The Royal Canadian Dragoons (RCD) is an armoured regiment of the Canadian Army.
| Royal Canadian Dragoons | |
|---|---|
| Active | 21 December 1883- |
| Country | Canada |
| Branch | Land Command |
| Type | Armoured |
| Role | Armoured Reconaissance |
| Size | One regiment |
| Part of | Royal Canadian Armoured Corps |
| Garrison/HQ | Petawawa |
| Motto(s) | Perseverence |
| March | Mounted - Monsieur Beaucaire Dismounted - Light of Foot |
| Commanders | |
| Colonel-in-Chief | HRH The Prince of Wales |
| Colonel of the Regiment | Colonel M.W. Appleton, CD |
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 based at CFB Petawawa, Ontario and is a dedicated Reconnaissance Regiment. It converted to this role in April of 2003, from which point the regiment has been equipped solely with Coyote light armoured reconnaissance vehicles. The RCD is one of three armoured regiments in the Regular Force.
The Colonel-in-Chief of the RCD is HRH Prince Charles, Prince of Wales.
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
United States - 3rd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment (Light Horse)
