_Head-dress_, White metal helmet with black plume; band, white plume. _Forage cap_, Blue, with scarlet band. Linked Regiment, 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys). Special arm badge for Sergeants, the Royal Crest. 1st (Royal) DRAGOONS The Royals originated in a troop of Cuirassiers formed in 1661, on the marriage of Charles II with the Infanta Catherine of Portugal, and which was sent to garrison Tangier, whence they got the name of "Tangier Cuirassiers." In 1684 it was styled "The Royal Regiment of Dragoons," and each troop was furnished with a crimson Standard with badges embroidered upon them of (1) The King, (2) The Black Prince, (3) Henry V, (4) Henry VI, (5) Henry VII (Queen Mary I), (6) Queen Elizabeth. Towards the close of the 17th Century it was known as the "English Horse." At the battle of Dettingen it captured the white Standard of the French Mousquetaires Noirs. Its gallantry at the battle of Waterloo, where it formed part of the Union Brigade, is a matter of history. Nicknames: "The Birdcatchers," for the capture of a French Eagle at the battle of Waterloo, and "The Royals." [Illustration: Grenadier Guards.--Sergeant-Drummer in State Dress.] [Illustration: Sergeant Ewart capturing the Eagle at Waterloo.] [Illustration] (_Depot_, Dunbar.) On Guidon, the Thistle within the Circle and Motto of the Order of the Thistle. "Blenheim," "Ramillies," "Oudenarde," "Malplaquet," "Dettingen," "Warburg," "Willems," "Waterloo," "Balaklava," "Sevastopol," "Relief of Kimberley," "Paardeberg," "South Africa, 1899-1902." Motto: _Second to None_. _Uniform_, Scarlet. _Facings_, Blue. _Head-dress_, Bearskin cap, with a silver badge of a white horse at the back; hackle or plume, white; band, scarlet hackle. _Forage cap_, Blue, with white vandyked band. Linked Regiment, 1st Royal Dragoons. Special arm badge for Sergeants, an Eagle. 2nd DRAGOONS (Royal Scots Greys) Raised in 1678. In 1700 the corps was known as "The Grey Dragoons," and "The Scots Regiment of White Horses." In 1707, "The Royal Regiment of North British Dragoons." In 1713, "The 2nd Dragoons." And in 1866, "The 2nd Royal North British Dragoons, Scots Greys." At Waterloo, the regiment with a shout of "Scotland for ever," charged the French infantry masses and almost annihilated them. In the charge the eagle of the 45th French Regiment was captured by Sergeant Ewart; at Ramillies (1706) the Scots Greys captured the colours of the French "Regiment du Roi" and for this it was permitted to wear grenadier or bearskin caps. The men have the nicknames of "Bubbly Jocks," owing to their dress. "Bubbly Jock" being a Scottish name for a turkey cock; "The Birdcatchers," in commemoration of the capture of an Eagle at Waterloo; also "The Greys." [Illustration] (_Depot_, Bristol.)