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
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
Coldstream Guards
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The Coldstream Guards is the oldest continuously serving regular regiment in the British Army. As part of the Household Division, one of its principal roles is the protection of the monarchy; due to t
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…of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF). The 1st and 2nd Battalions were serving in the 7th Guards Brigade, which also included the 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards, and were part of the 3rd Infantry Division, led by Major General Bernard Montgomery. The 3rd Battalion was in the 1st Guards Brigade attached to the…
Portrait of Robert Orme by Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1756
Three regimental soldiers who served in the Crimean War
The Coldstream Guards (right) defending Hougoumont at the Battle of Waterloo