1st (Royal) Dragoons

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Regiment
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:military
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Royal_Family
gptkbp:battle_honors gptkb:Ypres
gptkb:Waterloo
Somme
gptkbp:colors Royal blue and gold
gptkbp:combat_history gptkb:The_British_Grenadiers
Over 350 years
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel
gptkbp:deployment UN missions
NATO missions
gptkbp:founded 1660
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Catterick_Garrison
gptkbp:head gptkb:Beresford_cap
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Catterick_Garrison
gptkbp:historical_significance Oldest cavalry regiment in the British Army
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1st (Royal) Dragoons
gptkbp:insignia Cap badge
gptkbp:military_rank gptkb:Major
gptkb:Private
gptkbp:motto Honi soit qui mal y pense
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Royals
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Balaclava
gptkb:Battle_of_Cambrai
gptkb:Battle_of_El_Alamein
gptkb:Battle_of_Normandy
gptkb:Battle_of_Waterloo
gptkb:Battle_of_Ypres
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme
gptkb:Battle_of_Naseby
gptkb:Battle_of_Agincourt
gptkb:Battle_of_Blore_Heath
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:participated_in gptkb:Bosnian_War
gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Iraq_War
gptkbp:position gptkb:Cavalry
gptkbp:previously_known_as gptkb:1st_Dragoons
gptkbp:regimental_song The Dragoons' Song
gptkbp:related_vehicle gptkb:Challenger_2_tank
gptkbp:role Armoured reconnaissance
armoured reconnaissance
gptkbp:strength Approximately 500 personnel
gptkbp:tradition Dragoons
Horse-mounted duties
gptkbp:training Armoured warfare
gptkbp:trophy Royal crest
gptkbp:uniform Scarlet tunic
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Wellesley
gptkb:Sir_John_French,_1st_Earl_of_Ypres
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6