For U.S. organization, see 2nd Cavalry Regiment (United States).
Royal Regiment of Scots Dragoons Royal North British Dragoons Royal Scots Greys
Cap badge of the Scots Greys
Active
1678–1971
Country
Kingdom of Scotland (1678–1707) Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) United Kingdom (1801–1971)
Branch
British Army
Type
Line Cavalry
Role
Armoured
Size
Regiment
Part of
Royal Armoured Corps
Garrison/HQ
Redford Barracks, Edinburgh
Nickname(s)
"Birdcatchers"[1] "The Bubbly Jocks"[1]
Motto(s)
Nemo me impune lacessit (Nobody touches me with impunity) Second to None
Colours
Blue facings with gold lace (for officers) or yellow lace (for other ranks)
March
Quick (band) – Hielan' Laddie Slow (band) – The Garb of Old Gaul; (pipes & drums) – My Home
Insignia
Tartan
Military unit
The Royal Scots Greys was a cavalry regiment of the British Army from 1707 until 1971, when they amalgamated with the 3rd Carabiniers (Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards) to form the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards.
The regiment's history began in 1678, when three independent troops of Scots Dragoons were raised. In 1681, these troops were regimented to form The Royal Regiment of Scots Dragoons, numbered the 4th Dragoons in 1694. They were already mounted on grey horses by this stage and were already being referred to as the Grey Dragoons. In 1707, they were renamed The Royal North British Dragoons (North Britain then being the envisaged common name for Scotland), but were already being referred to as the Scots Greys. In 1713, they were renumbered the 2nd Dragoons as part of a deal between the commands of the English Army and the Scottish Army when the two were in the process of being unified into the British Army.[2] They were also sometimes referred to, during the first Jacobite uprising, as Portmore's Dragoons.[3] In 1877, their nickname was finally made official when they became the 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys), which was inverted in 1921 to The Royal Scots Greys (2nd Dragoons). They kept this title until 2 July 1971, when they amalgamated with the 3rd Carabiniers, forming the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards.
^ abFarmer, John S. (1984). The Regimental Records of the British Army. Bristol: Crecy Books. p. 23. ISBN 0-947554-03-3.
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^Battle of Sheriffmuir at historynet.com retrieved on 1 November 2009
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Global Information
Kingdom of Scotland (1678–1707)
Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800)
United Kingdom (1801–1971)
British Army