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| 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's) | |
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| Active | 11 September 1960- |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Line Cavalry |
| Role | Formation Reconnaissance |
| Size | One regiment |
| Part of | Royal Armoured Corps |
| Garrison/HQ | RHQ - Leicester Regiment -Haig Barracks Hohne, Germany |
| March | Quick - God Bless the Prince of Wales Slow - Men of Harlech/Coburg |
| Anniversaries | Mons/Moy |
| Commanders | |
| Colonel-in-Chief | HRH The Duke of York, KG, KCVO, ADC(P) |
| Colonel of the Regiment |
Major-General J.H.T.Short CB OBE |
| Notable commanders |
Richard McCreery |
| Insignia | |
| Tactical Recognition Flash |  |
| Abbreviation | 9/12 L |
The 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales') (9/12 L) is a cavalry regiment of the British Army.
It was formed on 11 September 1960 in the garrison church at Tidworth from the amalgamation of the
Shortly after, the regiment moved to Northern Ireland where both parent regiments had begun almost 250 years before.
The regiment has a long and illustrious list of battle honours including World War I and World War II(where a corporal in the regiment took out 9 tanks in one day during the battle of el alemain). In more recent times, B Squadron was the first armoured reconnaissance squadron to deploy to Bosnia when the hostilities began. It seems only fitting then, that they were also the last armoured reconnaissance squadron to leave Bosnia in October 2003.
In 2005 the regiment serves in the formation reconnaissance role with 1st UK Armoured Division. They are, however, currently the reconnaissance regiment for 7th Armoured Brigade (The Desert Rats).
The regiment uses the CVR(T) family of vehicles in its role, with each of its three fighting squadrons holding a number of each variant.
At the present time the regiment is gearing up for a tour of Afghanistan in 2011, with pre deployment training occuring in Canada and Salisbury plane.
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Alliances
Affiliated Yeomanry
Order of Precedence
| Preceded by: The Queen's Royal Hussars (The Queen's Own and Royal Irish) |
Cavalry Order of Precedence | Succeeded by: The King's Royal Hussars |
External links
- Official site
- British Army Locations from 1945 British Army Locations from 1945
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