Royal Scots Greys
The
Royal Scots Greys was a cavalry regiment of the British Army from 1707 until 1971, when they amalgamated with the 3rd Carabiniers to form The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards. The regiment's history began in 1678, when three independent troops of Scots Dragoons were raised. In 1681, these troops were regimented to form
The Royal Regiment of Scots Dragoons, numbered the
4th Dragoons in 1694. They were already mounted on grey horses by this stage and were already being referred to as the
Grey Dragoons. In 1707, they were renamed
The Royal North British Dragoons, but were already being referred to as the
Scots Greys. In 1713, they were renumbered the
2nd Dragoons as part of deal between the establishments of the English Army and Scottish Army when they were being unified into the British Army. They were also sometimes referred to, during the first Jacobite uprising, as Portmore's Dragoons. In 1877, their nickname was finally made official when they became the
2nd Dragoons , which was inverted in 1921 to
The Royal Scots Greys . They kept this title until 2 July 1971, when they amalgamated with the 3rd Carabiniers.