Royal Horse Guards

The Royal Horse Guards (RHG) was a Household Cavalry regiment of the British Army.

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Household Cavalry - Regiment - British Army

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Originally founded in 1650 by Oliver Cromwell as the Regiment of Cuirassiers, the regiment later became the Earl of Oxford's Regiment during the reign of King Charles II. As the regiment's uniform was blue in colour at the time, it was nicknamed "the Oxford Blues"; hence the Royal Horse Guards was also nicknamed the "Blues." In 1918, the regiment served as the 3rd Battalion, Guards Machine Gun Regiment. The RHG was amalgamated with the Royal Dragoons (1st Dragoons) to form the Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons) in 1969.

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1650 - Oliver Cromwell - King Charles II - 1918 - Guards Machine Gun Regiment - Royal Dragoons (1st Dragoons) - Blues and Royals - 1969

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