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Artist's impression of the 1st Troop of Horse Guards at the Battle of Dettingen in 1743.. The Life Guards grew from the four troops of Horse Guards (exclusively formed of gentlemen-troopers until the transformation of the last two remaining troops into Regiments of Life Guards in 1788) [1] [2] raised by Charles II around the time of his restoration, plus two troops of Horse Grenadier Guards ...
The 1st Regiment of Life Guards was a cavalry regiment in the British Army, part of the Household Cavalry. It was formed in 1788 by the union of the 1st Troop of Horse Guards and 1st Troop of Horse Grenadier Guards. In 1922, it was amalgamated with the 2nd Life Guards to form the Life Guards.
History; History; Timeline; Recruitment; Location; Installations; United Kingdom portal: British Army lists; ... The Life Guards [2] [3] The Blues and Royals ...
The distinctive uniform and equipment of the farriers of The Life Guards—blue tunic, black plume and axe—is a historic reminder of the old British Army of the days of James Wolfe. [23] Every cavalry regiment in the Army, other than the Royal Horse Guards (The Blues), originally wore scarlet for all ranks, except the farriers.
May 2016 – British Army deployment begins in Malakal and Bentiu, South Sudan to support the United Nations Mission in South Sudan. 17 March 2017 – British Army begins deploying to Estonia and Poland in support of NATO Enhanced Forward Presence. 22 May 2017 – Operation Temperer is put into effect following the Manchester Arena bombing.
The Mounted Band of The Household Cavalry was a merger in 2014 of the 35 piece Band of The Blues and Royals and the 35 piece Band of The Life Guards. They are now one band of 64 musicians but wear the uniform of both The Blues and Royals and The Life Guards. They come under RCAM, the Royal Corps of Army Music. They also provide State Trumpeters ...
Kingdom of France: French Life Guards – part of the Maison Militaire du Roi de France of the French Royal Army; Imperial Russia: Imperial Guard (Leibgarde) – regiments of life guards that evolved into many elite combat units in the Imperial Russian Army; United Kingdom: Life Guards – part of the British Army
This is a timeline of British history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of England, History of Wales, History of Scotland, History of Ireland, Formation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and History of the United Kingdom