role during their six-month tour of Afghanistan. They have recently taken  Read more…

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  3. British forces past and present are celebrated at Britain’s first Armed Forces Day.

    27th June 2009 by admin Prime Minister Gordon Brown meets cadets before attending a service to mark the 1st annual Armed Forces Day

    Across Britain on Saturday, thousands hit the streets – from Aberdeen to Worthing, from Barnet to Birmingham – to celebrate Britain’s first Armed Forces Day. Showing their pride and appreciation for the country’s military, towns and cities across the country were decked in bunting and Union flags Britain’s servicemen and women, past and present, paraded  Read more…

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  4. Dragoon Guards to be honoured by march

    26th February 2009 by admin

    BRAVE soldiers returning home after battling the Taliban in Afghanistan could be honoured with a double celebration this summer… Members of 1st The Queen’s Dragoon Guards (The Welsh Cavalry) may be given the chance to march through the streets if they are granted the freedom of the City and County of Swansea to mark their  Read more…

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  5. Dragoon Guards to return home from Iraq

    25th January 2008 by admin

    The Royal Dragoon Guards Battlegroup is set to return home at the end of the month, having completed their final mission in Basra. The soldiers have deployed in armoured vehicles and by helicopter to conduct anti-smuggling operations and to mentor and train the Iraqi Security Forces in the vital task of countering the flow into  Read more…

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