RCD Battle

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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