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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 [[Blues and Royals|The Blues and Royals]] in order to preserve the distinct identities of the regiments. A precedent for the Household Cavalry Regiment has previously been set by the [[Household Cavalry Composite Regiment]] - active during the Anglo-Egyptian War, the Second Boer War and latterly during both the First and Second World Wars.
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. It serves as the [[1st Armoured Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)|1st Armoured Infantry Brigade's]] Formation Reconnaissance regiment and hence is equipped with the Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked) family of vehicles, including the [[FV107 Scimitar|Scimitar]], and is considered, for operational purposes, as part of the RAC.
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