The Royal Scots Greys (2nd Dragoons)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Royal_Scots_Greys_(2nd_Dragoons)

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	cavalry
gptkbp:activeYearsEnd	1971
gptkbp:activeYearsStart	1678
gptkbp:alliedWith	gptkb:8th_Canadian_Hussars gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Dragoons gptkb:2nd_Cavalry_Regiment_(India) gptkb:2nd/14th_Light_Horse_Regiment_(Queensland_Mounted_Infantry) gptkb:1st/15th_Royal_New_South_Wales_Lancers gptkb:2nd_Cavalry_Regiment_(Australia) 4th Cavalry Regiment (India)
gptkbp:awarded	gptkb:Waterloo_Medal
gptkbp:battleHonours	gptkb:Sevastopol gptkb:Waterloo gptkb:Blenheim gptkb:El_Alamein gptkb:Somme_1916 gptkb:South_Africa_1899–1902 North-West Europe 1944–45
gptkbp:branch	gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:decorations	Victoria Cross recipients
gptkbp:disbanded	1971
gptkbp:famousFor	charge at Waterloo
gptkbp:garrison	gptkb:Scotland
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	The Royal Scots Greys (2nd Dragoons)
gptkbp:mergedInto	gptkb:3rd_Carabiniers gptkb:Royal_Scots_Dragoon_Guards
gptkbp:motto	gptkb:Second_to_None
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:The_Greys gptkb:The_Birdcatchers
gptkbp:notableCommander	gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_Alexander_Kennedy_Clark gptkb:Sir_James_Hamilton,_4th_Duke_of_Hamilton
gptkbp:notableEngagement	gptkb:Battle_of_Waterloo gptkb:Crimean_War gptkb:World_War_I gptkb:World_War_II gptkb:Second_Boer_War gptkb:Battle_of_Blenheim
gptkbp:notableMember	gptkb:Ensign_Charles_Ewart gptkb:Sir_Archibald_Campbell gptkb:Sir_William_Ponsonby gptkb:Sir_John_Douglas
gptkbp:regimentalColour	grey
gptkbp:regimentalInsignia	eagle of the French Imperial Guard
gptkbp:regimentalMarch	gptkb:Scotland_the_Brave gptkb:The_Garb_of_Old_Gaul
gptkbp:regimentalMuseum	gptkb:The_Royal_Scots_Dragoon_Guards_Museum
gptkbp:type	heavy cavalry
gptkbp:uniform	grey horses
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Royal_Scots_Dragoon_Guards
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6