The Royal Canadian Dragoons
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The Royal Canadian Dragoons (RCD) is an armoured dragoon regiment of the Canadian Army.
It is the most senior cavalry regiment in Canada, having been formed in 1883 as the Cavalry School Corps. In 1887 it was renamed the Royal School of Cavalry. In 1892 the regiment was renamed as the Canadian Dragoons and in 1893 it became The Royal Canadian Dragoons.
The regiment currently serves as part of Land Force Central Area's 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group and is a dedicated Reconnaissance Regiment. It converted to this role after its return from Bosnia in 2004. The regiment is equipped with Coyote Reconnaissance Vehicles. The RCD is one of three armoured regiments in the regular force.
Battle honours
- North West Canada 1885, South Africa 1900
- The Great War: Festubert 1915, Somme 1916 '18, Bazentin, Pozières, Flers-Courcelette, Cambrai 1917 '18, St. Quentin, Amiens, Hindenburg Line, St. Quentin Canal, Beaurevoir, Pursuit to Mons, France and Flanders 1915-18
- The Second World War: Liri Valley, Gothic Line, Lamone Crossing, Misano Ridge, Sant' Angelo-in-Salute, Fosso Vecchio, Italy 1944-45, Groningen, Bad Zwischenahn, North-West Europe 1945
Regimental alliances
- The Blues and Royals, from 1977
Order of precedence
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First in order of precedence of armoured regiments
| width="40%" style="text-align: center;" |The Royal Canadian Dragoons
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Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)
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