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  2. Order of chivalry - Wikipedia

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    Alfonso XIII of Spain (left) with his cousin-in-law, the future King George V (right), during his State Visit to the United Kingdom in 1905. Alfonso is wearing the uniform of a general of the British Army, the Royal Victorian Chain, the sash and star of the Garter, the cross of the Order of Charles III, the neck badge of the Golden Fleece, and the badge of the four Spanish military orders.

  3. Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom

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    Examples of this are Marjorie Scardino, American CEO of Pearson PLC, and Yehudi Menuhin, the American-born violinist and conductor. They were granted an honorary damehood and knighthood respectively while still American citizens, and converted them to substantive awards after they assumed British nationality, becoming Dame Marjorie and Sir Yehudi.

  4. List of British Army regiments and corps - Wikipedia

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    The Life Guards [2] [3] The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons) [2] [3] Line cavalry. 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards [4]

  5. Guard of honour - Wikipedia

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    Soldiers from the Hungarian Defence Forces form a guard of honour at a welcome ceremony for US president George W. Bush's visit to Hungary, 2006. A guard of honour (Commonwealth English), honor guard (American English) or ceremonial guard, is a group of people, typically drawn from the military, appointed to perform ceremonial duties – for example, to receive or guard a head of state or ...

  6. Military rank - Wikipedia

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    For example, under a numbering system by tens, a dekas or dekania was a unit of ten led by a dekarchos, a hekatontarchia was a unit of one hundred led by a hekatontarchos and a khiliostys or khiliarchia was a unit of a thousand led by a khiliarchos. The cavalry, for which Alexander became most famous (in a military sense), grew more varied.

  7. List of army units called "guards" - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of past and present army units whose names include the word guard. Border guards , coast guards , civil guards , home guards , national guards , honor guards , republican guards , imperial guards and royal guards are listed under their own articles.

  8. United States Army enlisted rank insignia - Wikipedia

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    The chart below shows the current enlisted rank insignia of the United States Army, with seniority, and pay grade, increasing from right to left.The enlisted ranks of corporal (E-4) and higher are considered non-commissioned officers (NCOs).

  9. Military order (religious society) - Wikipedia

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    Symbol Name Founded Founder Origin Recognition Protection Extinction Notes Order of Saint James of Altopascio: 1075 (1084) Matilda of Tuscany: Altopascio, Tuscany, Holy Roman Empire: 1239–1459, but mentioned in a Papal bull 1198 of Pope Innocent III: Properties of the hospice of "Altopassus" in Italy confirmed in 1244 by Emperor Frederick II ...