The Governor General's Horse Guards
Cap Badge of the Governor General's Horse Guards
Active	1810-Present
Country	Canada
Branch	Land Force Command
Type	Household Cavalry
Role	Armoured Reconnaissance / Ceremonial
Size	One Regiment, including units for Cavalry, Band, Cadets
Part of	Royal Canadian Armoured Corps
Garrison/HQ	Toronto
Nickname	Gugga Huggas
Motto	Nulli Secundus (Latin: Second to None) Honi soit qui mal y pense (Norman: Shame to him who thinks evil of it)
March	March - Men of Harlech Trot - Keel Row
Commanders
Current commander	LCol JB Claggett, CD
Colonel-in-Chief	HM The Queen
Colonel of the Regiment	HE The Governor General of Canada
Insignia
Tactical Recognition Flash

The Governor General's Horse Guards is an armoured militia (i.e. part-time reserve) unit of the Canadian Army, part of Land Force Central Area's 32 Canadian Brigade Group. It is the most senior reserve regiment in Canada, and the only mounted regiment of Canada's three Household units. Known affectionately as the "Gugga Huggas", it is based in Toronto and is one of Canada's most ethnically diverse regiments. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... 1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Canadian Forces Land Force Command (LFC) is responsible for army operations within the Canadian Forces. ... Dismounted Blues and Royals (left) and Life Guards (right) preparing to line the route of the Garter procession at Windsor Castle Household Cavalry is used across the Commonwealth to describe the cavalry of the Household Divisions, a country’s most elite or historically senior military groupings or those military groupings... Soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback in combat are commonly known as cavalry (from French cavalerie). ... Military Band marching A military band is a group of soldiers assigned to musical duties. ... Royal Canadian Army Cadets Badge The Royal Canadian Army Cadets (RCAC) is a Canadian national youth program sponsored by the Canadian Forces and the civilian Army Cadet League of Canada. ... The Royal Canadian Armoured Corps (RCAC) is the armoured branch of service of the Canadian Forces Land Force Command (Canadian Army), including regular force and militia regiments. ... Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in Latium, the region immediately surrounding Rome. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Anglo-Norman language is the name given to the variety of Norman spoken by the Anglo-Normans, the descendants of the Normans who ruled England following the conquest by William of Normandy in 1066. ... Men of Harlech is a song and military march describing events at the battle for Harlech Castle in 1408, which pitted the forces of Owain Glyndŵr against the future Henry V of England. ... This is a table of the ranks and insignia of the Canadian Armed Forces. ... The Canadian Forces Decoration is a Canadian award given to officers and members of the Canadian Forces who have completed twelve years of military service. ... Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of sixteen sovereign states, holding each crown and title equally. ... The Governor General of Canada (French: Gouverneure générale du Canada or Gouverneur général du Canada) is the representative of the Canadian Monarch. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... It has been suggested that Mechanized warfare be merged into this article or section. ... Lexington Minuteman representing militia minuteman John Parker Militia is the activity of one or more citizens organized to provide defense or paramilitary service, or those engaged in such activity. ... Canadian Forces Land Force Command (LF) is responsible for army operations within the Canadian Armed Forces. ... Land Force Central Area (LFCA) is responsible for all Canadian army operations and administration in the province of Ontario, from the Quebec border to the northern Lakehead region. ... Household Division is term used principally in the Commonwealth of Nations to describe a country’s most elite or historically senior military groupings, or those military groupings that provide functions associated directly with the Sovereign. ...

Battle honours

• North West Canada 1885, South Africa 1900
• World War I: Mount Sorrel, Somme 1916, Flers-Courcelette, Ancre Heights, Arras 1917 '18, Vimy 1917, Hill 70, Ypres 1917, Passchendaele, Amiens, Scarpe 1918, Hindenburg Line, Canal du Nord, Cambrai 1918, Valenciennes, Sambre, France and Flanders 1915-18
• Second World War: Liri Valley, Melfa Crossing, Gothic Line, Lamone Crossing, Misano Ridge, Fosso Munio, Italy 1944-45, Ijsselmeer, North-West Europe 1945

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Lineage

• Button's Troop - 1810
• Denison's Troop - 1822
• Governor General's Body Guard - 1866
• The Mississauga Horse - 1901
• The Governor General's Horse Guards - 1936 (formed by amalgamation of the Governor General's Body Guard and the Mississauga Horse)

The Governor Generals Body Guard was a Canadian Army, Militia, Cavalry regiment. ... The Mississauga Horse was a Canadian Army militia cavalry regiment. ...

Affiliated Regiment

• The Royal Canadian Dragoons

The Royal Canadian Dragoons (RCD) is an armoured regiment of the Canadian Army. ...

Alliances

•  United Kingdom - The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons)
•  United Kingdom - 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards

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Perpetuating

• Governor General's Body Guards
• 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles (CEF)
• 7th Canadian Mounted Rifles (CEF)
• 216th Battalion (CEF)
• Mississauga Horse

Notable members

• HNR Jackman, Honorary Colonel
• TW Holmes, Victoria Cross honorand
• AAM Maharaj Cavalier
• S Rose Trooper
• D Hester Bugler

Henry Newton Rowell Hal Jackman, OC , O.Ont , BA , LL.D (born June 10, 1932, Toronto, Ontario), served as the 25th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1991 to 1997. ... Thomas William Holmes (October 14, 1898 - January 4, 1950) was a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. ...

See also

• Household Division
• Household Cavalry
• Governor General's Foot Guards
• Canadian Grenadier Guards

Household Division is term used principally in the Commonwealth of Nations to describe a country’s most elite or historically senior military groupings, or those military groupings that provide functions associated directly with the Sovereign. ... Dismounted Blues and Royals (left) and Life Guards (right) preparing to line the route of the Garter procession at Windsor Castle Household Cavalry is used across the Commonwealth to describe the cavalry of the Household Divisions, a country’s most elite or historically senior military groupings or those military groupings... The Governor Generals Foot Guards is one of three Household regiments in the Canadian Army reserve forces, along with The Governor Generals Horse Guards and the Canadian Grenadier Guards. ... Categories: Stub | Canadian regiments | Guards Regiments ...

External links

• Regiment
• Cavalry Squadron
• Chapel
• Cadets
• Association
• Official Riding Club

References

• The Governor General's Horse Guards - Second to None, John Marteinson & Scott Duncan, 2002, Robin Brass Studio Books, ISBN 1-896941-28-1
• Historical Record of the Governor General's Body Guard and its Standing Orders, Frederick Denison, 1876, Hunter, Rose, & Co

Order of precedence

Note: The 12^e Régiment blindé du Canada is last in precedence of Regular Force armoured regiments, and the Governor General's Horse Guards is first in precedence of the Reserve armoured regiments. The 12e R giment blind du Canada is an armoured regiment based in CFB Valcartier, on the outskirts of Quebec City. ... 8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louises) is an army reserve armoured regiment of the Canadian Armed Forces. ...

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