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{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name = The Household Cavalry Regiment
| image =
| image_size =
| caption = [[Heraldic badge|Badge]] of the Household Cavalry<ref name=HouseholdCavalry>{{cite web |url=https://www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/corps-regiments-and-units/royal-armoured-corps/household-cavalry-regiment/ |title=The Household Cavalry |work=British Army website |access-date=
| dates = 19 October 1992 – present
| country = [[United Kingdom]]
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| size = One regiment
| command_structure = [[Household Cavalry]]
| current_commander = Lt Col
| garrison = Powle Lines,<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|date=16 October 2019|title=Army Basing Programme, PAC Information Leaflet – Issue 16 October 2019|url=https://www.army.mod.uk/umbraco/Surface/Download/Get/13170|access-date=10 July 2020|website=army.mod.uk}}</ref> [[Bulford Camp]], Wiltshire
| ceremonial_chief = [[Charles III]]
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| equipment_label = Equipment
| equipment =
[[General Dynamics Ajax|Ajax]]
| identification_symbol = [[File:GuardsTRF.svg|65px]]
| identification_symbol_label = Tactical Recognition Flash
}}
The '''Household Cavalry Regiment''' ('''HCR''') is an Armoured Cavalry regiment of the [[British Army]] based in [[Bulford Camp]] in Wiltshire. It is the brother regiment of the [[Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment]] (HCMR) based at Hyde Park Barracks in London - both regiments together form the [[Household Cavalry]] (HCav). The Household Cavalry Regiment was formed in 1992, under the [[Options for Change]] reforms, by the union of [[Life Guards (British Army)|The Life Guards]] and
The HCR is part of the [[Household Cavalry]], rather than the [[Royal Armoured Corps]] (RAC), which encompasses all other armoured and cavalry regiments of the British Army
==History==
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===Former Yugoslavia===
The House Cavalry Regiment's squadrons served in the [[Yugoslav Wars]] on rotations over a nine-year period. Deployments to the [[Serbia and Montenegro|Former Republic of Yugoslavia]] included tours by A and D Squadrons in 1995<ref>{{cite book|title=Bosnia and Croatia: the conflict continues Research Paper 95/55|first1=Fiona M.|last1=Watson|first2=Tom|last2=Dodd|publisher=[[House of Commons Library]] International Affairs and Defence Section|date=1 May 1995}}</ref> and C Squadron in 1999<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nato.int/sfor/sfor-at-work/qrf-grd/t990930d.htm|title=QRF on guard|publisher=[[NATO]] ([[Stabilization Force|SFOR]])|access-date=31 July 2016}}</ref> and 2003.<ref>{{cite hansard|title=Deployments|url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200405/cmhansrd/vo050321/text/50321w14.htm|house=[[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]]|date=21 March 2005|column=570W}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/1060028456|title=British Army in Bosnia-Herzegovina, November-December 2003|publisher=Imperial War Museum|access-date=31 July 2016}}</ref> They were largely based at [[Banja Luka]], headquarters of the [[Multi-National Division (South-West) (Bosnia)|Multi-National Division (South-West)]], for which the [[British Armed Forces]] were responsible. In 1997 two squadrons from the regiment were awarded the [[Wilkinson Sword of Peace]] for their work in "returning the lives of members of the severely damaged community of Banja Luka to conditions approaching normality, in which the seeds of long-standing peace might grow."<ref>{{cite hansard|house=[[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]]|title=Wilkinson Sword of Peace|url=
In 1999 D Squadron provided the brigade reconnaissance squadron for 4th Armoured Brigade for the occupation of [[Kosovo]] on Operation Agricola 1.<ref>{{Cite web|last=airbase|first=Chris Bird, Pristina and Paul Beaver, Slatina|date=1999-06-12|title=Kosovo liberated|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/1999/jun/13/balkans2|access-date=2021-04-30|website=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref>
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===Iraq===
D Squadron deployed in their function as the Formation Reconnaissance Squadron for [[16 Air Assault Brigade]] during the [[2003 invasion of Iraq]].<ref name=bau>{{cite web|url=http://british-army-units1945on.co.uk/royal-armoured-corps/household-cavalry-regiment.html|title=Household Cavalry Regiment|publisher=British Army units 1945 on|access-date=31 July 2016}}</ref> The squadron led the brigade main body into Iraq before conducting a wide range of tasks, including around the Rumalayah oil fields. The squadron was unfortunate to be involved in a friendly-fire incident involving a US [[Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II|A-10 Thunderbolt]]. Lance Corporal of Horse Matty Hull was killed in the incident.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1541944/American-pilot-on-friendly-fire-video-named.html|title=American pilot on 'friendly fire' video named|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=8 February 2007|access-date=31 July 2016}}</ref> In a separate incident, Lieutenant Alex Tweedie and Lance Corporal Karl Shearer died when
===Afghanistan===
[[File:RAF Chinook Extracting Troops in Afghanistan MOD 45155516.jpg|left|thumb|HCR soldiers move to their exfiltration HLS at the end of a search operation during their deployment to Helmand Province, Afghanistan in 2013 during Op ''Herrick 18''.]]During [[Operation Herrick]] 4, D Squadron deployed as the Formation Reconnaissance Squadron for 16 Air Assault Brigade in April 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Parachute Regiment - Afghanistan 2006|url=https://www.eliteukforces.info/parachute-regiment/parachute-regiment-history/operation-herrick-4.php|access-date=2021-05-04|website=www.eliteukforces.info}}</ref><ref name=bau/> C Squadron deployed with [[52nd Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)|52nd Infantry Brigade]] during Operation Herrick 7 in October 2007 and saw action at the [[Battle of Musa Qala]] to recover the town of [[Musa Qala]] from the [[Taliban]].<ref name=bau/> D Squadron again deployed with 16 Air Assault Brigade, initially around Musa Qala, then east of [[Girishk]] during Operation Herrick 8 in April 2008.<ref name=bau/> A, B and C Squadrons deployed on Operation Herrick 11 in 2009, A and B Squadron with 11 Light Brigade Headquarters based out of Camp Bastion and C Squadron as the Battle Group North West Manoeuvre Group, initially based in Musa Q’aleh District Centre and subsequently elsewhere in the Battle Group area of operations. There was another deployment again by D Squadron in late 2010 on Operation Herrick 13 and finally, B squadron deployed with 1st Mechanised Brigade Operation Herrick 18 in April 2013.<ref name=bau/>
===Recent deployments===
[[File:Household Cavalry Regiment on Ex Iron Scout 3 on Salisbury Plain. MOD 45161824.jpg|thumb|286x286px|C Sqn Household Cavalry Regiment Scimitar vehicle at night during Exercise IRON SCOUT 3.]]
The Household Cavalry Regiment contributed to security at the London Olympic Games in 2012 and flood relief in the local area during 2014.<ref>{{cite news|title = Duke of Cambridge hauls sandbags in flood-hit village while Duchess opens art studio|url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/prince-william/10638579/Duke-of-Cambridge-hauls-sandbags-in-flood-hit-village-while-Duchess-opens-art-studio.html|date= 14 February 2014|newspaper=The Telegraph|access-date = 1 July 2015}}</ref>
The regiment moved from [[Combermere Barracks]] to the new, specialist build barracks, Powle Lines, in [[Bulford Camp]] in May 2019.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|date=16 October 2019|title=Army Basing Programme, PAC Information Leaflet – Issue 16 October 2019|url=https://www.army.mod.uk/umbraco/Surface/Download/Get/13170|access-date=10 July 2020|website=army.mod.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.themilitarytimes.co.uk/news/household-cavalry-parade-marks-departure-for-bulford/|title=Household Cavalry parade marks departure for Bulford|date=18 May 2019|publisher=Military Times|access-date=13 August 2019}}</ref>
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== Role ==
In 2014, the Household Cavalry Regiment was re-designated from a Brigade Reconnaissance Regiment to Armoured Cavalry as part of the Army 2020 reforms.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Army 2020 - British Army Website|url =http://www.army.mod.uk/structure/33449.aspx|publisher=Ministry of Defence|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627161950/https://www.army.mod.uk/structure/33449.aspx|archive-date=27 June 2015|url-status=dead|access-date=29 June 2015}}</ref> The Household Cavalry Regiment's task is to provide timely and accurate information and intelligence to the Brigade Commander in order to enable decision-making. To fulfil this function, the Household Cavalry Regiment conducts surveillance and reconnaissance activities, mounted or dismounted, in all weathers by day or night. The regiment's vehicles enable information-gathering to be conducted whilst mobile, at pace, and whilst under fire. The change in designation from Brigade Reconnaissance Regiment to Armoured Cavalry reflects the evolving role of the Household Cavalry Regiment in preparation for [[Ajax (Scout SV)
▲In 2014, the Household Cavalry Regiment was re-designated from a Brigade Reconnaissance Regiment to Armoured Cavalry as part of the Army 2020 reforms.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Army 2020 - British Army Website|url =http://www.army.mod.uk/structure/33449.aspx|publisher=Ministry of Defence|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627161950/https://www.army.mod.uk/structure/33449.aspx|archive-date=27 June 2015|url-status=dead|access-date=29 June 2015}}</ref> The Household Cavalry Regiment's task is to provide timely and accurate information and intelligence to the Brigade Commander in order to enable decision-making. To fulfil this function, the Household Cavalry Regiment conducts surveillance and reconnaissance activities, mounted or dismounted, in all weathers by day or night. The regiment's vehicles enable information-gathering to be conducted whilst mobile, at pace, and whilst under fire. The change in designation from Brigade Reconnaissance Regiment to Armoured Cavalry reflects the evolving role of the Household Cavalry Regiment in preparation for [[Ajax (Scout SV)|Scout SV]]. The Household Cavalry Regiment is under the command of [[1st Armoured Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)|1 Armoured Infantry Brigade]], based at [[Tidworth Camp]] in Wiltshire.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.army.mod.uk/documents/general/Army2020_Report_v2.pdf|title=Transforming the British Army - an update|date=July 2013|publisher=Ministry of Defence|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821200845/https://www.army.mod.uk/documents/general/Army2020_Report_v2.pdf|archive-date=21 August 2016|url-status=dead|access-date=31 July 2016}}</ref>
== Equipment ==
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== Commanding Officers ==
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* 2016–2018: Lt Col Edward P. W. Hayward
* 2018–2020: Lt Col Mark S. P. Berry
* 2020–2022: Lt Col Anthony E. Gilham
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==See also==
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* [[Mercol]]
* [[Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment]]
* [[Formation reconnaissance regiment]]
==References==
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