RHQ – Newcastle upon Tyne Regiment – Catterick Garrison
Nickname(s)
"England's Northern Cavalry"
Motto(s)
Viret in aeternum (It Flourishes Forever) Merebimur (We shall be Worthy)
March
Quick – Balaklava Slow – Denmark
Commanders
Colonel-in-Chief
The King of Jordan
Colonel of the Regiment
Brig Angus Watson
Insignia
Tactical Recognition Flash
Arm Badge
NCOs – Royal Crest From 15th/19th King's Royal Hussars ORs – South Africa flash From 13th/18th Royal Hussars
Abbreviation
LD
Military unit
The Light Dragoons (LD) is a cavalry regiment in the British Army. The regiment has a light cavalry role and specialises in mounted and dismounted reconnaissance. The Light Dragoons recruit mainly in Northern England, from County Durham, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, South Yorkshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire. For this reason, the regiment is known as "England's Northern Cavalry".[2] It is currently based in Catterick Garrison, North Yorkshire.
^"Army – Question for Ministry of Defence". p. 1. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
^"Hundreds gather in Barnsley to welcome the Light Dragoons". army.mod.uk. 14 November 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
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