NAM.1960-03-191-2

Sabretache badge, 6th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers), post 1902. Badge with crossed carbines over a garter bearing the unit title, ‘The Carabiniers’, surmounted by a crown and surrounded by scrolls bearing battle honours. The battle honours on this badge reflect the regiment’s extensive service overseas: ‘Blenhem’, ‘Ramillies’, ‘Oudenarde’, and ‘Malplaquet’ for the War of the Spanish Succession (1702-1713); ‘Warburg’ and ‘Willem’ for the Seven Years War (1756-1763); ‘Sebastopol’ for the Crimean War (1851-1856); ‘Delhi’ for the Indian Mutiny (1857-1859); the 2nd Afghan War (1878-1880); the ‘Relief of Kimberley’ and ‘Paarderberg’ and ‘South Africa 1899-1902’ for the Boer War.

Boer War (1899-1902), 2nd Afghan War (1878-1880)

Blenheim, Battle of, 1704 (War of the Spanish Succession, Northern Europe 1702-1713), Oudenarde, Battle of, 1708 (War of the Spanish Succession, Northern Europe 1702-1713), Malplaquet, Battle of, 1709 (War of the Spanish Succession, Northern Europe 1702-1713), Warburg, Battle of, 1760 (Seven Years War, Europe 1756-1763), Sevastopol, Siege of, 1854-55 (Crimean War 1854-1856), Kimberley, Relief of, 1900 (Boer War 1899-1902), Paardeberg, Battle of, 1900 (Boer War 1899-1902)