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The Household Cavalry (HCAV) is a corps of the Household Division that is made up of the two most senior regiments of the British Army – The Life Guards and The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons). They have taken part in every major conflict since 1660.
The barracks are the base for the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment, which is horsed and carries out mounted (and some dismounted) ceremonial duties on state and royal occasions in London. These duties include the provision of a Sovereign's Escort, most commonly seen at the Sovereign's Birthday Parade ( Trooping the Colour ) in June each year.
It consists of one sabre squadron from each regiment of the Household Cavalry (the Life Guards and the Blues and Royals) plus a Headquarters Squadron, and the Household Cavalry Training Wing. [3] This has been based (in various forms) at Hyde Park Barracks, Knightsbridge, since 1795.
It is the brother regiment of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment (HCMR) based at Hyde Park Barracks in London - both regiments together form the Household Cavalry (HCav). The Household Cavalry Regiment was formed in 1992, under the Options for Change reforms, by the union of The Life Guards and The Blues and Royals in order to preserve the ...
In February 2020, the British Army relinquished control of Catterick Barracks, Bielefeld, the last remaining headquarters for British Forces Germany, following 75 years in the country, marking the end of the Army Basing Programme and Operation Owl, and the return of 20,000 British troops.
The western side contains Ward Barracks which houses the headquarters of 12th Armoured Infantry Brigade. [15] The headquarters of the former Special Investigation Branch of the Royal Military Police was housed at Campion Lines, until it was disbanded in 2022. [16] The Household Cavalry Regiment moved from Combermere Barracks to Bulford Camp in ...
Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment at Hyde Park Barracks, Knightsbridge 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards , at Combermere Barracks , Windsor [ Note 8 ] 1st Battalion, London Guards , in St John's Hill Drill Hall , Battersea (Army Reserve, administers army reserve companies of the Foot Guards Regiments)
The Household Cavalry moved into the northern wing of the uncompleted building in 1755; at that time, there was stabling for 62 horses compared to 17 today. Originally, the two wings were connected to the central block by single storey ranges; in 1803-5 a further two floors were added to these, giving the building its present appearance. [ 2 ]