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The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys) ('''SCOTS DG''') is the senior Scottish Regiment of the British Army and Scotland 's only Cavalry regiment. It was formed on 2 July 1971 at Holyrood , Edinburgh by the amalgamation of the 3rd Carabiniers (Prince Of Wales's Dragoon Guards) (themselves the product of the amalgamation in 1922 of 3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales's) and 6th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers)), and The Royal Scots Greys (2nd Dragoons) . The regiment has won numerous battle honours and two Victoria Cross es, and, through the Royal Scots Greys, is the oldest surviving Cavalry Regiment of the Line in the British Army. The regiment is currently based in Fallingbostel , Germany , as part of the 7th Armoured Brigade ('The Desert Rats'). ORGANISATION The regiment is a Type 58 Challenger 2 tank regiment (i.e. it is equipped with 58 Challenger 2 tanks), which are organised into four Sabre Squadron s. It was the first regiment to be equipped with Challenger 2. In addition the regiment also fields a close Reconnaissance Troop mounted in eight CVRT Sabres , and a large Headquarters Squadron, which supplies ammunition, fuel, and rations and includes specialist technicians, mechanics and artisans, as well as clerical and medical staff. HISTORY The regiment has performed a number of tours of Northern Ireland , suffering one loss in 1972 , when Trooper Caie was killed by a Landmine in Moybane , County Armagh . It saw active service during the Gulf War in 1991 and has been deployed to Kosovo twice, the first time in 2001 , as part of SFOR . It recently operated in Iraq during the Iraq War of 2003 (Britain's contribution being known as Operation Telic ) where it took part in the advance on Iraq's second largest city, Basra . It met sporadic resistance that included Britain's largest tank engagement since the Second World War , when a squadron of 14 Challenger 2 tanks engaged and destroyed 14 Iraqi tanks (the so-called '14-0' engagement). Together with Warriors of the Irish Guards , the regiment entered Basra on 6 April , and left Iraq shortly after the war was officially declared over on 1 May . OFFICIAL ABBREVIATION Whilst the regiment's official abbreviation (as listed in Joint Service Publication 101 (Service Writing)) is SCOTS DG (note all capitals and the space), it is often incorrectly abbreviated '''RSDG'''. The reason for the official abbreviation may be that the format follows the traditional Cavalry line whereby, for example, The 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards was abbreviated '''4/7DG''', and the Royal Scots Greys was abbreviated '''GREYS'''. THE REGIMENTAL CAP BADGE The Cap Badge features an Eagle , which represents the French Imperial Eagle that was captured by the Royal Scots Greys at Waterloo . It is always worn with a black backing in mourning for Tsar Nicholas II , the last Tsar of Russia , who was their Colonel-in-Chief at the time of his murder. REGIMENTAL MOTTOS
UNIFORMS The regimental Beret is light grey. PIPES AND DRUMS The regiment has its own Pipes And Drums , who tour widely and perform in competitions, concerts and parades. Their most famous piece is '' Amazing Grace '', which reached Number One in the charts in the United Kingdom and Australia in 1972 . ALLIANCES
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