{{Infobox Military Unit |unit_name=1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards |image= |caption=1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards Cap Badge |dates=[[January 1] 1959- |country=United Kingdom |branch=Army |type=Line Cavalry |command_structure=Royal Armoured Corps |role=Formation Reconnaissance |size= One regiment |current_commander= |garrison= Osnabruck, Germany |ceremonial_chief=HRH The Prince of Wales |ceremonial_chief_label=Colonel-in-Chief |colonel_of_the_regiment= Colonel Christopher David MacKenzie-Beevor, CBE |nickname=The Welsh Cavalry |motto= Pro rege et patria (For King and Country) (Latin) |colors= |identification_symbol= |identification_symbol_label=Tactical Recognition Flash |march=Quick - Regimental March of 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards
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1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards (QDG) is an armoured cavalry regiment of the British Army formed in 1959 by the amalgamation of 1st King's Dragoon Guards and the Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards), both of which were raised in 1685 by James II of England in reaction to the Monmouth Rebellion. Alternative meanings: vehicle armour, Armor (novel) A hoplite wearing a helmet, a breastplate and greaves (and nothing else). ... Kircholm, a 1925 painting by Wojciech Kossak. ... A regiment is a military unit, larger than a company and smaller than a division. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 1st Kings Dragoon Guards was a cavalry regiment in the British Army. ... James II of England and VII of Scotland (14 October 1633–16 September 1701) became King of England, King of Scots, and King of Ireland on 6 February 1685. ... 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. ...

Nicknamed The Welsh Cavalry the Regiment recruits from Wales, Herefordshire, and Shropshire, and is the senior Heavy Cavalry Regiment, and therefore senior Cavalry Regiment of the Line. The Regiment is part of the Royal Armoured Corps. For an explanation of often confusing terms such as Great Britain, Britain, United Kingdom, England and Wales and England, see British Isles (terminology). ... Herefordshire is a traditional and ceremonial county and unitary district in the West Midlands region of England in the United Kingdom. ... Shropshire (abbreviated Salop or Shrops) is a traditional, ceremonial and administrative county in the West Midlands region of England. ... 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. ...

The Regiment currently operates in the formation reconnaissance role and is equipped with vehicles from the CVR(T) family. These include the Scimitar armoured reconnaissance vehicle and the Striker guided weapons vehicle; the Sultan command vehicle and Samaritan ambulance; the Spartan armoured personnel carrier and the Samson armoured recovery vehicle. The Formation Reconnaissance Regiment is one of two organisations currently used by cavalry regiments of the British Army. ... FV107 Scimitar is an armoured reconnaissance vehicle, although sometimes classed as a light tank used by the British Army. ...

The Regiment is currently serving in Iraq on Operation Telic, its third tour to the region in three years. In 2003, C Squadron QDG was attached to 3 Commando Brigade, providing the reconnaissance and light armour support necessary to allow the Brigade's advance North to Al Basrah. Members of C Squadron won a variety of operational awards for their efforts on Op Telic 1, most notably the Military Crosses awarded to Lieutenant Simon Farebrother and Major Henry Sugden.

The regiment's cap badge is the Habsburg double headed eagle, which Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria allowed the 1st King’s Dragoon Guards to wear when he become their Colonel-in-Chief in 1896. A cap badge is a badge worn on the front of uniform headgear and distinguishes the wearers organisation. ... Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy; also used as the flag of the Austrian Empire until the Ausgleich of 1867. ... Franz Joseph I Franz Joseph I (in English also Francis Joseph) ( August 18, 1830 – November 21, 1916) of the Habsburg Dynasty was Emperor of Austria and King of Bohemia from 1848 until 1916 and King of Hungary from 1867 until 1916. ... 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

Perhaps the best known member in recent years was Captain Mark Phillips, one-time husband of Princess Anne. Captain is both a nautical term and a rank in various uniformed organizations. ... Mark Antony Peter Phillips (born September 22, 1948), former Olympic gold-medal-winning horseman, was the first husband of Anne, Princess Royal. ... Princess Anne may refer to more than one person: Anne, Princess Royal (born 15 August 1950), daughter of Elizabeth II of the UK Anne, Princess of Orange (1709‑1759), daughter of George II of Great Britain Anne (1637‑1759), daughter of Charles I of England Princess Anne may refer to...

Battle honours

• [combined battle honours of 1st King’s Dragoon Guards, and The Queen’s Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards)], plus:
• Wadi al Batin, Gulf 1991; Al Basrah, Iraq 2003

Order of Precedence

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External links and sources

• The regiment's official homepage
• Brief History and Summary from the website of the Royal Armoured Corps
• Welsh Cavalry pushes in to Iraq, a BBC article on the regiment's early participation in the 2003 Invasion of Iraq