The 2nd Dragoon Guards was a cavalry regiment of the British Army. It was first raised in 1685 by Henry Mordaunt, 2nd Earl of Peterborough as the Earl of Peterborough's Regiment of Horse by merging fo
The regimental cap badge for other ranks between 1920 and 1952
c. 1751 painting of a regimental private
The regiment routing mutineers near Hyderabad during the Indian Rebellion of 1857
c. 1910 illustration of a regimental private
Bay (horse)
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Bay is a hair coat color of horses, characterized by a reddish-brown or brown body color with a black point coloration on the mane, tail, ear edges, and lower legs. Bay is one of the most common coat
2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays)
…dragoon unit. In 1767 the regiment was renamed the "2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays)" to reflect the custom of its officers and soldiers to ride only bay horses. The regiment served as horse cavalry until 1937, when it was mechanised with light tanks. The regiment became part of the Royal Armoured Corps…
A bay mare
The horses of the New South Wales Mounted Police show some of the typical variations in the bay color.
A very dark bay horse might appear to be almost black
Dark bay or "brown" horses often have lighter hair around the muzzle, eyes, flanks, and elbow