Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, Royal Fusiliers and the Black Watch pushed into the city.

CNN: Basra offers a lesson on taking Baghdad

It concluded 49 minutes later so members could watch the defence secretary announce a reprieve for the threatened Queen's Dragoon Guards.

BBC: Regimental reprieve: politicians race to claim credit

'Firing Line' brings together the history of The Royal Welsh regiment and the 1st The Queens Dragoon Guards - also known as the Welsh Cavalry.

BBC: Prince Charles begins week-long tour of Wales

One of the first to highlight his role in saving the Queen's Dragoon Guards was the leader of the Conservatives in the Welsh assembly, Andrew RT Davies.

BBC: Regimental reprieve: politicians race to claim credit