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The Grenadier Guards (GREN GDS) is the most senior infantry regiment of the British Army, being at the top of the Infantry Order of Precedence. It can trace its lineage back to 1656 when Lord Wentworth's Regiment was raised in Bruges to protect the exiled Charles II. [ 2 ] In 1665, this regiment was combined with John Russell's Regiment of ...
Grenadier Guards Captain Robert Nairac talking to children in the Ardoyne area of Belfast in February 1977. / Credit: Getty Images. Investigators with the Independent Commission for the Location ...
The Canadian Grenadier Guards (CGG) is a reserve infantry regiment in the 34 Canadian Brigade Group, 2nd Canadian Division, of the Canadian Army. The regiment is the oldest and second-most-senior infantry regiment in the Primary Reserve of the Canadian Army. Located in Montreal, its main role is the provision of combat-ready light infantry ...
A grenadier (/ ˌɡrɛnəˈdɪər / GREN-ə-DEER, French: [ɡʁənadje] ⓘ; derived from the word grenade) [ 1 ] was historically an assault-specialist soldier who threw hand grenades in siege operation battles. The distinct combat function of the grenadier was established in the mid-17th century, when grenadiers were recruited from among the ...
This is a list of Brigade of Guards recipients of the Victoria Cross. The Victoria Cross (VC) is a military decoration that may be bestowed upon members of the British or Commonwealth armed forces for acts of valour or gallantry performed in the face of the enemy. Within the British honours system and those of many Commonwealth nations it is ...
Paulet, Major and Colonel Lord Frederick Coldstream Guards, Staff (4TH CLASS) Paulet, Rear-Admiral Lord George C.B. RN (4TH CLASS) Pearson, Lieutenant Thomas Livingstone RN; Peel, Captain William, C.B. RN (4TH CLASS) Pennefather, Major-General Sir John Lysaght KC.B. (2ND CLASS) Percy, Brevet-Colonel the Honourable Hugh Manvers. Grenadier Guards
On 11 March 1849 this regiment was renamed 3rd Grenadier Guards Regiment. [1] [4] [8] In 1849 the Guards Brigade fought in the battles of Mortara and Novara. After the Sardinian defeat in the war the 3rd Grenadier Regiment was disbanded and on 12 October 1849 the 1st Grenadier Regiment and 2nd Grenadier Regiment were reduced to a staff and two ...
Bruce entered the Army at the age of seventeen, [2] with the purchase of a commission as ensign and lieutenant in the Grenadier Guards on 18 June 1830. [3] His promotion to lieutenant and captain was purchased on 22 February 1833. [4] Bruce served as adjutant of the regiment from 28 May 1835 [5] until July 1836 [6] and then on the staff of Sir ...