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Foot guards are senior infantry regiments within the British Army and the Canadian Army whose primary role includes military and combat operations, while its secondary role include public duties respo
1815 engraving of three grenadiers of the British Army's foot guards
The Grenadier Guards performing public duties during the 2015 State Opening of Parliament by Queen Elizabeth II, accompanying her procession to the Palace of Westminster.
Members of the Governor General's Foot Guards mount a sentry post at Rideau Hall. The unit is one of two regiments of foot guards in Canada.
1st Foot Guards of the Imperial German Army form a guard of honour for Emperor Wilhelm II and Prince Oskar of Prussia, 1898.
Grenadier Guards
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The Grenadier Guards, with full official title "The 1st or Grenadier Regiment of Foot Guards", is the most senior infantry regiment of the British Army, being at the top of the Infantry Order of Prece
Foot guards
…the five British foot guards regiments have transitioned to mechanised infantry roles. The British Army maintains five regiments of foot guards. The Grenadier Guards, Coldstream Guards, and Irish Guards specialise in infantry and light infantry roles, while the Scots Guards and Welsh Guards specialise in mechanised…
Regimental badge of the Grenadier Guards
c. 1751–1760 painting of a regimental grenadier (first from left)
1812 engraving of two regimental privates
Soldiers of the 4th Battalion, Grenadier Guards in 1914