It is here that we hold extensive records of individual soldiers who served in the 1 st life guards, 2nd life guards, the life guards, royal horse guards blues and the household battalion. On december 31, 1730 january 11, 1731, the regiment was named the horse guards and was given all the rights of the guard thus the beginning of the regular guards cavalry. An historical record of the royal regiment of horse guards, or. The basis of the detail shown in the pages linked below is the excellent work in brigadier e.
James british regiments 19141918 samson books, 1978 with corrections and additions by chris baker. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Buy an historical record of the royal regiment of horse guards. The british army, in the modern sense of the standing army under the crown, was formed following the restoration of king charles ii in 1661. Famous regiments military history britain british leo cooper unit histories regimental history infantry, guards, dragoons, rifles, scots, scotland, royal guards, questions about this item. Life guards on the right were also compelled to retire, i believe to conform with the retirement of troops on their right. Regiments are, in many ways, like families and this book is as much a biography as a. Each issue included a variety of indepth articles on a particular battle, campaign, military unit, etc. It occurred to me then that it might be a fun exercise to put together a fan made list of 100 regiments for only war. Representatives of all the irish regiments that remained in the british army were assembled to take part in the traditional ceremony of beating retreat. In due course, the reforms of 1746 resulted in the reduction of three regiments of horse to the lower rank of dragoon guards as a measure of economy dragoon.
The order in which regiments form up when on parade together is. From 1658 to 1788, the horse guards existed as independent troops. Apr 04, 2010 activity was happening elsewhere on the field, however, and as the battle drew to a close, napoleons middle guard launched an assault on the british line, to the 52nds left, and were met by a number of regiments including the 1st foot guards, who repulsed the 3rd chasseurs, but had to themselves retreat when the 4th chasseurs moved forward to. The governor generals foot guards and the canadian grenadier guards have traditionally formed the ad hoc ceremonial guard unit, although membership into the ceremonial guard. Coldstream guards, grenadier guards, welsh guards, scots guards, take on the roles of elite infantry.
Reviewed in the united states on april 22, 2000 this is a must own book for anyone that is interested in cavarly units of the us army. Royal horse guards 2nd life guards wwi war diaries. The unit later converted to armour, and continued its service into the 21st century as an armoured reconnaissance regiment. We recently did something similar for only war missions, and that seemed to work out nicely. The following 118 pages are in this category, out of 118 total.
Famous regiments series 63 volumes schroeders book haven. Regiments are, in many ways, like families and this book is as much a biography as a history. Although the ggfg has its buttons in pairs, compared to the single buttons of the cgg, it is the more senior regiment. Kirichenkos iv guards kuban cavalry corps and general a. There have been six active regiments of foot guards and one reserve regiment, five of which still exist. For those of you that are not familiar with original series, it ran from 19902000. Most british infantry regiments had only a single battalion. During the second world war, the life guards, with the royal horse guards, were reformed into the 1st household cavalry regiment 1hcr and 2nd household cavalry regiment 2hcr. They were placed on the english establishment in 1661, with the founding of the modern regular british. Selivanovs v guards don cavalry corps, in the battle of kursk of 1943, and in the liberation of the leftbank ukraine general v. Horse guards is the first major, fully illustrated history of the household cavalry. This sixpartseries follows one of the oldest and most recognisable regiment of the british army, the household cavalry, in a. Cavalry regiments article about cavalry regiments by the. On 8 june 1981, the bands, bugles, pipes and drums of the irish regiments beat retreat on horse guards parade in the presence of her majesty queen elizabeth the queen mother.
Tmp 1st foot regiment for waterloo 2nd battalion flag. The canadian guards was an infantry regiment of foot guards formed in the 1950s as part of an expansion of the canadian army active force. A lavish history of the armys senior regiments telegraph. The household cavalry museum archive, education and storage facility is located in the former regimental museum building at combermere barracks, windsor. The life guards lg is the senior regiment of the british army and part of the household cavalry, along with the blues and royals.
This is a list of histories of the regiments during the great war. The royal horse guards the blues the royal horse guards the blues the royal horse guards the blues dragoon guards. Life guards on the right were also compelled to retire, i believe to. The correct designation for the guards was foot guards. In the napoleonic wars there were three guards regiments. Guard regiments cavalry regiments scottish regiments irish regiments light infantry army medical corps the queens regiment royal anglian military uniform prints of the guards regiments, 1st life guards, scots guards, royal horse guards and irish guards by victorian artist richard simkin, published by cranston fine arts. The royal horse guards the blues trace their origins to cromwells new model army. Horse guards forms a grand entrance to the famous horse guards parade and st. The royal horse guards the blues, noting their tunics descend from a parliamentary regiment of horse, which charles ii reraised when founding the regular british army in 1661.
The story of the blues and royals by j n p watson leo cooper. As such they were, and continue today to be the most senior regiments in the army. In 1943 the cavalry played an important role in the battle for the caucasus general n. They did not come in the numbering system for line regiments and were numbered separately.
Unfollow guards regiments to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. A cavalry black from foal to retirement is a new book. The russian imperial guard, officially known as the leib guard russian. Anglesey, lord a history of the british cavalry vols 14 pen and sword books, 1983 babington, anthony military intervention in britain, from the gordon riots to the gibraltar incident routledge, london 1990 bowling, a. A battalion usually comprised companies, including one.
You can create as many pages like this one or subpages as you like and manage all of your content inside of wordpress. If ones wants to learn about the life guards and the blues regiments. The guards division is an administrative unit of the british army responsible for the administration of the regiments of foot guards and the london regiment. A historical record of the royal regiment of horse guards or oxford blues.
Manuscripts the makinsheyworth correspondence, hcm, box 7 ab2380. Oct 20, 2006 regiments are, in many ways, like families and this book is as much a biography as a history. Royal horse guards the blues 1st the kings dragoon guards. The canadian guards regimental standing orders 1966. The royal army medical corps r mclaughlin 1972 121pp. The royal horse guards regiment, the regiment commonly referred to as the blues, is one of only two regiments to trace its origins back to cromwells new model army. An historical record of the royal regiment of horse guards, or oxford blues. They took their names, preobrazhensky and semonovsky, from the villages in which they had originally taken form. The foot guards are the regular infantry regiments of the household division of the british army.
Its divided into the household cavalry regiment and the household cavalry mounted regiment. The 1st foot guards and royal scots were exceptions each having two battalions, but these would never serve alongside each other in the field. Division on the left were driven back, and the 2nd. The guards regiment was granted the timpani of the swedish horse guards taken from them at the battle of poltava on july 8, 1709. We recommend therefore that a guardsmans bearskin is never referred to as a busby in military terms it is an insult.
In that it is one of the best books about the cavalry regiments of the british household guard regiments that i have seen so far. Two regiments of foot guards exist in the canadian armys primary reserve, the governor generals foot guards ggfg and the canadian grenadier guards cgg. The guards were patterned after guards regiments of the british army. The governor generals horse guards was a regiment of cavalry formed in the canadian army as part of the militia. During daytime the buildings arched passage on whitehall is guarded by both mounted and unmounted troopers of the household cavalry regiments, who are often the target of camerawielding tourists. Life guards bodyguard were military units serving as personal guards. It was the joining of two famous cavalry regiments, the royal horse guards and the royal dragoons, which formed the blues and royals in 1969.
A unique illustrated history of the most famous regiment in the british armythis is the first major history of the household cavalry, which consists of the life guards and the blues and royals the three oldest and most senior regiments in the british army. List of the officers of the several regiments and corps of fencible cavalry and infantry. I work with a couple of excoldstream guards and they have said that the training was always intense because they rotate between ceremonial and regular duties and both need to be trained for specifically. Royal horse guards project seven years war kronoskaf. The canadian guards regimental standing orders 1966 hardcover jan. The two foot guards, along with the governor generals horse guards, form canadas household division. After waterloo, all three household cavalry regiments remained on home duties for some seventy years. The 1st regiment of foot was the royal scots, and it is their flag that 4th cuirassier linked to.
It follows the fortunes of the most senior regiments in the british army, and. List officers several regiments corps fencible cavalry. I work with a couple of excoldstream guards and they have said that the training was always intense because they rotate between ceremonial. A name change occurred in 1875 when the royal regiment of horse became the royal horse guards and shortly thereafter the regiment was shipped to egypt in the face of a revolt by arabi pasha in 1882, a situation which threatened the suez canal. Member of the royal horse guards of the british army, in 1758 source. Peter used those regiments to seize power from sophia alexeyevna, then ruling as regent, and establish himself in sole rule. Jul 07, 2010 do the british army guard regiments, e. A register of the regiments and corps of the british army. Guards, regiments of the russian imperial guards regiments originated in the two socalled play regiments that the young tsar peter i created during the 1680s. The royal regiment of horse joined the lifeguards, the grenadier guards and the coldstream guards as all being raised specifically to protect the royal household from any threat. Ive been using this for the military history book im writing at the moment as it shows the name changes of various army regiments. This category has the following 8 subcategories, out of 8 total. When i say elite infantry im not talking about sas, navy seals, delta force, ksk, etc standards, but better than normal regiments, e. This list may not reflect recent changes learn more.
Grenadiers on right flank, then the welsh guards, scots guards in the centre, the irish guards and the coldstream guards on the left flank. The five regiments of foot guards are the grenadier guards, the coldstream guards, the scots guards, the irish guards and the welsh guards. The horse guards originally consisted of two regiments. Once mobilised one squadron formed household cavalry composite regiment with a squadron of the 1st and 2nd life guards. A guardsman would refer to his headgear as a bearskin although it is often wrongly referred to as a busby a small fur hat approximately eight inches high that is worn by some regiments. The governor generals horse guards is the most senior armoured army reserve regiment, while the governor generals foot guards and the canadian grenadier guards are, respectively, the first and second most senior infantry army reserve regiments. History of the queens bays, 2nd dragoon guards, 16851929 by frederic whyte and a.
The royal guards reserve regiment was a reserve formation of the household brigade in existence from 1900 to 1901. If ones wants to learn about the life guards and the blues regiments and their service to the crown for the past 300 plus years in the field or at whitehall. Horse guards, dating from 1750, is still the headquarters of the household division, where the household cavalry has changed the queens life guard in a daily ceremony that has remained broadly unchanged for over 350 years. The royal horse guards blues 1875 1969 the blues and royals 1969 suggested reading. When the guards oldest regiments met for their first drill on the village green in salem, massachusetts, they were barely three months old, organized on december. The guards division is responsible for providing two battalions for public duties to london district plus three incremental companies. As far as im aware the coldstream guards, whilst still a top infantry regiment, is still a level below the paras. This is an example of a wordpress page, you could edit this to put information about yourself or your site so readers know where you are coming from. Anglian regiment, royal welsh, irish rangers, mercian regiment, etc. This will be a bit more involved, but it could be fun. Of the officers of the militia by great britain war office and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The attempt of the fifth monarchy to overthrow the monarchy gave the king the perfect excuse to reraise a number of regiments in order to protect himself. The household cavalry is made up of the two most senior regiments in the british army. Some regiments have been completed while others only have a very basic overview.
Sir arthur hesilrig haselrig, haslerigge assumed command of hesilrigs regiment of cuirassiers, adopting the european nomenclature for heavy armoured cavalry. Buy horse guards main market by barney whitespunner cbe isbn. They enjoyed a short life and were removed from the order of battle shortly after unification. Activity was happening elsewhere on the field, however, and as the battle drew to a close, napoleons middle guard launched an assault on the british line, to the 52nds left, and were met by a number of regiments including the 1st foot guards, who repulsed the 3rd chasseurs, but had to themselves retreat when the 4th chasseurs moved forward to.
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