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The Light Dragoons (LD) is a cavalry regiment in the British Army. The regiment is a light cavalry regiment with a history in the reconnaissance role which dates back to the early eighteenth century. It is currently based in Catterick Garrison North Yorkshire. ==History== The regiment was formed in 1992 from the amalgamation of two regiments, the 13th/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own) and the 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars. All of the antecedent regiments had been regiments of "light dragoons" during the 18th and 19th centuries, including the Napoleonic Wars.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Hussars )〕 B Squadron (The Guards) was the first squadron of the newly formed regiment to do a tour of duty, being sent to Bosnia and Herzegovina in May 1993 on peacekeeping duties. They were followed by C Squadron (The Legion) in November 1993 and later by the other two squadrons in 1994 with the Scimitar their vehicle of choice.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=British units deployed to Bosnia )〕 Various other tours of duty followed in the Baltic wars. The Light Dragoons also sent units to Iraq during Operation Telic in 2003 and 2005.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Light Dragoons )〕 Elements of the regiment were deployed on a tour of duty in Helmand Province, Afghanistan on Operation Herrick 5 with 3 Commando Brigade in 2006 and then with 12 Mechanised Brigade on Operation Herrick 6 in 2007. The regiment also took part in Operation Panther's Claw in 2009.〔 After returning from its final tour of Afghanistan in 2012, the regiment have since fully converted onto the Jackal platform, resubordinated to 4 Infantry Brigade and moved to a new home in Catterick. They have also been heavily involved in defence engagement in North Africa as well as carrying out operations in Bosnia in 2014. The Light Dragoons recruit principally in the North East of England (Northumberland, Tyne and Wear and County Durham) and in South Yorkshire and have strong connections with these areas. For this reason, the regiment is known as England’s Northern Cavalry although as it is now England's only Light Cavalry regiment it is also termed "England's Light Cavalry" 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Light Dragoons」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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