The Governor General's Horse Guards
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| The Governor General's Horse Guards | |
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 Cap Badge of the Governor General's Horse Guards |
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| Active | 1810-Present |
| Country | Canada |
| Branch | Land Force Command |
| Type | Household Cavalry |
| Role | Armoured Reconnaissance / Ceremonial |
| Size | One Regiment, including units for Cavalry, Band, Cadets |
| Part of | Royal Canadian Armoured Corps |
| Garrison/HQ | Toronto |
| Nickname | Gugga Huggas |
| Motto | Nulli Secundus (Latin: Second to None) Honi soit qui mal y pense (Norman: Shame to him who thinks evil of it) |
| March | March - Men of Harlech Trot - Keel Row |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
LCol JB Claggett, CD |
| Colonel-in-Chief | HM The Queen |
| Colonel of the Regiment |
HE The Governor General of Canada |
| Insignia | |
| Tactical Recognition Flash |  |
The Governor General's Horse Guards is an armoured militia (i.e. part-time reserve) unit of the Canadian Army, part of Land Force Central Area's 32 Canadian Brigade Group. It is the most senior reserve regiment in Canada, and the only mounted regiment of Canada's three Household units. Known affectionately as the "Gugga Huggas", it is based in Toronto and is one of Canada's most ethnically diverse regiments.
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[edit] Battle honours
- North West Canada 1885, South Africa 1900
- World War I: Mount Sorrel, Somme 1916, Flers-Courcelette, Ancre Heights, Arras 1917 '18, Vimy 1917, Hill 70, Ypres 1917, Passchendaele, Amiens, Scarpe 1918, Hindenburg Line, Canal du Nord, Cambrai 1918, Valenciennes, Sambre, France and Flanders 1915-18
- Second World War: Liri Valley, Melfa Crossing, Gothic Line, Lamone Crossing, Misano Ridge, Fosso Munio, Italy 1944-45, Ijsselmeer, North-West Europe 1945
[edit] Lineage
- Button's Troop - 1810
- Denison's Troop - 1822
- Governor General's Body Guard - 1866
- The Mississauga Horse - 1901
- The Governor General's Horse Guards - 1936 (formed by amalgamation of the Governor General's Body Guard and the Mississauga Horse)
[edit] Affiliated Regiment
[edit] Alliances
United Kingdom - The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons)- United Kingdom - 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards
[edit] Perpetuating
- Governor General's Body Guards
- 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles (CEF)
- 7th Canadian Mounted Rifles (CEF)
- 216th Battalion (CEF)
- Mississauga Horse
[edit] Notable members
- HNR Jackman, Honorary Colonel
- TW Holmes, Victoria Cross honorand
- AAM Maharaj Cavalier
- S Rose Trooper
- D Hester Bugler
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- The Governor General's Horse Guards - Second to None, John Marteinson & Scott Duncan, 2002, Robin Brass Studio Books, ISBN 1-896941-28-1
- Historical Record of the Governor General's Body Guard and its Standing Orders, Frederick Denison, 1876, Hunter, Rose, & Co
[edit] Order of precedence
| Preceded by: 12e Régiment blindé du Canada (see note below) |
The Governor General's Horse Guards |
Succeeded by: 8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise's) |
Note: The 12e Régiment blindé du Canada is last in precedence of Regular Force armoured regiments, and the Governor General's Horse Guards is first in precedence of the Reserve armoured regiments.
