Battle Honours of the Canadian Army
The Royal Canadian Dragoons
Highlighted Battle Honours are approved for emblazonment on the Regimental Guidon. Capitalized Battle Honours indicate the name of a group of battles, actions or engagements. Where common names but separate year dates created a combined battle honour title authorized as a single name for emblazonment, both have been highlighted.
| Wars and Operations | Battle Honour | Date | Remarks |
| The North West Rebellion, 1885 |
North West Canada, 1885 |
The Cavalry School Corps. Battle honour authorized to The Royal Canadian Dragoons by General Order 291, December 1905. |
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| South African War | South Africa, 1900 |
The regiment raised the 1st Bn, Canadian Mounted Rifles, renamed The Royal Canadian Dragoons on 22 Aug 1900 while deployed.
Battle honour authorized to The Royal Canadian Dragoons by General Order 291, December 1905. |
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| First World War | |||
| Summer Operations, 1915. (March-October) | Festubert, 1915 |
15-25 May 1915 |
The Royal Canadian Dragoons served as infantry with the 1st Canadian Division during 1915, then as cavalry from 1916-18 with the Canadian Cavalry Brigade The Royal Canadian Dragoons - "Festubert, 1915, Somme, 1916, '18, Bezantin, Pozieres, Flers-Courcelette, Cambrai, 1917, '18, St Quentin, Amiens, Hindenburg Line, St Quentin Canal, Beaurevoir, Pursuit to Mons, FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1915-18" |
| Operations on the Somme. (1 July – 18 November, 1916) | Somme, 1916 |
1 July – 18 Nov 1916 | |
Bezantin Ridge |
14-17 July 1916 | ||
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Pozieres Ridge |
23 July – 3 Sep 1916 | ||
Flers-Courcelette |
15-22 Sep 1916 | ||
| The Cambrai Operations (20 November - 7 December, 1917) | Cambrai, 1917 |
20 November - 3 Dec 1917 | |
| The Offensive in Picardy (21 March – 5 April, 1918) | Somme, 1918 |
21 Mar - 5 Apr 1918 | |
St Quentin |
21-23 Mar 1918 | ||
| The Advance in Picardy (8 August – 3 September, 1918) | Amiens |
8-11 Aug 1918 | |
| The Breaking of the Hindenburg Line (26 August – 12 October, 1918) | Hindenburg Line, Battles of the |
12 Sep – 9 Oct 1918 | |
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St Quentin Canal |
29 Sep – 2 Oct 1918 | ||
Cambrai, 1918 |
8-9 Oct 1918 | ||
Beaurevoir |
3-5 Oct | ||
Pursuit to Mons |
11 Nov 1918 | ||
| FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1915-18 | FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1915-18 |
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| Second World War | |||
| LIRI VALLEY | LIRI VALLEY |
18-30 May 44 |
The Royal Canadian Dragoons - "LIRI VALLEY, GOTHIC LINE, LAMONE CROSSING, Misano Ridge, Sant’ Angelo in Salute, Fosso Vecchio, ITALY 1944-45, Groningen, Bad Zwischenahn, NORTH-WEST EUROPE 1945" |
| GOTHIC LINE | GOTHIC LINE |
25 Aug - 22 Sep 44 | |
Misano Ridge |
3-5 Sep 44 | ||
Sant’ Angelo in Salute |
11-15 Sep 44 | ||
| LAMONE CROSSING | LAMONE CROSSING |
2-13 Dec 44 | |
Fosso Vecchio |
16-18 Dec 44 | ||
| ITALY 1944-45 | ITALY 1944-45 |
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Groningen |
13-16 Apr 45 | ||
Bad Zwischenahn |
23 Apr – 4 May 45 | ||
| NORTH-WEST EUROPE 1945 | NORTH-WEST EUROPE 1945 |
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| South-West Asia | |||
| South-West Asia | Afghanistan | Announced 9 May 2014 | |
VCs won by 
Regimental Histories:
- Dragoon: the centennial history of the Royal Canadian Dragoons, 1883-1983. Brereton Greenhous. Belleville, Ont.: Guild of the Royal Canadian Dragoons, 1983. 557 p
- The Royal Canadian Dragoons and the Anglo-Boer War, 1900. Hugh Robertson. Ottawa: National Library of Canada, 1983
- The O'Leary Collection; Medals of The Royal Canadian Regiment.
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