
The Light Dragoons
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The Light Dragoons is a Light Cavalry Regiment in the Royal Armoured Corps, equipped with the Jackal light armoured vehicle.
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http://www.army.mod.uk/armoured/regiments/26876.aspx 25-11-2014 20:00:31
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1947 - saw the first affiliation of the The Light Dragoons and the Queen's Own Yeomanry This year the Regiments deployed together on Exercise GALLOPING DRAGOON in the West of Scotland and Exercise KHANJAR OMAN. Hereβs to another proud 75 years. #lightcav #royalarmouredcorps #armyreserves #armyjobs



π BISMARCK CHALLENGE 22 π The Light Dragoons are the winners for the second year in a row! π Overall Unit Team Winners π Male Team Winners π Female Team Winners & Mixed Team Runners Up The Light Dragoons #TeamRhino π¬π§ π¦


Each year, units from across the British Army compete in the Bismarck Challenge, hosted by @1ukdivision. Soldiers run 4 miles, carrying 15kg, cross-country. For the third year in a row, The Light Dragoons The Light Dragoons won the event. #armyjobs #lightcav #britisharmy #army





π¬π§ forces in πͺπͺ right now: - eFP Battlegroup based on Queen'sRoyalHussars plus artillery and air defence - Typhoons from IX(B) Squadron - Soldiers from The Light Dragoons and Scots Guards - Apache and Wildcat from The Army Air Corps - An HQ from The Desert Rats - 7th Light Mechanised Brigade - And hms_albion and 45 Commando RM #Allies π¬π§πͺπͺ


Fantastic to meet Danielle Sheridan from The Telegraph this week: British troops will show Putin 'you canβt win here', says Estonia's PM telegraph.co.uk/world-news/202β¦


Thanks to The Light Dragoons and Steve W Queen'sRoyalHussars for chatting to me for this piece (in tomorrow's paper and online now):

Included in the Light Dragoons Battlegroup on Ex SPRING STORM: 4 SCOTS Main, Royal Anglian Regiment Charity. Exercising against: Queen'sRoyalHussars, The Rifles, Légion étrangère, The Army Air Corps Alongside 14,000 Estonians and soldiers from other NATO nations. #strongertogether





"No two weeks have been the sameβ¦" Life has been a bit of a blur since Second Lieutenant William Ferguson commissioned into the Light Dragoons - The Light Dragoons - in August 2022. He shares his story with us: army.mod.uk/news-and-eventβ¦ #SoldierStories #FindWhereYouBelong




