Coldstream Guards
Cap Star of the Coldstream Guards
Active	1650-present
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Army
Type	Foot Guards
Role	1st Battalion - Public Duties/Light Role No 7 Company - Public Duties
Size	One Battalion One Company
Part of	Guards Division
Garrison/HQ	RHQ - London 1st Battalion - Windsor No 7 Company - London
Nickname	The Lilywhites
Motto	Nulli Secundus (Second to None) (Latin)
March	Quick - Milanollo Slow - Figaro
Anniversaries	St George's Day Apr 23
Engagements	English Civil War Monmouth Rebellion Seven Years' War American War of Independence Napoleonic Wars Crimean War Second Boer War The Great War Second World War Cold War Malayan Emergency Mau Mau Uprising Cyprus Emergency The Troubles Gulf War Bosnia Iraq War Operation Herrick
Commanders
Colonel in Chief	HM The Queen
Colonel of the Regiment	General Sir Hugh Michael Rose, KCB, CBE, DSO, QGM
Insignia
Tactical Recognition Flash
Plume	Red Right side of Bearskin cap
Abbreviation	COLDM GDS

Her Majesty's Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards, also known officially as the Coldstream Guards (COLDM GDS), is a regiment of the British Army, part of the Guards Division or Household Division. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Public duties are performed by military personnel and usually have a ceremonial or historic significance rather than an overtly operational role Traditionally light infantry (or skirmishers) were soldiers whose job was to provide a Skirmishing screen ahead of the main body of Infantry, harassing The Guards Division is an administrative unit of the British Army responsible for the administration of the regiments of Foot Guards. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. St George's Day is celebrated by several nations kingdoms countries and cities of which Saint George is the Patron saint, including England, the The English Civil War (1642-1651 was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists. The Monmouth Rebellion of 1685, also known as the Pitchfork Rebellion, was an attempt to overthrow James II, who had become King of England at The Seven Years' War (1756&ndash1763 involved all of the major European powers of the period causing 900000 to 1400000 deaths In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" The Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815 involved Napoleon's French Empire and a shifting set of European allies and opposing coalitions The Crimean War, also known in Russia as the Eastern War (Восточная война Vostochnaya Vojna) (March 1854–February 1856 was fought See also First Boer War,, South African Wars (1879-1915 The Second Boer War ( Dutch: Tweede Boerenoorlog, Afrikaans: World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the The Malayan Emergency was a State of emergency declared by the British colonial government of Malaya in 1948 and lifted in 1960 as well as an insurrection and This article covers the modern history of Cyprus, from 1878 to the present The United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR, was the first UN peacekeeping force in Croatia and in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Iraq War|2007 in Iraq|2008 in IraqThe post-invasion period in Iraq Operation Herrick is the codename under which all British operations in the war in Afghanistan have been conducted Majesty is an English word derived ultimately from the Latin Maiestas, meaning Greatness. For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II General Sir (Hugh Michael Rose, KCB CBE DSO QGM (born 1940 in what was then British India) often known as Mike Rose The Jewel House in the Tower of London is both a building and an institution Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress, more commonly known as the Tower of London (and historically as The Tower) is a historic monument in central London A regiment is a Military unit, composed of a variable number of Battalions – commanded by a Colonel. The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. The Guards Division is an administrative unit of the British Army responsible for the administration of the regiments of Foot Guards.

It is the oldest regiment in the Regular Army in continuous active service, originating in Coldstream on the Scottish border in 1650 when General George Monck founded the regiment. The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. Coldstream is a Burgh in the Scottish Borders. It lies on the north bank of the River Tweed in Berwickshire, while Northumberland George Monck 1st Duke of Albemarle, KG ( 6 December 1608 &ndash 3 January 1670) was an English soldier and politician It is one of two regiments of the Household Division that can trace its lineage to the New Model Army, the other being the Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons). Household Division is a term used principally in the Commonwealth of Nations to describe a country’s most elite or historically senior military units or those military units The New Model Army was formed in 1645 by the Parliamentarians in the English Civil War. The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons (RHG/D is a cavalry regiment of the British Army, part of the Household Cavalry.

Contents 1 Traditions and Role 2 History 3 Order of Precedence 4 Alliances 5 References 6 See also 7 External links

Traditions and Role

The grouping of buttons on the tunic is a common way to distinguish between the regiments of Foot Guards. Foot guards is a term used to describe elite Infantry Regiments British Army The Foot Guards are the Infantry Regiments of the Coldstream buttons are arranged in pairs, and a star of the garter is marked on their brassware.

The regiment is ranked second in the order of precedence, behind the Grenadier Guards. The Grenadier Guards (GREN GDS is the most senior Regiment of the Guards Division of the British Army, and as such is the most senior regiment of infantry This is because the Grenadier Guards have served the Crown for a longer period of time. However, the Coldstream Guards is an older regiment, and because of this, has the motto Nulli Secundus (Second to None). The regiment has never been termed the "Second Regiment of Foot Guards" and, when parading with the other four regiments, is always on the extreme left of the line, with the Grenadier Guards on the extreme right. This ensures that the regiment is indeed "Second to None".

The regiment's formal title is Her Majesty's Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards. Their nickname is 'Lilywhites'. An ordinary soldier of the regiment is called a Guardsman, a designation granted by King George V after the First World War. The regiment is always referred to as the Coldstream, never as the Coldstreams, likewise a member of the regiment is referred to as a Coldstreamer.

Currently the most prominent role of the 1st Battalion and No. 7 Company is the performance of ceremonial duties in London and Windsor as part of the Household Division. Windsor (ˈwɪnzə/ /ˈwɪndzə is a suburban town and tourist destination in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire, England. Household Division is a term used principally in the Commonwealth of Nations to describe a country’s most elite or historically senior military units or those military units No. 7 Company serves as an incremental Company in London and amongst other duties provides a Guard for the Queen's Birthday Parade. Trooping the Colour is a military ceremony performed by Regiments of the Commonwealth and the British Army. Duties include the state opening of the parliament, Trooping the Colour, and the Remembrance Sunday parade. Trooping the Colour is a military ceremony performed by Regiments of the Commonwealth and the British Army. In the United Kingdom, Remembrance Sunday is the second Sunday of November the Sunday nearest to 11 November ( Remembrance Day) which is the anniversary No. 7 company is involved in the Changing of the Guard. Changing of the Guards is also the name of a song by Bob Dylan

Companies that make up the regiment are traditionally numbered - the 1st Battalion contains HQ Coy, plus No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 (Support) Coys. The Band of the Coldstream Guards and the staff of RHQ constitute No. 15 Coy. No. 7 Coy is the incremental company that is used for public duties and maintains the traditions of the 2nd Battalion. New officers destined for the regiment that are at Sandhurst or at ATR Pirbright form No. The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst ( RMAS) commonly known simply as Sandhurst, is the British Army officer initial training centre 13 Coy, while Guardsmen under training at ITC Catterick make up No. The Infantry Training Centre ( ITC) is a unit of the British Army administered by HQ School of Infantry responsible for both basic and advanced training 14 Coy.

Operationally, the Coldstream Guards currently perform the role of light infantry. Traditionally light infantry (or skirmishers) were soldiers whose job was to provide a Skirmishing screen ahead of the main body of Infantry, harassing The 1st Battalion is based in Windsor under the command of Headquarters London District, providing the ceremonial guards at Windsor Castle, Buckingham Palace, St James' Palace and HM Tower of London. Windsor (ˈwɪnzə/ /ˈwɪndzə is a suburban town and tourist destination in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire, England. Windsor Castle, in Windsor in the English county of Berkshire, is the largest inhabited Castle in the world and dating back to the time of Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of the British monarch. St James's Palace is one of London's oldest Palaces It is situated on Pall Mall in London, just north of St Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress, more commonly known as the Tower of London (and historically as The Tower) is a historic monument in central London Under the reforms announced in 2004, the Coldstream Guards will be given this as a fixed role, alternating the public duties task with the Irish Guards. The 2003 Defence White Paper, entitled Delivering Security in a Changing World sets out the future of the British military, and builds on the 1998 The Irish Guards ( Irish: Garda na hÉireann) (IG part of the Guards Division, is a Foot Guards Regiment of the British

The Corps of Drums has had, in addition to their ceremonial role, a martial role as a machine gun company, but its members are now trained as assault pioneers. For other uses of the phrase see Machine Gun (disambiguation. An Assault Pioneer is a trained Infantry soldier who is responsible for The construction of tools for infantry soldiers to cross enemy terrain and natural obstacles All Guardsmen for public duties wear the No. 1 Dress tunic in summer or greatcoat in winter and bearskin with a red plume. The Coldstream Guards regimental band plays at Changing of The Guard, state visits and many other events. All of the regiments' musicians were trained as medical orderlies, however they now undertake a role in Nuclear, Biological and Chemical decontamination. This article is about orderlies in medical work For the 1964 film that portrays the profession see The Disorderly Orderly.

Unlike the other four regiments of foot guards, which recruit from each of the four home nations, the Coldstream Guards has a specific recruiting area, which encompasses the counties that Monck's Regiment passed through on its march from Coldstream to London. "Home nation" (common noun redirects here home nation is also used to refer to the host country of Multi-sport events (eg Coldstream is a Burgh in the Scottish Borders. It lies on the north bank of the River Tweed in Berwickshire, while Northumberland London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.

History

The origin of the Coldstream Guards lies in the English Civil War when Oliver Cromwell gave Colonel George Monck permission to form his own regiment as part of the New Model Army. The English Civil War (1642-1651 was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists. Oliver Cromwell (25 April 1599 Old Style &ndash 3 September 1658 Old Style) was an English military and political leader best known George Monck 1st Duke of Albemarle, KG ( 6 December 1608 &ndash 3 January 1670) was an English soldier and politician The New Model Army was formed in 1645 by the Parliamentarians in the English Civil War. Monck took men from the regiments of George Fenwick and Sir Arthur Haselrig, five companies each, and on August 23, 1650 formed Monck's Regiment of Foot. Sir George Fenwick ( 1 February 1847 - 23 September 1929) was a New Zealand newspaper proprieter and editor Sir Arthur Haselrig 2nd Baronet (died 7 January 1661 English parliamentarian, is best remembered as one of the five members of parliament whom King Charles Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire It took part in the Battle of Dunbar, where the Roundheads defeated forces of Charles Stuart. The Battle of Dunbar ( 3 September, 1650) was a battle of the Third English Civil War. Charles II (Charles Stuart 29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685 was the King of England, Scotland, and Ireland. Monck's regiment was left in Scotland. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain.

After Cromwell's death, Monck turned to support the monarchy and on January 1, 1660 crossed the River Tweed into England at the village of Coldstream and began a five-week march to London. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC There are other rivers with this name see Tweed River The River Tweed ( Uisge Thuaidh in Gaelic (156 kilometres or long flows primarily through the England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Coldstream is a Burgh in the Scottish Borders. It lies on the north bank of the River Tweed in Berwickshire, while Northumberland London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. He arrived in London on February 2 and helped in the Restoration of the monarchy. Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor The English Restoration, or simply The Restoration began in 1660 when the English monarchy, Scottish monarchy and Irish monarchy were restored For his help, Monck was given the Order of the Garter and his regiment was assigned to keep order in London. The Most Noble Order of the Garter is an Order of chivalry, or Knighthood, originating in Medieval England, and presently bestowed on recipients However, the new parliament soon ordered his regiment to be dismantled with the other regiments of the New Model Army.

Before that could happen, Parliament was forced to rely on the help of the regiment against an army mutiny on January 6, 1661. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King The regiment successfully defeated the rebels. On February 14 the men of the regiment symbolically laid down their arms as part of the New Model Army and were ordered to take them up again as a royal regiment of The Lord General's Regiment of Foot Guards, a part of the Household Troops. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Household Division is a term used principally in the Commonwealth of Nations to describe a country’s most elite or historically senior military units or those military units

The regiment was placed as the second senior regiment of Household Troops, but they answered to that by adopting the motto Nulli Secundus, Second to None. The regiment always stands on the left of the line when on parade with rest of the Foot Guards, so standing "second to none". When Monck died in 1670, the Earl of Craven took command of the regiment and it adopted a new name, the Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards. Earl of Craven, in the County of York is a title that has been created twice

The regiment saw active service in Flanders and in the Monmouth Rebellion, including the decisive Battle of Sedgemoor in 1685. Flanders (Vlaanderen Flandre Flandern is a geographical region located in parts of present day Belgium, France, and the Netherlands. The Monmouth Rebellion of 1685, also known as the Pitchfork Rebellion, was an attempt to overthrow James II, who had become King of England at The Battle of Sedgemoor was fought on 6 July 1685 and took place at Westonzoyland near Bridgwater in Somerset, England After 1688 they fought in the Battle of Walcourt in 1689, the Battle of Landen and the Siege of Namur. The Battle of Walcourt was fought on 25 August 1689 during the Nine Years' War. The Battle of Landen (or Neerwinden) in the current Belgian province of Flemish Brabant, was a battle in the Nine Years' War, fought in the The siege of Namur refers to a number of sieges throughout history of the Belgian city of Namur.

During the War of Austrian Succession, the Coldstream Regiment saw action in Battle of Dettingen and the Battle of Fontenoy. The War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748 involved nearly all the powers of Europe The Battle of Dettingen ( Schlacht bei Dettingen) took place on June 27 1743 at Dettingen in Bavaria during the War of the Austrian Succession This battle should not be confused with the two battles of Fontenay, which occurred at a different location in 841 and 1944 In 1760, the 2nd Battalion was sent to Germany to campaign under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick and fought in the Battle of Wilhelmstal and at the Castle of Arnoneberg. Ferdinand ( 12 January 1721, Brunswick – 3 July 1792) Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, was a Prussian Three Guards companies of 307 men under Coldstream commander Colonel Matthew fought in the American War of Independence. In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots"

The Coldstream Regiment saw extensive service in the wars against the French Revolution and in the Napoleonic Wars. The French Revolution (1789–1799 was a period of political and social upheaval in the History of France, during which the French governmental structure previously an The Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815 involved Napoleon's French Empire and a shifting set of European allies and opposing coalitions Under the command of Sir Ralph Abercrombie they defeated French troops in Egypt. Lieutenant-General Sir Ralph Abercromby, KB (sometimes spelled Abercrombie ( 7 October 1734 &ndash 28 March 1801) was This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. In 1807 they took part in the investment of Copenhagen. Copenhagen (ˌkəʊpənˈheɪgən ˌkəʊpənˈhɑːgən ˈkəʊpənˌheɪgən ˈkəʊpənˌhɑːgən kʰøb̥ənˈhɑʊ̯ˀn kʰøb̥m̩ˈhɑʊ̯ˀn is the capital and largest city In January 1809 they sailed to Portugal to join the forces under the Duke of Wellington. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, KP, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS ( c The 2nd Battalion joined the Walcheren Expedition. The Walcheren Campaign was an unsuccessful British expedition to the Netherlands in 1809 intended to open another front in the Austrian Empire Later it served as part of the 2nd Guards Brigade in the chateau of Hougoumont on the outskirts of the Battle of Waterloo. Château d'Hougoumont is a large farmhouse situated at the bottom of an escarpment near the Nivelles road In the Battle of Waterloo (Sunday 18 June 1815 near Waterloo Belgium This defence is considered one of the greatest achievements of the regiment, and an annual ceremony of "Hanging the Brick" is performed each year in the Sergeants' Mess to commemorate the efforts of Cpl James Graham and Lt-Col James Macdonnell, who shut the North Gate after a French attack. James Graham (1791–1845 was an Irish Non-commissioned officer (NCO in the British Army during the Napoleonic wars, recognised as the "bravest man James Mackerras MacDonnell PC, CC ( December 15, 1884 - July 27, 1973) was a Canadian soldier, lawyer ^[1] Wellington himself declared after the battle that "the success of the battle turned upon closing the gates at Hougoumont". Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, KP, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS ( c ^[2]

The regiment was later part of the British occupation forces of Paris until 1816. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city

During the Crimean War, the Coldstream Guards fought in the battles of Alma, Inkerman and Sevastopol. The Crimean War, also known in Russia as the Eastern War (Восточная война Vostochnaya Vojna) (March 1854–February 1856 was fought The Battle of the Alma (20 September 1854 which is usually considered the first battle of the Crimean War (1853&ndash1856 took place in the vicinity of the River The Battle of Inkerman, a battle of the Crimean War, was fought on November 5, 1854 and resulted in a British and French victory under General On their return, four of the guardsmen were awarded the newly-instituted Victoria Cross. See below the section "Separate Commonwealth awards" Note that since

The regiment received its current name, The Coldstream Guards, in 1855. In 1882 they were sent to Egypt against the rebels of Ahmed 'Urabi and in 1885 in the Suakin Campaign. Colonel Ahmed Orabi or Ahmed Urabi ( Egyptian Arabic: ʻorābi ˈʕoɾɑːˌbi ( April 1, 1841 - September 21, 1911) ( In 1897, the Coldstreamers were reinforced with the addition of the 3rd battalion. The 1st and 2nd battalions were dispatched to South Africa at the outbreak of the Second Boer War. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa See also First Boer War,, South African Wars (1879-1915 The Second Boer War ( Dutch: Tweede Boerenoorlog, Afrikaans:

At the outbreak of the First World War, Coldstreamers were among the first British regiments to arrive in France after Britain declared war on Germany. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All In the following battles, they suffered heavy losses, in two cases losing all their officers. At the first Battle of Ypres the 1st battalion was virtually annihilated - by 1st November down to 150 men and the Lt Quartermaster. They fought in Mons, Loos, Somme, Ginchy and in the 3rd Battle of Ypres. For the ancient Roman campaign see Battle of Mons Algidus. The Battle of Mons was the first major action of the British Expeditionary Force The Battle of Loos was one of the major British offensives mounted on the Western Front in 1915 during World War I. The Battle of the Somme, also known as the Somme Offensive, fought from July to November 1916 was among the largest battles of the First World War The Battle of Ginchy took place on 9 September, 1916 during the Battle of the Somme when the British 16th (Irish Division captured the "Passchendaele" redirects here For the 2008 film by that name see Passchendaele (film The 1917 Battle of Passchendaele, also known as They also formed the 4th pioneer battalion, which was disbanded after the war, in 1919. The 5th Reserve battalion never left Britain before it was disbanded.

When the Second World War began, the 1st and 3rd battalions of the Coldstream Guards were part of the British Expeditionary Force in France. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The British Expeditionary Force ( BEF) was the British army sent to the Western Front in France and Belgium on the outbreak of They also formed additional 4th and 5th battalions for the duration of the war. They fought extensively in North Africa and Europe as dismounted infantry and the 1st battalion in the Guards Armoured Division. The 4th battalion first became a motorized battalion in 1940 and then an armoured battalion in 1943. The 4th and 5th served as part of the Guards Armoured Division. 6th battalion was also formed in 1941 but was disbanded in 1943 without seeing any action.

Coldstreamers gave up their tanks at the end of the war, the new battalions were disbanded and the troops distributed to the 1st and 2nd Guard Training Battalions.

After the war, the 1st and 3rd battalions served in Palestine. The Palestine Mandate, was a set of protocols or articles that formed a multilateral legal and administrative agreement The 2nd battalion served in the Malayan Emergency. The Malayan Emergency was a State of emergency declared by the British colonial government of Malaya in 1948 and lifted in 1960 as well as an insurrection and The 3rd battalion was placed in suspended animation in 1959. ^[3] The remaining battalions served during the Mau Mau rebellion, in Aden, Mauritius in 1965, in the Cyprus Emergency in 1974 and several times in Northern Ireland after 1969. Aden (ˈeɪdən Arabic: عدن) is a city in Yemen, 170 kilometers east of Bab-el-Mandeb. Mauritius (pronounced məˈrɪʃəs L’île Maurice /il mɔ'ʁis/ Mauritian Creole: Maurice) officially the Republic of Mauritius, République This article covers the modern history of Cyprus, from 1878 to the present Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of

The Regimental Band of the Coldstream Guards were the first act on stage at the Wembley leg of the 1985 Live Aid charity concert. Wembley is an area located in North-West London, England which forms the northern part of the London Borough of Brent. Live Aid was a multi-venue rock music concert held on. The event was organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia They played for the Prince and Princess of Wales. More recently, the band's Fanfare team opened Live 8 in Hyde Park in the summer of 2005.

After the Cold War, the 1st battalion was dispatched to the first Gulf War where it was involved in prisoner of war handling and other roles. Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the In 1993, due to defence cutbacks, the 2nd battalion was placed in suspended animation and its colours are maintained by No 7 Company, which is permanently stationed in London on ceremonial duties. Options for Change was a restructuring of the British Armed Forces in 1990, aimed at cutting defence spending following the end of the Cold War.

For much of the 1990s, the 1st Battalion was stationed in Munster, Germany in the Armoured Infantry Role with Warrior APC's as part of 4th Armoured Brigade. The 4th Mechanized Brigade is a British Army brigade formed during the Second World War, it is currently based in Osnabrück, Germany. In 1993-1994 the battalion served as an armoured infantry battalion in peacekeeping duties in Bosnia as part of UNPROFOR with the Battalion Headquarters in Vitez with additional outposts in Gornji Vakuf and Sarejevo. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Latin script: Bosna i Hercegovina, Cyrillic script: Босна и Херцеговина is a country on the Balkan The United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR, was the first UN peacekeeping force in Croatia and in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the

The battalion was posted to Derry, Northern Ireland on a 2-year deployment in 2001. It deployed to Iraq in April 2005 for a 6 month tour with the rest of 12th Mechanised Brigade, based in the south of the county. The battalion lost two of its soldiers - on May 2, near Al Amarah and on October 18 at Basra. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Amarah ( BGN: Al ‘Amārah; also spelled Amara) is a city in southeastern Iraq, located on a low ridge next to the Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Basra ( BGN: AlBasrah also called Basorah Abillah and Uruk or IRAQ The name that British colony has adopted for Basra

Des Browne, Secretary of State for Defence, announced on 19 July 2007 that the battalion was to be sent, as part of 52 Infantry Brigade, to Afghanistan in October 2007. The Rt Hon Desmond Henry Browne MP (born 22 March 1952 commonly known as Des Browne, is a Scottish Labour Party Politician. The Secretary of State for Defence is the senior United Kingdom government minister in charge of the Ministry of Defence. In March 2008 while on patrol with the ANA members of the Regiment discovered a Taliban torture chamber. A regiment is a Military unit, composed of a variable number of Battalions – commanded by a Colonel.

• Battle Honours
  • Tangier 1680, Namur 1695, Gibraltar 1704-05, Oudenarde, Malplaquet, Dettingen, Lincelles, Egypt, Talavera, Barrosa, Fuentes d'Onor, Salamanca, Nive, Peninsula, Waterloo, Alma, Inkerman, Sevastopol, Tel-el-Kebir, Egypt 1882, Suakin 1885, Modder River, South Africa 1899-1902
  • The Great War (5 battalions): Mons, Retreat from Mons, Marne 1914, Aisne 1914, Ypres 1914 '17, Langemarck 1914, Gheluvelt, Nonne Bosschen, Givenchy 1914, Neuve Chapelle, Aubers, Festubert 1915, Loos, Mount Sorrel, Somme 1916 '18, Flers-Courcelette, Morval, Pilckem, Menin Road, Poelcappelle, Passchendaele, Cambrai 1917 '18, St. Quentin, Bapaume 1918, Arras 1918, Lys, Hazebrouck, Albert 1918, Scarpe 1918, Drocourt-Quéant, Hindenburg Line, Havrincourt, Canal du Nord, Selle, Sambre, France and Flanders 1914-18
  • The Second World War: Dyle, Defence of Escaut, Dunkirk 1940, Cagny, Mont Pincon, Quarry Hill, Estry, Heppen, Nederrijn, Venraij, Meijel, Roer, Rhineland, Reichswald, Cleve, Goch, Moyland, Hochwald, Rhine, Lingen, Uelzen, North-West Europe 1940 '44-45, Egyptian Frontier 1940, Sidi Barrani, Halfaya 1941, Tobruk 1941 '42, Msus, Knightsbridge, Defence of Alamein Line, Medenine, Mareth, Longstop Hill 1942, Sbiba, Steamroller Farm, Tunis, Hammam Lif, North Africa 1940-43, Salerno, Battipaglia, Cappezano, Volturno Crossing, Monte Camino, Calabritto, Garigliano Crossing, Monte Ornito, Monte Piccolo, Capture of Perugia, Arezzo, Advance to Florence, Monte Domini, Catarelto Ridge, Argenta Gap, Italy 1943-45
  • Gulf 1991

Order of Precedence

Preceded by: Grenadier Guards

Infantry Order of Precedence

Succeeded by: Scots Guards

Alliances

•  Canada - The Governor General's Foot Guards
•  Australia - 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
• Royal Navy - HMS Ocean^[4]

References

• Sir Julian Paget, Bt - Second to none : the Coldstream Guards, 1650-2000 (2000) ISBN 0-85052-769-4
• Roberts, Andrew; Waterloo: Napoleon's Last Gamble, 2005, London: HarperCollins Publishers, ISBN 0007190751

Original, even self-contradictory information from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica

Captain Darling from the TV comedy Blackadder was a Coldstreamer; this can be recognized from his uniform. Sir is an Honorific used as a title (see Knight) and in several other modern contexts There have been two Paget Baronetcies both created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom in the 19th century and both still extant A baronet (traditional abbreviation Bart, modern abbreviation Bt) or the rare female equivalent a baronetess (abbreviation Btss) is the holder Andrew Roberts is the name of Andrew Roberts (historian (born 1963 historian Andrew Roberts (cricketer (born 1947 The Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition (1910–1911 is a 29-volume reference work that marked the beginning of the Encyclopædia Britannica This article is about the fictional character For the football player see Kevin Darling Captain Kevin Darling was a Fictional character played by Blackadder is the generic name that encompasses four series of an acclaimed BBC One historical sitcom, along with several one-off instalments

See also

• Governor General's Foot Guards
• 29th Regiment of Foot
• Category:Coldstream Guards officers

External links

• The Guards MuseumContaining the history of the five regiments of Foot Guards, Wellingon Barracks, London. The Governor General's Foot Guards is one of three Household regiments in the Primary Reserve of the Canadian Army, along with The Governor General's The 29th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army The regiment was raised in 1694 by Colonel Thomas Farrington,
• Official site
• Coldstream Guards Band site
• Shiny Capstar (unofficial site)
• Canadian Coldstream Guards
• Coldstream Guards Corps Of Drums
• The Coldstream Guards Association Windsor Branch No.18

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