The 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards (the Welsh Cavalry) is an armoured A light dragoon from the American Revolution A dragoon is a soldier trained to fight on foot, but transport himself on horseback. In other words, they move as cavalry but fight as infantry. The name derives from their primary weapon, a carbine or short musket called the dragon. Sometimes dragon... dragoon regiment of the The British Army is the land armed forces of the United Kingdom. It numbers 99,400 fully trained and professional regulars (as of April 2004). In contrast to the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force, the British Army does not include royal in its title, because of its roots... British Army, comprising troops from For alternate meanings, see Wales (disambiguation) National motto: Cymru am byth (Welsh: Wales for ever) Official languages: English and Welsh Capital: Cardiff First Minister: Rhodri Morgan AM Area  - Total:  - % water: Ranked 3rd UK 20,779 km² xx% Population  - Total (2001):  - Density: Ranked 3rd UK 2,903... Wales, Herefordshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. It borders the counties of Shropshire in the north, Worcestershire in the east, Gloucestershire in the south east and the Welsh preserved county counties of Gwent in the south west and Powys in the west. The county had eleven... Herefordshire, and Shropshire (abbreviated Salop or Salops) is a county in the West Midlands of England, bordering Cheshire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, and the Welsh preserved counties of Powys and Clwyd. Shropshire is one of Englands most rural counties. The county town is Shrewsbury, although the new town of Telford is the... Shropshire.

It was formed in 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). Events January-February January 1 - Cultivars of plants named after this date must be named in a modern language, not in Latin. January 1 - Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when forces of Fidel Castro advance January... 1959 by amalgamation of two other regiments, 1st King's Dragoon Guards and the Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards), both of which were initially raised in Events February 6 - James Stuart, Duke of York becomes King James II of England and Ireland and King James VII of Scotland. February 18 - Fort St. Louis is established by a Frenchman at Frances claim to Texas. June 20 - Monmouth Rebellion: James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, illegitimate son... 1685 by James VII and II King of England, Scotland and Ireland James II of England and VII of Scotland (14 October 1633–16 September 1701) became King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 6 February 1685. He would prove to be the last Catholic monarch to reign over England, Scotland... James II of England in reaction to the The Monmouth Rebellion of 1685, also known as the Pitchfork Rebellion, was an attempt to overthrow the King of England, James II, who became king when his elder brother, Charles II, died on 6 February 1685. James II was unpopular because he was Roman Catholic and many people were opposed... Monmouth Rebellion.

The regiment provides This article is about the military unit. There is also an article on geological formations or stratum. A formation is a grouping of military units such as a Brigade, Division, Corps, Army or Army group. Technically, formations and units are different entities (a unit being a homogeneous organisation, such as... formation Reconnaissance is the military term for the active gathering information about an enemy, or other conditions, by physical observation. It is part of combat intelligence. Compare to counterintelligence. It is often referred to as recce (British & Commonwealth) or recon (USA). The associated verb is reconnoiter (reconnoitre in British English... reconnaissance and is equipped with FV107 Scimitar is an armoured reconnaissance vehicle, although sometimes classed as a light tank used by the British Army. It is very similar to the FV101 Scorpion. Contents // Categories: Military stubs | Light tanks ... Scimitar armoured reconnaissance vehicles.

External links and sources

• The regiment's official homepage (http://www.army.mod.uk/qdg/index.htm)
• Brief History and Summary (http://www.army.mod.uk/rac/formation_recoinaissance/1st_the_queen_s_dragoon_guards.htm) from the website of the The Royal Armoured Corps (RAC) is currently a collection of ten regular regiments, mostly converted from old horse cavalry regiments, and four Yeomanry regiments of the Territorial Army. It provides the armour capability of the British Army, with vehicles such as the Challenger 2 Tank and the Scimitar Reconnaissance Vehicle... Royal Armoured Corps
• Welsh Cavalry pushes in to Iraq (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/2872929.stm), a The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) was formed in 1927 by means of a royal charter from the Crown. (For the history of the BBC before 1927, see British Broadcasting Company and for a complete list of articles see BBC (index).) Today the BBC is the national publicly-funded broadcaster of... BBC article on the regiment's early participation in the For other uses of the term, see Iraq war (disambiguation) The 2003 invasion of Iraq (also called the 2nd or 3rd Persian Gulf War) began on March 20, 2003, when forces belonging primarily to the United States and the United Kingdom invaded Iraq without the explicit backing of the United... 2003 Invasion of Iraq