The Light Dragoons (LD) is a light cavalry regiment of the British Army, famously known as "England’s Northern Cavalry" due to its strong recruiting grounds in the North East of England and Yorkshire.Formed in 1992 by the amalgamation of the 13th/18th Royal Hussars and the 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars, the regiment is based at Gaza Barracks in Catterick Garrison.Uniquely, their Colonel-in-Chief is King Abdullah II of Jordan, who served as a young officer in one of the antecedent regiments.As a light cavalry unit, they are mounted in high-mobility Jackal 2 and Coyote vehicles, tasked with reconnaissance: operating ahead of the main force to find the enemy and gather intelligence.They are known for their high operational tempo, having been the first unit to deploy to Bosnia in the 1990s and more recently conducting long-range desert patrols in Mali (Operation Newcombe) for the UN.
