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	Scots Greys - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Scots Greys was the unofficial and later official name of a dragoon regiment of the British Army from 1678 until 1971, when they amalgamated to form The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys).
		The charge of the Scots Greys in the picture "Scotland Forever!" by Lady Butler in Leeds City Art Gallery famously depicts the event and inspired the slow-motion shots of the charge in the film "Waterloo" directed by Sergei Bondarchuk in 1970.
		The eagle is displayed in the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards museum in Edinburgh Castle.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Scots_Greys (603 words)

	Royal Scots Dragoon Guards - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys) (SCOTS DG) is the senior Scottish regiment of the British Army and and Scotland's only cavalry regiment.
		The regiment has won numerous battle honours and two Victoria Crosses, and, through the Royal Scots Greys, is the oldest surviving Cavalry Regiment of the Line in the British Army.
		The cap badge features an eagle, which represents the French Imperial Eagle that was captured by the Royal Scots Greys at Waterloo.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Royal_Scots_Dragoon_Guards (695 words)

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		The Royal Regiment of Scots Dragoons was raised in Scotland.
		The Royal Regiment of Scots Dragoons was mounted on grey horses in 1694.
		WW2 The Royal Scots Greys were the last operational regular regiment to be horsed cavalry in the British Army.
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	Charles Ewart
		Royal North British Dragoons (The Scots Greys) in 1789.
		A large cast iron replica of the badge of the Royal Scots Greys is bolted securely to one of the walls of the pub.
		The name Royal Scots Greys was adopted in 1877, and then eventually they merged with another regiment to become the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards.
	www.ensignewart.demon.co.uk /ensign/html/charles_ewart.html (670 words)

	History of the Scots Greys
		Early history of the Scots Greys by G F Bacon, published in the Navy and army Illustrated, The Glories and traditions of the British Army 1897.
		The Greys who, together with their old Waterloo comrades the Royals, were in the first line, where exposed to a tremendous crossfire from the guns and from the musketry of the Russian infantry who had then occupied in force the captured redoubts, but they escaped fairly well.
		The Colonel-in-Chief of the Greys is the Emperor Nicholas II of Russia.
	www.regimental-art.com /history_greys.htm (7790 words)

	Royal Scots Greys at Waterloo - The Napoleonic Alliance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Up to the return of Napoleon from Elba, the Royal North British Dragoons (Scots Greys) had 8 troops, but in 1815 this was increased to 10 troops, the total strength of officers and men in the 10 troops being 946.
		The regimental eagles were carried by the 1st battalion of all French infantry regiments, and in a few minutes the Greys were in the midst of the battalion, at which stage Sergeant Charles Ewart of Captain Vernor's troop captured the eagle of the 45th.
		The Royal Dragoons and Inniskilling charged Donzelot's Division and the Eagle of the 105th Regiment was taken by the Royal Dragoons.
	www.napoleonic-alliance.com /articles/scotsgreys.htm (1933 words)

	Scots Greys
		The Honorary Colonel of the Greys is the Czar of Russia, to whom recently the regiment sent congratulations on the birth of the Grand Duchess of Olga.
		Sergeant-Major G. Duncan, Regimental Sergeant-Major of the Scots Greys, was one of the deputation of four which, by order of the Queen, went to St. Petersburg in 1895 to formally wait on the young Czar Nicholas, on his being appointed Honorary Colonel of the regiment.
		The Scots Greys are old favourites at the Royal Military Tournament at Islington, where once more this year it falls to their lot to "witch the world with noble horsemanship" in the ever popular Musical Ride.
	www.armynavyairforce.co.uk /scots_greys.htm (1827 words)

	Talk:Scots Greys - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Royal Scots are an infantry regiment; the Royal Scots Greys were a cavalry regiment.
		According to Brassey's Companion to the British Army, the motto of the 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys) was Nemo Me Impune Lacessit.
		It is the motto of the Order of the Thistle, so it is unlikely to have been the motto of the 3rd Carabiniers, which wasn't a Scottish regiment.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Talk:Scots_Greys (193 words)

	The Royal Scots Greys [UK]
		The Battle of Waterloo and The Royal Scots Greys and Sergeant Charles Ewart (BritishBattles.com)
		VCs in the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Regimental Museum, by Iain Stewart.
		Historical record of The Royal Regiment of Scots Dragoons, now the Second Royal North British Dragoons, commonly called The Scots Greys : containing an account of the formation of the regiment in the reign of King Charles II and of its subsequent services to 1839.
	www.regiments.org /regiments/uk/cav/D02rsg.htm (802 words)

	SCOTS DG Since 1971
		The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys) were formed in 1971 upon the amalgamation of the 3rd Carabiniers and The Royal Scots Greys.
		The Regiment was formed in 1971 from the union of two famous regiments, the 3rd Carabiniers (1685) and the Royal Scots Greys (1678).
		The history of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards is therefore the record of three ancient regiments and, through the Royal Scots Greys, is the oldest surviving Cavalry of the Line in the British Army.
	www.army.mod.uk /armcorps/scots_dg/since.htm (386 words)

	Scottish Military Historical Society - Regulars
		In 1681 King Charles II by Royal Warrant authorised the raising of three more troops and formed the six troops into a regiment which was styled the "Royal Regiment of Scots Dragoons." The regiment wore coats of stone grey cloth.
		In 1971 the Royal Scots Greys were amalgamated with the 3rd Carabiniers, Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards.
		The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards are still an active serving regiment in the British Army.
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	EnsignEwart
		On the 18th of June 1815, Charles Ewart was a Sergeant in the Royal North British Dragoons when he captured the standard of the French 45th Regiment, from which the badge of the Royal Scots Greys (now the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards) was derived.
		He was born at Biddles Farm in Kilmarnock, Scotland, in 1769 and enlisted in the 2nd Royal North British Dragoons (The Scots Greys) in 1789.
		A large cast iron replica of the badge of the Royal Scots Greys is bolted securely to one of the walls of the pub named after him on Edindurgh Castle Esplanade.
	www.lodgestandrewkilmarnock126.co.uk /Pages/126-EnsignEwart.htm (667 words)

	4Reference \|\| Scots Greys (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Scots Greys' have the motto "Nemo me impune lacessit; Second to none".
		The second part of the motto does not translate the Latin words, which mean "Nobody touches me with impunity" and refer to the thistle, historic symbol of Scotland.
		Comme il travaillent!" (Those terrible grey horses, how they strive!) -Napoleon The charge of the Scots Greys in the picture "Scotland Forever!" by Lady Butler in Leeds City Art Gallery famously depicts the event and inspired the slow-motion shots of the charge in the film "Waterloo" directed by Sergei Bondarchuk in 1970.
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	scots greys (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Scots Greys formed a regiment of the British Army from 1678 until 1971 when they amalgamated to form "The Royal Scots Dragoons Guards (Carabiniers and Greys)".
		After being stopped by Picton's Peninsular War veterans, D'Erlon's troops came under attack from the side by the heavy cavalry including Major General Sir William Ponsonby's Scots Greys.
		Early history of the Scots Greys, Excerpt from the Navy and Army Illustrated Jan 15th 1897 by G F Bacon
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /Scots_Greys.html (395 words)

	Scots Greys (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Scots Greys formed a regiment of the British Army from 1678 until 1971 when they amalgamated to form" The Royal Scots Dragoons Guards (Carabiniers and Greys) ".
		The charge of the Scots Greys in the picture "Scotland Forever!" by Lady Butler in Leeds City Art Gallery famously depicts the eventand inspired the slow-motion shots of the charge in the film "Waterloo" directed by Sergei Bondarchuk in 1970.
		Early history of the Scots Greys, Excerpt from the Navy and Army IllustratedJan 15th 1897 by G F Bacon
	www.therfcc.org /scots-greys-131623.html (332 words)

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		Some authorities have suggested that the name came originally from the grey coats worn during the first few years of the regiment’s existence, but this is not the case since their grey coats were not unique and there is no instance of the name being used until after the known introduction of the grey horses.
		The Scots Greys, with their new Grant tanks, were in reserve but were brought up to the ridge just as the battle had reached its most critical stage and were able to inflict such toll on the enemy armour that the attack foundered.
		Royal Scots Greys Having fought their way from Syria to the Baltic, the Greys remained at Luneburg, close by the Elbe, as part of the Occupation Force.
	www.army.mod.uk /linked_files/scots_dg/Full_history.doc (10781 words)

	The Pipes and Drums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The history of The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards is therefore the record of three ancient regiments.
		Through The Royal Scots Greys, whose predecessors were raised by King Charles II in 1678 the Regiment can claim to be the oldest surviving Cavalry of the Line in The British Army.
		The sporran is of grey horse hair (reminiscent of the grey horses) with tassels of fl and red similar to the jowl plumes which hung from the officers bridles.
	www.the-lowland-pipers.f2s.com /RSDG.htm (799 words)

	Scots Greys (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Scots Greys were a British regiment from 1678 until 1971 when they amalgamated to form "The Royal Scots Dragoons Guards (Carabiniers and Greys) (http://www.army.mod.uk/armcorps/scots_dg/index.html)"
		The Greys charged too far and, having spiked some of the French cannon, were counter-attack by enemy cavalry.
		The Scots Greys losses were: 102 killed, 97 wounded with the loss of 228 horses, from the 416 who started the charge.
	www.eurofreehost.com /sc/Scots_Greys.html (301 words)

	Encyclopedia: The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys) (RSDG) is a British armoured regiment formed on 2 July 1971 from the union of two famous regiments, the 3rd Carabiniers and the Royal Scots Greys.
		Through the Royal Scots Greys, it is the oldest surviving Cavalry Regiment of the Line in the British Army.
		Their most famous piece is Amazing Grace which reached number one in the charts in the UK and Australia in 1972.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/The-Royal-Scots-Dragoon-Guards-%28Carabiniers-and-Greys%29 (360 words)

	Fada 's Farsaing (Far and Wide) Gaelic and Celtic Customs - Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
		The Regiment was formed in 1971 from the union of two famous regiments, the 3rd Carabiniers and the Royal Scots Greys.
		The history of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards is therefore the record of three ancient regiments and, through the Royal Scots Greys, they can claim to be the oldest surviving Cavalry of the Line in the British Army.
		This motto has special significance for the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards since they take second place amongst the regiments of the Cavalry of the Line, yet are the oldest of them all.
	www.scottishradiance.com /far/far703.htm (295 words)

	The Battle of Waterloo The Royal Scots Greys and Sergeant Charles Ewart
		The Battle of Waterloo and The Royal Scots Greys and Sergeant Charles Ewart:
		Sergeant Charles Ewart of the Greys rode at the eagle bearer of the 45th Infantry.
		The Greys adopted the captured French eagle as the regiment’s badge.
	www.britishbattles.com /waterloo/waterloo-army-greys.htm (281 words)

	Chronology of Scottish History - 1600 to 1899
		Scots forces under David Leslie helped in the victory of the Parliamentary forces over the Royalists at the Battle of Marston Moor.
		Charles II crowned King of Scots at Scone, the last coronation on Scottish soil.
		Dr Henry Faulds, a Scots medical missionary working in Japan, published a letter in "Nature" which gave the first evidence that fingerprints could be used as proof of guilt or innocence in legal cases.
	www.rampantscotland.com /timeline/1899.htm (6141 words)

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