aaiThe
Regiment was formed in 1971 from the union of two famous regiments,
the 3rd Carabiniers and the Royal Scots Greys. The 3rd Carabiniers
had themselves been constituted in 1922 from the amalgamation
of the old 3rd Dragoon Guards and the Carabiniers (6th Dragoon
Guards). The history of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards is therefore
the record of three ancient regiments and, through the Royal
Scots Greys, they can claim to be the oldest surviving Cavalry
of the Line in the British Army. aaiThe
Scots Greys who were immortalized by their dashing charge at
Waterloo ("Les Terribles Chevaus Gris") added to the
legend with a spectacularly successful charge with the Heavy
Brigade at Balaclava in 1854. It is ironic that the day that
saw one of the most brilliant cavalry charges in history is
better remembered for the subsequent disaster that was the charge
of the Light Brigade.
In 1938, along with other cavalry regiments, the 3rd Carabiniers
mechanized, although the Scots Greys were to remain mounted
for another 3 years aaiThe
Regiment has won 88 battle honors, from those won in the War
of the Spanish Succession to that awarded for the Gulf War.
