The Governor General's Horse Guards

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The Governor General's Horse Guards
Cap Badge of the Governor General's Horse Guards
Active	1810-Present
Country	Canada
Branch	Militia
Type	Household Cavalry
Role	Armoured Reconnaissance
Size	One Regiment
Part of	Royal Canadian Armoured Corps
Garrison/HQ	Toronto
Nickname	Gugga Huggas or Gee-Gees
Motto	Latin: Nulli Secundus (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 Shawn Matheson, CD
Colonel-in-Chief	HM The Queen
Colonel of the Regiment	HE The Governor General
Insignia
Tactical Recognition Flash

The Governor General's Horse Guards is an armoured reconnaissance regiment in the Primary Reserve of the Canadian Army, part of Land Force Central Area's 32 Canadian Brigade Group. Based in Toronto, it is the most senior reserve regiment in Canada, and the only Household Cavalry regiment of Canada's three Household units. They are the armoured equivalent to the Governor General's Foot Guards.

Contents 1 Structure 1.1 A Squadron 1.2 B Squadron 1.3 Cavalry Squadron 1.4 Regimental Support Group 1.5 Band 2 Battle honours 3 Lineage 4 Affiliated regiment 5 Alliances 6 Perpetuating 7 Notable members 8 See also 9 External links 10 References 11 Order of precedence

[edit] Structure

The regiment maintains a traditional structure, with squadrons for combat, training, ceremony, administration, and youth engagement.

[edit] A Squadron

The Field Squadron is tasked to maintain no fewer than two armoured reconnaissance troops, using the Mercedes-Benz G-Class.

[edit] B Squadron

The Training Squadron develops soldiers to serve in their respective roles. This includes personal development through the completion of preliminary trade courses (BMQ/SQ/DP1&2), and playing the role of an enemy opposing force against the Field Squadron in unit-level training field exercises.

[edit] Cavalry Squadron

The Cavalry Squadron provides a horse-mounted presence at public and regimental events.

[edit] Regimental Support Group

The RSG provides leadership and administrative support.

[edit] Band

The full brass and reed military band provides concerts and music for regimental functions. The band includes three specialized musical sub-units: the Fanfare Trumpeters, the Brass Quintet, and the Woodwind Quintet.

[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

• The Royal Canadian Dragoons

[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

• Household Division
• Household Cavalry
• Governor General's Foot Guards
• Canadian Grenadier Guards
• Canadian Guards

[edit] External links

• History and Uniform of the Governor General's Horse Guards, 1822 to 1970
• Official web site

[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: First in Order of Precedence

The Governor General's Horse Guards

Succeeded by: The Halifax Rifles (RCAC)

Note: The Governor General's Horse Guards is first in precedence of Reserve regiments. Regular regiments maintain a separate precedence list.

v • d • e Royal Canadian Armoured Corps Regiments Royal Canadian Dragoons • Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) • 12e Régiment blindé du Canada • The Governor General's Horse Guards • 8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise's) • The Ontario Regiment (RCAC) • The Queen's York Rangers (1st American Regiment) (RCAC) • Sherbrooke Hussars • 1st Hussars • The Prince Edward Island Regiment (RCAC) • The Royal Canadian Hussars (Montreal) • The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own) (RCAC) • The South Alberta Light Horse • The Saskatchewan Dragoons • The King's Own Calgary Regiment (RCAC) • The British Columbia Dragoons • The Fort Garry Horse • Le Régiment de Hull (RCAC) • The Windsor Regiment (RCAC)

v • d • e   Canadian Forces Commander-in-Chief • Chief of the Defence Staff • Armed Forces Council Canada Command • Canadian Expeditionary Force Command • Canadian Operational Support Command • Joint Task Force North • Reserve Force Maritime Command • Land Force Command • Air Command