The regimental records of the British Army . —None recognised in Regulations, but The Royal Cypher andCrown appear on appointments. The motto, Viret in ^fer?m?n has beenborne since its formation. Nicknames.—Familiar in i8th century as The Green Dragoons (from the facings) ;The Ragged Brigade (during the Peninsular War, when its arduous servicesdebarred much attention to appearances); The Evergreens (from its facings andpunning motto); The Geraniums (for smartness of appearance) ; and TheGreat Runaway Prestonpans (in allusion to the panic which seized some of themen in the fight with the Jacobi
The regimental records of the British Army . —None recognised in Regulations, but The Royal Cypher andCrown appear on appointments. The motto, Viret in ^fer?m?n has beenborne since its formation. Nicknames.—Familiar in i8th century as The Green Dragoons (from the facings) ;The Ragged Brigade (during the Peninsular War, when its arduous servicesdebarred much attention to appearances); The Evergreens (from its facings andpunning motto); The Geraniums (for smartness of appearance) ; and TheGreat Runaway Prestonpans (in allusion to the panic which seized some of themen in the fight with the Jacobite rebels). Notes.—Raised in the Midlands, the services of this regiment have been of the mostdistinguished order. It formed part of the Balaclava Light Brigade. In thePeninsula it served in no less than thirty-two affairs, not counting general actions,losing 274 men and 1,009 horses. Bibliography.—Historical Record of the 13//; Regiinent of Light Dragoons. 1715-1842. [London: Parker. 1842.] 46 Z\K ifourteentb {Zbc Hunos) Ibuc^
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