The Royal Scots Greys (2nd Dragoons), British Army
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THE ROYAL SCOTS GREYS (2ND DRAGOONS), BRITISH ARMY
Official blazon
An Eagle with outstreched wing and looking to its left, and with a wreath round it neck, standing on a tablet inscribed "Waterloo"; below the Eagle a scroll inscribed "Royal Scots Greys" The Eagle and tablet in silver plate and the title scroll in gilt or gilding metal. Cloth backing to badges, drak blue.
Origin/meaning
The French Imperial Eagle symbolises the one captured by the Regiment at the Battle of Waterloo 1815.
Literature: Image from Defence Brand Portal Ministry of Defence