RCD Battle

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Deployments

North West Canada
South Africa
France & Belgium (WW I & WW II)
Sicily & Italy (WW II)
Liberation of Holland (WW II)
Korea (UN)
Germany (NATO)
Egypt, Sinai, Cyprus (UN)
Somalia (UN)
Bosnia, Kosovo, Macedonia (UN & NATO)
Afghanistan (NATO)

BATTLE HONOURS OF THE ROYAL CANADIAN DRAGOONS

The following Battle Honours are emblazoned on the present Guidon of The Royal Canadian Dragoons:

  1. North West Canada 1885
  2. South Africa 1900
  3. Festubert 1915
  4. Somme 1916-18
  5. Bazentin
  6. Cambrai 1917-18
  7. St Quentin
  8. Amiens
  9. Hindenburg Line
  10. Beaurevoir
  11. Pursuit to Mons
  12. France and Flanders 1915-18
  13. Lire Valley
  14. Gothic Line
  15. Lamone Crossing
  16. Italy 1944-45
  17. Groningen
  18. North West Europe 1945

The following Battle Honours have also been awarded to The Royal Canadian Dragoons:

  1. Pozieres
  2. Flers-Courcelette
  3. St Quentin Canal
  4. Misano Ridge
  5. Sant Angelo in Salute
  6. Fosso Vecchio
  7. Bad Zwischenahn

Also of note is The King's Banner, which was presented to the Regiment in 1904 by His Excellency The Governor General of Canada, The Earl of Minto, on behalf of His Royal Highness King Edward VII in recognition of services rendered the Empire in South Africa.


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