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"From the Light Dragoons to the Royal Scots Greys: A Legacy of Courage and Valor" Step back in time as we delve into the captivating history of dragoons

Background imageDragoons Collection: Portrait of General Count George Lesley (1720-1772), 1749. Artist: Grooth

Portrait of General Count George Lesley (1720-1772), 1749. Artist: Grooth, Georg-Christoph (1716-1749)
Portrait of General Count George Lesley (1720-1772), 1749. Found in the collection of the State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg

Background imageDragoons Collection: Uniform of the 12th Regiment of Dragoons, France, 1823. Artist: Charles Etienne Pierre Motte

Uniform of the 12th Regiment of Dragoons, France, 1823. Artist: Charles Etienne Pierre Motte
Uniform of the 12th Regiment of Dragoons, France, 1823. A print from Collection des Uniformes de L Armee Francaise presentee au Roi, Paris, 1823

Background imageDragoons Collection: The Dragoons, Battle of Gravelotte, 18th August 1870, (1894)

The Dragoons, Battle of Gravelotte, 18th August 1870, (1894). Scene from the battle, the largest engagement in the Franco-Prussian War. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 7th May 1894

Background imageDragoons Collection: The Russian Dragoons at Aikha, China, Boxer Rebellion, August 1900

The Russian Dragoons at Aikha, China, Boxer Rebellion, August 1900. The Boxer Uprising or Boxer Rebellion was a Chinese rebellion from November 1899 to September 7

Background imageDragoons Collection: French Army; mounted musketeers, 17th century (19th century)

French Army; mounted musketeers, 17th century (19th century). French dragoons. A print from Imageries Reunies Jarville-Nancy, 19th century

Background imageDragoons Collection: Dragon de L Imperatice, (Light Dragoons), 1859. Artist: Auguste Raffet

Dragon de L Imperatice, (Light Dragoons), 1859. Artist: Auguste Raffet
Dragon de L Imperatice, (Light Dragoons), 1859. A depiction of French Military attire from the book Napoleon 1er et la Garde Imperiale, by Eugene Fieffe, 1859

Background imageDragoons Collection: Uniform of a regiment of dragoons of the royal guard, France, 1823

Uniform of a regiment of dragoons of the royal guard, France, 1823. Artist: Charles Etienne Pierre Motte
Uniform of a regiment of dragoons of the royal guard, France, 1823. A print from Collection des Uniformes de L Armee Francaise presentee au Roi, Paris, 1823

Background imageDragoons Collection: Pattern 1796, Light Cavalry Officers sword, 15th Hussars

Pattern 1796, Light Cavalry Officers sword, 15th Hussars.Blade is curved and fullered with engraved decoration in the linear style typical of the period, the decoration includes floral designs

Background imageDragoons Collection: The Badges of Cavalry Regimants in the British Army 1915

The Badges of Cavalry Regimants in the British Army 1915
Thirty-one regiments, divided into three regiments of Household Cavalry and twenty-eight regiments of the line. Of these latter seven are regiments of Dragoon Guards, three of Dragoons

Background imageDragoons Collection: Officers 4th Light Dragoons Roger Fenton English

Officers 4th Light Dragoons Roger Fenton English
Officers of the 4th Light Dragoons; Roger Fenton (English, 1819 - 1869); 1855; published February 29, 1856; Salted paper print; 16.4 × 15.7 cm (6 7, 16 × 6 3, 16 in.)

Background imageDragoons Collection: Camp 4th Light Dragoons Officers Quarters Roger Fenton

Camp 4th Light Dragoons Officers Quarters Roger Fenton
Camp of the 4th Light Dragoons, Officers Quarters; Roger Fenton (English, 1819 - 1869); 1855; published April 5, 1856; Salted paper print; 15.7 × 36.5 cm (6 3, 16 × 14 3, 8 in.)

Background imageDragoons Collection: Col Doherty Officers Men 13th Light Dragoons

Col Doherty Officers Men 13th Light Dragoons
Col. Doherty, Officers and Men. 13th Light Dragoons; Roger Fenton (English, 1819 - 1869); 1855; Albumen silver print

Background imageDragoons Collection: Camp 4th Light Dragoons Roger Fenton English

Camp 4th Light Dragoons Roger Fenton English
Camp of the 4th Light Dragoons; Roger Fenton (English, 1819 - 1869); 1855; Salted paper print; 22.9 x 33.3 cm (9 x 13 1, 8 in.)

Background imageDragoons Collection: Captain Brown 4th Light Dragoons Servant Winter Dress

Captain Brown 4th Light Dragoons Servant Winter Dress
Captain Brown, 4th Light Dragoons and Servant, in Winter Dress; Roger Fenton (English, 1819 - 1869); 1855; Salted paper print; 19.5 x 15.7 cm (7 11, 16 x 6 3, 16 in.)

Background imageDragoons Collection: Yorkshire Dragoons, Officer And Private. From Picturesque History Of Yorkshire, Published C. 1900

Yorkshire Dragoons, Officer And Private. From Picturesque History Of Yorkshire, Published C. 1900
Yorkshire Dragoons, Officer And Private. From Picturesque History Of Yorkshire, Published C.1900

Background imageDragoons Collection: Sergeant Major Of The 2Nd Dragoons, Royal Scots Greys In The Late 19Th Century

Sergeant Major Of The 2Nd Dragoons, Royal Scots Greys In The Late 19Th Century. From The Book South Africa And The Transvaal War, Volume 1 By Louis Creswicke, Published 1900

Background imageDragoons Collection: 22nd Dragoons Plaque Juno Beach exit

22nd Dragoons Plaque Juno Beach exit
The Dragoons were equipped with Flail tanks, one of the Funnies, a range of armoured vehicles modified to carry out particular tasks - in this case to beat the beach like a giant carpet sweeper

Background imageDragoons Collection: Major (Brevet Lt-Col) James John Hugonin, 4th Light Dragoons

Major (Brevet Lt-Col) James John Hugonin, 4th Light Dragoons, with his black trumpeter, two troopers and the regiment beyond, 1820 (c)

Background imageDragoons Collection: 2nd Dragoons Scout, Royal Scots Greys

2nd Dragoons Scout, Royal Scots Greys
2nd Dragoons Scout of the Royal Scots Greys, a regiment present at the Relief of Kimberley during the Second Boer War. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageDragoons Collection: Heavy dragoon carbine, 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons, Waterlo

Heavy dragoon carbine, 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons, Waterlo
Heavy dragoon carbine, 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons, found on Waterloo battlefield 1815.One of 190 supplied by Grice and Morris, 1800.Inscribed on butt plate

Background imageDragoons Collection: Pigeons - Red, White and Yellow Dragoons, London Fancy Breed

Pigeons - Red, White and Yellow Dragoons, London Fancy Breed
A Red, White and Yellow Dragoon pictured together in their coop. The Dragoon belongs to the Fancy pigeon breed, these Dragoons are also in common with London

Background imageDragoons Collection: Stirrup Charge by 2nd Dragoons & Black Watch - St Quentin

Stirrup Charge by 2nd Dragoons & Black Watch - St Quentin
Stirrup Charge by the 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys) & Black Watch at St Quentin, 30 August 1914. by Countess Feodora Gleichen, RE (1861-1922)

Background imageDragoons Collection: The Scots Greys

The Scots Greys
circa 1850: An officer of the 2nd Royal Regiment of Dragoons, the Scots Greys, leading the charge into battle. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageDragoons Collection: Spain. Peninsular War (1808-1814). Battle in

Spain. Peninsular War (1808-1814). Battle in Saragossa. Saragossan women facing up to French dragoons (15th October 1808). Litography. SPAIN. Madrid. National Library

Background imageDragoons Collection: Troop Sergeant Major - Royal Scots Greys

Troop Sergeant Major - Royal Scots Greys
Troop Sergeant Major (Rough Rider) of the Royal Scots Greys (2nd Dragoons). Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imageDragoons Collection: Major of the Royal Scots Greys

Major of the Royal Scots Greys
An Officer (Major) of The Royal Scots Greys (2nd Drragoons) - 1902. Wearing medal ribbons - Queens Sudan, Khedives Sudan, Queens South Africa and Kings South Africa

Background imageDragoons Collection: British Cavalry and Artillery Units during the Crimean War

British Cavalry and Artillery Units during the Crimean War
Engraving showing officers of the 8th Hussars, 17th Lancers, Royal Horse Artillery, 5th Dragoon Guards, 4th Dragoon Guards, 1st Royal Dragoons and 11th Hussars in their dress uniforms

Background imageDragoons Collection: Royal Scots / Drill / 1914

Royal Scots / Drill / 1914
The Royal Scots Greys (2nd dragoons), in khaki drill order, dashing for the hill on horseback Date: 1914

Background imageDragoons Collection: Cornet Thomas Boothby Parkyns

Cornet Thomas Boothby Parkyns, 15th (or the King?s) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons, 1780. Oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left ?J Boultbee, Pinx 1780?, by John Boultbee (1753-1812), 1780

Background imageDragoons Collection: A glimpse of the enemy

A glimpse of the enemy Oil on canvas by William Barns Wollen (1857-1936), 1910 (c). An officer and a trooper of 16th Light Dragoons (or the Queen)

Background imageDragoons Collection: Cooking House of the 8th Hussars

Cooking House of the 8th Hussars
Photograph: Cooking House of the 8th (The King?s Royal Irish) Light Dragoons (Hussars).Photograph by Roger Fenton (1819-1869)

Background imageDragoons Collection: The Young Recruit / Going to the War

The Young Recruit / Going to the War
THE YOUNG RECRUIT / Going to the War.One of two coloured lithograph vignettes, after Wagner, 1855.Shows a young recruit taking leave of his family

Background imageDragoons Collection: A hussar, an infantryman and a dragoon

A hussar, an infantryman and a dragoon
Watercolour drawing by D G L, 1890 (c).Shows a hussar, an infantryman and a dragoon, all in undress uniform, scrambling for the entrance of a canteen. Date: circa 1890

Background imageDragoons Collection: Wooden relief of Virgin with Infant by Diego Siloe. 1544

Wooden relief of Virgin with Infant by Diego Siloe. 1544
Diego Siloe (1495-1563). Spanish architect and sculptor. Virgin with Infant, 1544. Wood. From the Priory chair of the Monastery of Saint Jerome, Granada. Museum of Fine Arts. Granada. Spain

Background imageDragoons Collection: Les Dames Hongroises, Musee Grevin

Les Dames Hongroises, Musee Grevin
Promotional postcard for Les Dames Hongroises at the Musee Grevin, Paris. A Hungarian womens orchestra is led with great elan by a violin-playing conductor

Background imageDragoons Collection: Hussars. A view near Mont St Jean

Hussars. A view near Mont St Jean.Aquatint.Inscribed Charge like lightning. with the remains of your troop on the flank of the LancersAssociated with 7th (Queens Own) Light Dragoons

Background imageDragoons Collection: Pigeons - Young and Old, Blue and Silver Dun Dragoon

Pigeons - Young and Old, Blue and Silver Dun Dragoon
A portrait of three young and old, Blue and Silver Dun Dragoons, who are a member of the Fancy Breed of pigeon, most commonly found in London

Background imageDragoons Collection: Pigeons - Three Dragoons, Birmingham Fancy

Pigeons - Three Dragoons, Birmingham Fancy
A portrait of a Silver-Brown Bar, a Silver-Black Bar, and a Blue Dragoon, breeds of the fancy pigeon. The pigeons are also are in common with Birmingham, UK

Background imageDragoons Collection: Crimean War, 1853-1856. Battle of Balaklava on 25

Crimean War, 1853-1856. Battle of Balaklava on 25 October 1854. Charge of the Light Brigade of the British cavalry. Royal Scots Greys and Dragoons of Inniskillen. Engraving of E

Background imageDragoons Collection: Sir Charles Dalbiac, British army officer and MP

Sir Charles Dalbiac, British army officer and MP
Sir James Charles Dalbiac (1776-1847), British army officer (rising to Lieutenant General) with the 4th Light Dragoons, and MP for Ripon. Date: early 19th century

Background imageDragoons Collection: Aynsley China Model of a Bell Tent - WWI

Aynsley China Model of a Bell Tent - WWI
Aynsley China Model of a Bell Tent with the Battle Honours and Device of the 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys).Number 27, Registered Number 444566. Commemorative Ware

Background imageDragoons Collection: Portraits - Kitchener, French, Joffre, Wahis and Allied flag

Portraits - Kitchener, French, Joffre, Wahis and Allied flag
Sons of the Empire and Our Allies. The centre shows portraits of Kitchener, French, Joffre and Wahis and Allied flags. It also shows three Cavalry images - New South Wales Lancers

Background imageDragoons Collection: A Trooper of the Royal Canadian Dragoons

A Trooper of the Royal Canadian Dragoons. Somewhere in France. 386202 Acting Sergeant Herbert Gibson, Mm, 1St Northumbrian Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps. Born September 1889

Background imageDragoons Collection: Officer of the 2nd County of London Yeomanry, WW1

Officer of the 2nd County of London Yeomanry, WW1
Miniature of an Officer of the 2nd County of London Yeomanry (Westminster Dragoons). English School

Background imageDragoons Collection: King Edward friendship with Kaiser

King Edward friendship with Kaiser
The record of the reign of peace. King Edward VII in a German uniform with the Kaiser in a British uniform. King Edward as Colonel of Prussian Dragoons

Background imageDragoons Collection: Sale of cattle in Ireland by Sheriff

Sale of cattle in Ireland by Sheriff
Land League agitation in Ireland. A sheriff sells cattle to raise the rent that the previous owner of the cattle was unable to pay

Background imageDragoons Collection: Bandsmen J. Bird and H. Booth of the Queens Own Yorkshire Dragoons at Helmsley (Dunconbe Park)

Bandsmen J. Bird and H. Booth of the Queens Own Yorkshire Dragoons at Helmsley (Dunconbe Park), , 1938
L-R J.Bird (killed at El-Alammain) and H. Booth

Background imageDragoons Collection: Battles of the British Army: Ramillies; Narrow Escape of Marlborough from French Dragoons

Battles of the British Army: Ramillies; Narrow Escape of Marlborough from French Dragoons
BATTLES OF THE BRITISH ARMY: RAMILLIES; NARROW ESCAPE OF MARLBOROUGH FROM FRENCH DRAGOONS. The Battle of Ramillies, fought on 23 May 1706, was a major engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession



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"From the Light Dragoons to the Royal Scots Greys: A Legacy of Courage and Valor" Step back in time as we delve into the captivating history of dragoons, a formidable cavalry force that left an indelible mark on British military heritage. The Light Dragoons, established in 1790 and disbanded in 1992, epitomized bravery and dedication throughout their existence. Scotland Forever. This battle cry echoed through the Charge of the Light Dragoons at the Battle of Ramnuggur, where these gallant soldiers fearlessly charged into enemy lines with unwavering resolve. Their heroic actions immortalized on canvas continue to inspire generations. Recruiting poster for the 7th Regiment of Light Dragoons beckoned adventurous souls seeking glory on horseback. It depicted proud warriors astride powerful steeds, ready to defend king and country against any adversary. The infamous Charge of the Light Brigade on October 25th, 1854 remains etched in history's annals. An oil painting captures this ill-fated yet valiant assault by brave dragoons who rode headlong into a hailstorm of bullets—a testament to their unwavering loyalty even amidst chaos. A resolute Sergeant from the Royal North British Dragoons stands tall—his uniform adorned with medals earned through countless battles fought alongside comrades-in-arms. His presence embodies discipline and leadership within this esteemed regiment. An information poster issued by British Military showcases various aspects of dragoon life—tactics employed during skirmishes, weaponry utilized on horseback, and tales recounting daring escapades across vast terrains. These posters served as windows into a world steeped in honor and camaraderie. The Royal Scots Greys—the legendary 2nd Dragoons—are synonymous with excellence both on and off the battlefield. Their storied history is marked by numerous triumphs that solidified their reputation as an elite cavalry unit.