Royal Canadian Dragoons

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The Royal Canadian Dragoons
Regimental badge
Active	1883–present
Country	Canada
Branch	Canadian Army
Type	Armoured
Role	Armoured cavalry
Size	One regiment (4 squadrons and headquarters squadrons)
Part of	2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group
Garrison/HQ	CFB Petawawa
Motto(s)	Audax et celer
March	"Monsieur Beaucaire" "Light of Foot" (Dismounted)
Mascot(s)	Springbok
Anniversaries	Leeuwarden Leliefontein
Equipment	See § Equipment
Engagements	North-West Rebellion Second Boer War World War I Battle of Festubert Battle of the Somme Battle of Bazentin Ridge Battle of Pozières Battle of Flers-Courcelette Battle of Cambrai (1917) Battle of St. Quentin (1918) Battle of Amiens (1918) Hindenburg Line Battle of the St. Quentin Canal Pursuit to Mons World War II Italy, 1944–1945 Gothic Line Battle of San Marino Battle of Rimini (1944) Winter Line Battle of Groningen Operation Diadem Canada in the War in Afghanistan
Battle honours	See § Battle honours
Commanders
Colonel-in-chief	The King
Colonel of the regiment	Major-General Dean Milner, CMM, MSC, CD (Retired)
Commanding officer	Lieutenant-Colonel N. Forsyth, CD
Insignia
NATO Map Symbol
Abbreviation	RCD

The Royal Canadian Dragoons (RCD) is the senior armoured regiment of the Canadian Army by precedence. It is one of three armoured regiments in the Regular Force and forms part of the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps.

The colonel-in-chief of The RCD is Charles III, King of Canada. The colonel of the regiment is Major-General Dean Milner, CMM, MSC, CD (Retired). The commanding officer is Lieutenant-Colonel N. Forsyth, and the regimental sergeant major is Chief Warrant Officer C. Leblanc. The regiment is composed of Regimental Headquarters, "A", "B", "C", "D" and Headquarters Squadrons. "A", "B" and "D" Squadrons, based at CFB Petawawa, are light cavalry squadrons. "C" Squadron is based at CFB Gagetown, and the squadron consists of both Dragoons and members of 12^e Régiment blindé du Canada. Headquarters Squadron, based in Petawawa, provides first-line combat service support to the regiment.