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The regiment was formed in 1788 by the union of the 1st Troop of Horse Guards and 1st Troop of Horse Grenadier Guards. [1] It fought in the Peninsular War and at the Waterloo . In 1877, it was renamed 1st Life Guards and contributed to the Household Cavalry Composite Regiment in the Anglo-Egyptian War , in the Second Boer War and in the First ...
The first three students of Ohio University enrolled in 1809 [25] and Ohio University graduated two students with bachelor's degrees in 1815. [26] Like many of the first American universities, Ohio University was planned to be outside major metropolitan areas to protect academe and studies from busy life, while later public universities would ...
At the Battle of Waterloo, the 1st Life Guards formed part of the 1st (or household) brigade of heavy cavalry under Major-General Lord Edward Somerset. [ 3 ] Records suggest that during the battle, as major and Lieutenant-colonel he led his regiment in eleven charges, most of which were not made until after "his head had been laid open by the ...
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 ...
1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards; 1st Regiment of Life Guards; 1st Regiment of Dragoons (King's German Legion) 1st Regiment of Light Dragoons (King's German Legion) 2nd Regiment of Life Guards; 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays) 2nd Regiment of Dragoons (King's German Legion) 2nd Regiment of Light Dragoons (King's German Legion) 3rd Carabiniers ...
Kingdom of Prussia: Prussian Life Guards – part of the Guards Corps of the Prussian Army; Nazi Germany: 1st SS Panzer Division "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler" – incorporated into the Waffen-SS during World War 2; Kingdom of France: French Life Guards – part of the Maison Militaire du Roi de France of the French Royal Army
The Bangers – 1st Life Guards [3] Barrell's Blues – 4th Foot [3] The Bays – 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays) [3] [12] The Beavers – 100th (Prince of Wales's Royal Canadian) Regiment of Foot later 1st Battalion Leinster Regiment [1] [3] (refers to the regiment's origin in Canada, and its first regimental badge) The Belfast Regiment ...
This list of presidents of Ohio University includes all who have served as president of Ohio University. [1] The university has known twenty-three leaders serve; and except for Super, Crook, McDavis, Nellis, Sherman, and Stewart Gonzalez, all presidents of the university have buildings named after them, most notably Alden Library, Baker University Center, and Ping Recreation Center; the ...