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Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
(Carabiniers and Greys)
Cap badge of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
Active2 July 1971 – present
CountryUnited Kingdom
BranchBritish Army
TypeLight cavalry
Pipe band
SizeOne regiment
Part ofRoyal Armoured Corps
Garrison/HQHome HQ – Edinburgh Castle
Regiment – Waterloo Lines, Leuchars Station[1][2][3]
Nickname(s)Scotland's Cavalry
Motto(s)Nemo me impune lacessit (No one provokes me with impunity)
Ich Dien (I Serve)
Second to None
MarchQuick (band) – The 3DGs;
(pipes & drums) – Hielan' Laddie
Slow (band) – The Garb of Old Gaul; (pipes & drums) – My Home
Mascot(s)Drum Horse (Talavera)
Anniversaries13 April (Nunshigum)
18 June (Waterloo)
25 October (Balaklava)
Websitewww.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/corps-regiments-and-units/royal-armoured-corps/royal-scots-dragoon-guards/ Edit this at Wikidata , https://www.scotsdg.org.uk
Commanders
Colonel-in-ChiefThe King
Deputy Colonel-in-ChiefThe Duke of Kent
Insignia
Tactical Recognition Flash
Arm BadgePrince of Wales's feathers
from 3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales's)
TartanRoyal Stewart (Pipers kilts and plaids)
AbbreviationSCOTS DG

The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys) is a cavalry regiment of the British Army, and the senior Scottish regiment. The regiment, through the Royal Scots Greys, is the oldest surviving Cavalry Regiment of the Line in the British Army. The regiment is based at Waterloo Lines, Leuchars Station, as part of 51st Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Scotland, a light adaptable force brigade.

  1. ^ "The wait is over! The first elements of SCOTS DG Battlegroup have left Waterloo Lines for Kirkcudbright". The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards – Facebook. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  2. ^ "We are at Waterloo Lines in Leuchars, Fife, watching the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards receive their new Standard from Her Majesty The Queen". British Army – Facebook. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  3. ^ Ali Gibson (29 September 2015). "Her Majesty The Queen Visits The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards". Forces Network. Retrieved 18 March 2021.

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