Dragoons were originally a class of mounted infantry, who used horses for mobility, but dismounted to fight on foot. From the early 17th century onward, dragoons were increasingly also employed as conventional cavalry and trained for combat with swords and firearms from horseback. While their use goes back to the late 16th century, dragoon regiments were established in most European armies during the 17th and early 18th centuries; they provided greater mobility than regular infantry but were far less expensive than cavalry.
The Royal Danish Army is the land-based branch of the Danish Defence, together with the Danish Home Guard. For the last decade, the Royal Danish Army has undergone a massive transformation of structures, equipment and training methods, abandoning its traditional role of anti-invasion defence, and instead focusing on out of area operations by, among other initiatives, reducing the size of the conscripted and reserve components and increasing the active component, changing from 60% support structure and 40% operational capability, to 60% combat operational capability and 40% support structure. When fully implemented, the Danish army will be capable of deploying 1,500 troops permanently on three different continents continuously, or 5,000 troops for a shorter period of time, in international operations without any need for extraordinary measures such as parliamentary approval of a war funding bill.
A stable belt is a striped coloured belt worn at times by the armed forces of the United Kingdom, other Commonwealth countries, and a few other countries including Denmark, Brazil and Lebanon. The stripes vary by regiment and corps, identifying the wearer's unit. In Brazil and Lebanon they are known as gymnastic belts.
Colonel-in-chief is a ceremonial position in a military regiment. It is in common use in several Commonwealth armies, where it is held by the regiment's patron, usually a member of the royal family.
The Jutland Dragoon Regiment is the only regiment of the Royal Danish Army that has an armored (MBT) battalion, and is one of the Danish combat regiments in which soldiers are entitled to wear the black beret of the Armoured corps.
The Danish International Brigade, short DIB was a Danish military brigade.
The Zealand Life Regiment was a Royal Danish Army infantry regiment. On 1 January 2001 it was disbanded and amalgamated into the Guard Hussar Regiment, which was moved from Næstved to Slagelse.
The Danish Division, short DDIV, is the only remaining military land division in Denmark. It was created on 1 January 1997 as the successor of Jutland Division. It is one of the now-two Divisions of Multinational Corps North East, the German-Danish-Polish Corps, the successor to the former German-Danish Allied Land Forces Schleswig-Holstein and Jutland (LANDJUT), a NATO Allied Forces Northern Europe formation.
The British Army is listed according to an order of precedence for the purposes of parading. This is the order in which the various corps of the army parade, from right to left, with the unit at the extreme right being highest. Under ordinary circumstances, the Household Cavalry parades at the extreme right of the line. Militia and Army Reserve units take precedence after Regular units with the exception of The Honourable Artillery Company and The Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers.
The Danish Artillery Regiment is an artillery unit of the Royal Danish Army, which was founded on 1 November 2005 when the two artillery regiments in Denmark, King's Artillery Regiment and Queen's Artillery Regiment were merged. The unit was disbanded in 2014 and revived in 2019.
The Schleswig Regiment of Foot is a Royal Danish Army infantry regiment. On 1 January 2001, the regiment was merged with the Queen's Life Regiment to form the Prince's Life Regiment. In 2018, it was announced that the regiment would be reestablished on 1 January 2019 as a light infantry battalion.
The Falster Foot Regiment was a Royal Danish Army infantry regiment. On 1 August 1976 it was amalgamated into the Danish Life Regiment, where four out of five battalions continued to exist until 1981.
Allied Forces Baltic Approaches (BALTAP) was a Principal Subordinate Command (PSC) of the NATO Military Command Structure, with responsibility for the Baltic Sea area. It was in existence from 1962 to 2002 and consisted of the Danish Armed Forces, units of the West German Bundeswehr and allied wartime reinforcements.
The Army Command is the Royal Danish Army's top authority, and directly under the Defence Command. Originally created as the Army Staff, as part of the Danish Defence Agreement 2013–17, which called for major restructuring within the Danish military. It is the successor to Army Operational Command. On 1 January 2019, as part of the Danish Defence Agreement 2018–23, the name was changed to Army Command.
The King's Regiment of Foot was a Royal Danish Army infantry regiment. On 1 November 1961, it was amalgamated with the Jutlandic Regiment of Foot, to create the King's Jutlandic Regiment of Foot.
The King's Jutlandic Regiment of Foot was a Royal Danish Army infantry regiment. On 1 November 1991, it was merged with the Funen Life Regiment, into Schleswig Regiment of Foot.
This article lists the structure of the Royal Danish Army in 1989 and in May 2020:
The Western Regional Command was the overall command of all Royal Danish Army units in Jutland and on Funen. It was split into four military regions, and was responsible for the regional defence. In 1990, the Regional Commands were disbanded and control was collected at the newly created Army Operational Command.
The Eastern Regional Command was the overall command of all Royal Danish Army units on Zealand. It was split into four military regions and was responsible for regional defence. In 1990, the Regional Commands were disbanded and control was collected at the newly created Army Operational Command.
Royal Life Guards 
1st Regiment (Danish Life Regiment) merged into Guard Hussar Regiment on 1 January 2001
2nd Regiment ( Schleswig Regiment of Foot ) merged into Prince's Life Regiment on 1 January 2001. Reactivated on 1 January 2019.
3rd Regiment (Prince's Life Regiment) merged into Jutland Dragoon Regiment on 1 August 2005
4th Regiment (Zealand Life Regiment) merged into Guard Hussar Regiment on 1 January 2001
5th Regiment (Falster Regiment of Foot) merged into Danish Life Regiment on 1 August 1976
6th Regiment (Funen Life Regiment) merged into Schleswig Regiment of Foot on 1 November 1991
7th Regiment (Jutlandic Regiment of Foot) merged with King's Regiment of Foot into King's Jutlandic Regiment of Foot on 1 November 1961
8th Regiment (Queen's Life Regiment) merged into Prince's Life Regiment on 1 January 2001
9th Regiment (King's Regiment of Foot from 1961 King's Jutlandic Regiment of Foot) merged into Schleswig Regiment of Foot 1 November 1991
10th Regiment (Field Lord's Regiment of Foot) merged into Queen's Life Regiment on 1 August 1961
Marine Regiment, three infantry battalions under Bornholm's Værn, disbanded 2000
Infantry Pioneer Command (1938-1951) merged into King's Regiment of Foot [1] 
Copenhagen Infantry Regiment (1808–1816) [3] 
Holstein Infantry Regiment (1778–1951) [6] 
Northern Jutland National Regiment (of foot) (1733–1765) [7] 
Oldenburg Infantry Regiment (1747–1951) [8] 
Zealand Infantry Regiment (1675–1803) merged in the Marine Regiment [2] 
Zealand National Regiment (of foot) (1735–1765) [7] 
