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The Queen's Royal Lancers (QRL) was a cavalry regiment of the British Army. It was formed in 1993 and amalgamated with the 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's) on 2 May 2015 to form the Royal Lancers.
| The Queen's Royal Lancers | |
|---|---|
 Badge of the regiment | |
| Active | 25 June 1993–2 May 2015 |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  British Army |
| Type | Line Cavalry |
| Role | Formation Reconnaissance |
| Size | One regiment |
| Part of | Royal Armoured Corps |
| Garrison/HQ | RHQ - Prince William of Gloucester Barracks, Grantham Regiment - Catterick |
| Nickname(s) | The Death or Glory Boys |
| Motto(s) | Death or Glory |
| March | Quick - Stable Jacket Slow - Omdurman |
| Engagements | Battle of the Boyne War of the Spanish Succession American Revolution Napoleonic Wars Crimean War *Battle of Balaclava Indian Mutiny Mahdist War South Africa World War I World War II Iraq War War in Afghanistan |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | None (regiment defunct) |
| Colonel-in-Chief | HM The Queen |
| Colonel of the Regiment | Major-General Patrick Marriott CB CBE |
| Insignia | |
| Tactical Recognition Flash |  |
| Abbreviation | QRL |
The regiment was formed in 1993 by the amalgamation of the 16th/5th Queen's Royal Lancers with the 17th/21st Lancers.[1]
From its formation, the regiment served in the armoured role with first Challenger 1, then Challenger 2. However, in 2005, as part of the re-organisation of the army, the regiment started converting to the formation reconnaissance role, re-equipping with the Scimitar armoured reconnaissance vehicle.[1]
As part of the Army 2020 reforms intended to reduce the size of the British Army in line with the Strategic Defence and Security Review, it was announced that the 9th/12th Royal Lancers would amalgamate with the Queen's Royal Lancers to form a single regiment, the Royal Lancers, on 2 May 2015.[2]
The regiment was organised into four squadrons, each of which perpetuates one of the antecedent regiments:
The Royal Lancers and Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Museum is based at Thoresby Hall in Nottinghamshire.[3]
The regiment's nickname, the 'Death or Glory Boys', came from their cap badge and was known as "the motto".[4] This was the combined cap badges of the two antecedent regiments, and features a pair of crossed lances, from the 16th/5th Queen's Royal Lancers, together with a skull and crossbones, below which is a ribbon containing the words 'Or Glory'. This comes from the 17th/21st Lancers, and was the cap badge of the 17th Lancers (the original 'Death or Glory Boys').[1]
The battle honours are:
16th/5th battle honours[5]
Combined honours before amalgamation of 16th and 5th Lancers:
After amalgamation of 16th and 5th Lancers:
17th/21st battle honours[6]
Combined honours before amalgamation of 17th and 21st Lancers:
After amalgamation of 17th and 21st Lancers:
Queen's Royal Lancers
After amalgamation of 16th/5th Lancers and the 17th/21st Lancers into the Queens' Royal Lancers:
Canada - Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)
Australia - 12th/16th Hunter River Lancers
Royal Navy - HMS Ark RoyalColonels of the regiment were:[8]
Regimental Commanding Officers included:[9]
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