Scots Grays
The Royal Scots Grays (2nd Dragoons) ( dt . "The Royal Scottish gray mold ") was a Scottish cavalry - regiment of the British Army .
The history of the regiment began in the spring of 1678 with the amalgamation of three Scottish dragoon regiments as The Royal Regiment of Scots Dragoons . Three years later, in 1681, these three regiments became The Royal Regiment of Scots Dragoons and they got their first colonel in Lieutenent general Thomas Dalziel . In 1694 they were numbered as 4th Dragoons . In recognition of the fact that the regiment defeated the French regiment du Roi in the Battle of Ramillies in 1706 , it was given grenadier hats in the form of a fabric miter that was common in the British army at the time, which was generally replaced there by bearskin hats in 1768 . In 1707 the regiment was renamed The Royal North British Dragoons (where North Britain generally meant today's Scotland), but was already nicknamed Gray Dragoons due to its mold - the English name for mold is "gray" . From 1877 this name was also officially used and the regiment was called 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Grays) .
In the Battle of Waterloo , the regiment distinguished itself. It was honored with the word Waterloo in the badge. The picture Scotland Forever! by Lady Elizabeth Butler , showing the regiment's attack in battle.
From 1894 until his death czar was Nicholas II. The honorary colonel of the regiment.
In 1971 in Edinburgh the 3rd Carabiniers (Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards) and The Royal Scots Grays (2nd Dragoons) were merged to form The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Grays) . It continues the tradition of the two united regiments and therefore bears the nickname Carabiniers and Grays and the word Waterloo in the badge.
The regimental band The Pipes and Drums and Military Band of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards had recorded the LP "Farewell to the Grays" - a farewell present to the Scots Grays for their dissolution. With the title Amazing Grace of the LP they managed on April 15, 1972, to reach the top position of the singles charts in Great Britain (and also in Australia).
The regiment received Battle Honors for the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 and in 1855 for the Battle of Balaklawa .
