The Coldstream Guards is the oldest continuously serving regular

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in the

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. As part of the

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, one of its principal roles is the protection of the

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; due to this, it often participates in state ceremonial occasions. The Regiment has consistently provided formations on deployments around the world and has fought in the majority of the major conflicts in which the British Army has been engaged. The Regiment has been in continuous service and has never been amalgamated. It was formed in 1650 as 'Monck's Regiment of Foot' and was then renamed 'The Lord General's Regiment of Foot Guards' after the restoration in 1660. With Monck's death in 1670 it was again renamed 'The Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards' after the location in Scotland from which it marched to help restore the monarchy in 1660. Its name was again changed to 'The Coldstream Guards' in 1855 and this is still its present title. Today, the Regiment consists of: Regimental Headquarters, a single

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(the 1st Battalion), an independent incremental company (Number 7 Company, maintaining the customs and traditions, as well as carrying the Colours of 2nd Battalion), a Regimental Band, a reserve company (Number 17 Company) and individuals at training establishments and other extra regimental employment.

History

English Civil War

The origin of The Coldstream Guards lies in the

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when

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gave Colonel

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permission to form his own regiment as part of the

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. Monck took men from the regiments of

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and Sir Arthur Haselrig, five companies each, and on 13 August 1650 formed Monck's Regiment of Foot. Less than two weeks later, this force took part in the Battle of Dunbar, at which the

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s defeated the forces of Charles Stuart. After

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's abdication, Monck gave his support to the Stuarts, and on 1 January 1660 he crossed the

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into

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at the village of

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, from where he made a five-week march to

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. He arrived in London on 2 February and helped in the Restoration of the monarchy. For his help, Monck was given the

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and his regiment was assigned to keep order in London. However, the new parliament soon ordered his regiment to be disbanded along with all of the other regiments of the New Model Army. Before that could happen, Parliament was forced to rely on the help of the regiment against the rebellion by the Fifth Monarchists led by

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on 6 January 1661. The regiment defeated the rebels and on 14 February the men of the regiment symbolically laid down their arms as part of the New Model Army and were immediately ordered to take them up again as a royal regiment of The Lord General's Regiment of Foot Guards, a part of the

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. The regiment was placed as the second senior regiment of Household Troops, as it entered the service of the Crown after the

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, but it answered to that by adopting the motto ''Nulli Secundus'' (''Second to None'') as the regiment is older than the senior regiment. The regiment always stands on the left of the line when on parade with the rest of the Foot Guards, so standing "second to none". When Monck died in 1670, the

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took command of the regiment and it adopted a new name, the Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards. File:David Morier (1705^-70) - Grenadiers, 1st and 3rd Regiments of Foot Guards and Coldstream Guards, 1751 - RCIN 405597 - Royal Collection.jpg, British Foot Guards in 1751 by David Morier File:Robert Orme, by Joshua Reynolds.jpg, Lt Robert Orme (1756) by Sir Joshua Reynolds File:Hughes & Mullins after Cundall & Howlett - Heroes of the Crimean War - Joseph Numa, John Potter, and James Deal of the Coldstream Guards.jpg, Crimean War: Joseph Numa, John Potter and James Deal of the Coldstream Guards

Overseas service (1685–1900)

The regiment saw active service in

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and in the

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, including the decisive

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in 1685. It fought in the Battle of Walcourt in 1689, the

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and the Siege of Namur. In 1760, the 2nd Battalion was sent to Germany to campaign under Prince

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and fought in the Battle of Wilhelmstal and at the Castle of Amöneburg. Three Guards companies of 307 men under Coldstream commander Colonel

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fought in the

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Castle of Hougoumont during the Battle of Waterloo

The Coldstream Regiment saw extensive service in the wars against the

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and in the

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. Under the command of Sir

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, it defeated French troops in

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. In 1807, it took part in the investment of Copenhagen. In January 1809, it sailed to

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to join the forces under

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. In 1814, it took part in the

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, in France, where a

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keeps their memory. The 2nd Battalion joined the

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. Later, it served as part of the 2nd Guards Brigade in the Chateau

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where they resisted French assaults all day during the

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. 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.

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himself declared after the battle that "the success of the battle turned upon closing the gates at Hougoumont". The regiment was later part of the British occupation forces of

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until 1816. During the

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, the Coldstream Regiment fought in the battles of Alma,

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and

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. On its return, four men of the regiment were awarded the newly instituted

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. The regiment received its current name, The Coldstream Guards, in 1855. In 1882, it was sent to Egypt against the rebels of

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and in 1885 in the Suakin Campaign. In 1897, the Coldstreamers were reinforced with the addition of a 3rd battalion. The 1st and 2nd battalions were dispatched to

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at the outbreak of the

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1900–present

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At the outbreak of the

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, the Coldstream Guards was among the first British regiments to arrive in France after Britain declared war on Germany. In the following battles, it suffered heavy losses, in two cases losing all of its officers. At the

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, the 1st battalion was virtually annihilated: by 1 November down to 150 men and the Lt Quartermaster. The regiment fought at

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, Loos, the Somme, Ginchy and in the 3rd Battle of Ypres. The regiment 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. The British Army in North-west Europe 1944-45 BU254

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When the

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began, the 1st and 2nd battalions of The Coldstream Guards were part of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) in France; whilst the 3rd Battalion was on overseas service in the Middle East. Additional 4th and 5th battalions were also formed for the duration of the war. They fought extensively, as part of the Guards Armoured Division, in

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and Europe as dismounted infantry. The 4th battalion first became a motorized battalion in 1940 and then an armoured battalion in 1943. 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 2nd battalion served in the

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. The 3rd battalion was placed in suspended animation in 1959. The remaining battalions served during the

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from 1959 to 1962, in

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in 1964, in

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in 1965, in the

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in 1974 and several times in

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after 1969. The Regimental Band of The Coldstream Guards was the first act on stage at the

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leg of the 1985

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charity concert. It played for the

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and

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. In 1991, the 1st battalion was dispatched to the first

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, where it was involved in prisoner of war handling and other roles. In 1993, due to defence cutbacks, the 2nd battalion was placed in suspended animation. For much of the 1990s, the 1st Battalion was stationed in

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, Germany, in the Armoured Infantry Role with Warrior APCs as part of the 4th Armoured Brigade. In 1993–1994, the battalion served as an armoured infantry battalion in peacekeeping duties in

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as part of

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. The battalion was posted to

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, Northern Ireland, on a two-year deployment in 2001. It then deployed to Iraq in April 2005 for a six-month tour with the rest of 12th Mechanised Brigade, based in the south of the country. The battalion lost two of its soldiers, on 2 May, near

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and on 18 October at

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, announced on 19 July 2007 that in October 2007 the battalion was to be sent to

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as part of 52 Infantry Brigade. In March 2008, while on patrol with the ANA, members of the

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discovered a Taliban torture chamber. Section Second in Command

In October 2009, the battalion was deployed on

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11, with units deploying to the Babaji area of central

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, Afghanistan, playing a major role in

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in February 2010. Before the

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the battalion was part of the

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in a light infantry role. Under

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it transferred to London District as a public duties battalion, then in 2019 it joined the

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. It will move to 4 Light Brigade Combat Team by 2025.

Structure

The structure of the regiment and affiliated band includes: * Regimental Headquarters, at

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* 1st Battalion, at

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** Battalion Headquarters ** Headquarters Company ** No.1 Company (Senior Company) ** No.2 Company ** No.3 Company ** Support (No.4) Company (includes regimental

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) * No.7 Company, based at

(maintaining the traditions and

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of the old 2nd Battalion placed in suspended animation in 1993) * No 17 Company, based at

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(the regiment's

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unit, administered as part of 1st Battalion,

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). * Band of the Coldstream Guards, based at

, part of the

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. Companies that make up the regiment are traditionally numbered. New officers destined for the regiment that are at Sandhurst or at the

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form No. 13 Coy, while Guardsmen under training at ITC Catterick make up No. 14 Coy. No. 7 Coy is one of the incremental companies formed to undertake

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in London and Windsor, and maintains the colours and traditions of the former 2nd Battalion.

Role

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Currently, the most prominent role of the 1st Battalion and No. 7 Company is the performance of ceremonial duties in London and

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as part of the

. Operationally, The Coldstream Guards currently perform the role of

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. The 1st Battalion is based in Windsor at Victoria Barracks as an operational light infantry battalion. In 2027 1st Battalion will take over a

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role from 1st Battalion the

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The

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, in addition to their ceremonial role, which has been primarily the musical accompaniment of Changing of the Guard for

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, has the role of

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platoon. All Guardsmen for public duties wear the 'Home Service' 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. Unlike the other four regiments of foot guards, which recruit from each of the four

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, the Coldstream Guards has a specific recruiting area, which encompasses the counties that Monck's Regiment passed through on its march from

. The traditional recruiting area of the Coldstream Guards is the South West and North East of England. The Coldstream Guards and other Guards Regiments have a long-standing connection to The Parachute Regiment. Guardsmen who have completed P company have the option of being posted to the Guards Parachute Platoon, 3 PARA, still keeping the tradition of the No 1 (Guards) Independent Parachute Company, which was the original Pathfinder Group of 16th Parachute Brigade, now renamed

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Traditions

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The grouping of buttons on the tunic is a common way to distinguish between the regiments of Foot Guards. Coldstream buttons are arranged in pairs, and a Star of the

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is marked on their brassware. The regiment is ranked second in the order of precedence, behind The Grenadier Guards. The regiment have the motto ''Nulli Secundus'' (Second to None), which is a play on the fact that the regiment was originally the "Second Regiment of Foot Guards", a position they have never accepted as the regiment is older than the Grenadier Guards. The regiment's nickname is Lilywhites. An ordinary soldier of the regiment is called a Guardsman, a designation granted by King

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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.

Training

Recruits to the

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go through an intensive training programme at the British Army's Infantry Training Centre (ITC). Their training is two weeks longer than the programme provided for recruits to the Regular

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regiments of the British Army; the extra training, carried out throughout the course, is devoted to drill and ceremonies.

Colonels-in-Chief

King

Edward VII Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Emperor of India, from 22 January 1901 until Death and state funeral of Edward VII, his death in 1910. The second chil ...

assumed the colonelcy-in-chief of the regiment on his accession, and subsequent monarchs have also been colonel-in-chief.

Regimental Colonels

George Monck's Regiment (1650) Lord General's Regiment of Foot Guards (1661) * Captain-General

, 1st Duke of Albemarle, 1650–1678Ross of Bladensburg, Lt. Col. Sir John Foster George. ''A History of the Coldstream Guards, from 1815–1895''. London: A.D. Innes & Co., 1896. p. 478 Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards (1670) * Lieutenant General William Craven, 1st Earl of Craven, 1678–1689 * Lieutenant General Thomas Talmash (or Tollemache), 1689–1694 * Lieutenant General

John Cutts, 1st Baron Cutts Lieutenant-General John Cutts, 1st Baron Cutts, PC (Ire) (1661 – 25 January 1707), was a British soldier and author. Early life Cutts was born about 1661 at Woodhall, Arkesden, Essex, the second son of Richard Cutte or Cuttes and Joan Ever ...

, 1694–1702 * General Charles Churchill, 1702–1714 * Lieutenant General William Cadogan, 1st Earl of Cadogan, 1714–1722 * Colonel

Richard Lumley, 2nd Earl of Scarbrough Richard Lumley, 2nd Earl of Scarbrough (30 November 1686 – 29 January 1740), of Stansted Park, Sussex and Lumley Castle, County Durham, known as Viscount Lumley from 1710 to 1721, was a British Army officer and Whig politician who sat in t ...

, 1722–1740Ross of Bladensburg, Lt. Col. Sir John Foster George. ''A History of the Coldstream Guards, from 1815–1895''. London: A. D. Innes & Co., 1896. p. 479 * Field Marshal

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, 1740–1742 * Colonel

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, 1742–1744 * Lieutenant General

Willem Anne van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle Lieutenant-General Willem (or William) Anne van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle (5 June 1702 – 22 December 1754) was a British soldier, diplomat and courtier. He held various roles in the household of George II (1683-1760), who was a personal f ...

, 1744–1755 * Lieutenant General James O'Hara, 2nd Baron Tyrawley, 1755–1773 * General John Waldegrave, 3rd Earl of Waldegrave, 1773–1784 * Field Marshal

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, 1784–1805 * Field Marshal

Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge, (Adolphus Frederick; 24 February 1774 – 8 July 1850) was the tenth child and seventh son of the British king George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. He held the title of Duke of Cambridge from 18 ...

, 1805–1850 * Field Marshal

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, 1850–1860 ; Coldstream Guards (1855) * Field Marshal Colin (Macliver) Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde, 1860–1863 * Field Marshal Sir

William Maynard Gomm Field Marshal Sir William Maynard Gomm (10 November 178415 March 1875) was a British Army officer. After taking part in the Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland, he served in most of the battles of the Napoleonic Wars. During the Hundred Days he to ...

, 1863–1875 * General Sir William Codrington, 1875–1884 * General Sir

Thomas Montagu Steele General Sir Thomas Montagu Steele (11 May 1820, Guilsborough, Northamptonshire – 25 February 1890 Frimley Park, Farnborough) was a British army officer. Life As the eldest son of Major-General Thomas Steele and Lady Elizabeth Montagu, second ...

, 1884–1890 * General Sir

Arthur Edward Hardinge General Sir Arthur Edward Hardinge (2 March 1828 – 15 July 1892) was Governor of Gibraltar. Military career Born the second son of Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge and educated at Eton College, Hardinge was commissioned into the 41s ...

, 1890–1892 * General Sir Frederick Stephenson, 1892–1911 * General Lord William Frederick Ernest Seymour, 1911–1915 * Major General Evelyn Edward Thomas Boscawen, 7th Viscount Falmouth, 1915–1918 * Lieutenant General Sir Alfred Edward Codrington, 1918–1945 * General Sir

Charles Loyd General Sir Henry Charles Loyd, (12 February 1891 – 11 November 1973), nicknamed "Budget Loyd", was a senior British Army officer who fought in both the world wars, most notably during the Second World War as General Officer Commanding (GOC) ...

, 1945–1962 * Major General Sir

Walter Arthur George Burns Major General Sir Walter Arthur George Burns, (29 January 1911 – 5 May 1997) was a British Army officer and native of Hertfordshire. Early life Burns was born on 29 January 1911 to art collector Walter Spencer Morgan Burns (1872–1929), and ...

, 1962–1994 * Lieutenant General The Hon Sir William Edward Rous, 1994–1999 * General Sir Hugh Michael Rose, 1999–2009 * Lieutenant General Sir James Jeffrey Corfield Bucknall, 2009–present

Regimental Lieutenant Colonels

The Regimental Lieutenant Colonels have included:

Battle honours

The Coldstream Guards have earned 117 battle honours: * Tangier 1680, Namur 1695, Gibraltar 1704–1705, Oudenarde, Malplaquet, Dettingen, Lincelles,

, Talavera, Barrosa, Fuentes d'Onor,

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, Waterloo, Alma,

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, Suakin 1885,

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* The Great War (5 battalions):

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Marne 1914 Marne can refer to: Places France *Marne (river), a tributary of the Seine *Marne (department), a département in northeastern France named after the river * La Marne, a commune in western France *Marne, a legislative constituency (France) Nether ...

Aisne 1914 Aisne ( , ; ; pcd, Ainne) is a French department in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France. It is named after the river Aisne. In 2019, it had a population of 531,345.Ypres 1914 Ypres ( , ; nl, Ieper ; vls, Yper; german: Ypern ) is a Belgian city and municipality in the province of West Flanders. Though the Dutch name is the official one, the city's French name is most commonly used in English. The municipality c ...

'17, Langemarck 1914, Gheluvelt, Nonne Bosschen,

Givenchy 1914 Givenchy (, ) is a French luxury fashion and perfume house. It hosts the brand of haute couture and ready-to-wear clothing, accessories, perfumes and cosmetics of Parfums Givenchy. The house of Givenchy was founded in 1952 by designer Hubert de ...

Neuve Chapelle Neuve-Chapelle ( vls, Nieuwkappel) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. It was the site of a First World War battle in 1915. Geography Neuve-Chapelle is situated some northeast of Béthune and ...

Aubers Aubers () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is west of Lille. The parish church is dedicated to St Vaast. It was the site of a major World War I battle, the Battle of Aubers, during 1915. Aubers is twinned with the E ...

Festubert 1915 Festubert is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. The village was on the Western Front during the First World War and was largely destroyed in the May 1915 Battle of Festubert. Geography A farming vil ...

, Loos,

Mount Sorrel The Battle of Mont Sorrel (''Battle of Mount Sorrel'', ''Battle of Hill 62'') was a local operation in World War I by three divisions of the British Second Army and three divisions of the German 4th Army in the Ypres Salient, near Ypres, Bel ...

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'18, Flers-Courcelette, Morval, Pilckem,

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, Poelcappelle, Passchendaele, Cambrai 1917 '18,

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Bapaume 1918 The Second Battle of Bapaume was a battle of the First World War that took place at Bapaume in France, from 21 August 1918 to 3 September 1918. It was a continuation of the Battle of Albert and is also referred to as the second phase of that b ...

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, Lys, Hazebrouck,

Albert 1918 Albert may refer to: Companies * Albert (supermarket), a supermarket chain in the Czech Republic * Albert Heijn, a supermarket chain in the Netherlands * Albert Market, a street market in The Gambia * Albert Productions, a record label * Albert C ...

Scarpe 1918 Scarpe may refer to: *Scarpe river, in France *Battle of the Scarpe (disambiguation), four Battles of the Scarpe were fought during World War I *USS Scarpe (SP-713), a United States Navy ship *Scarpe Mountain Scarpe may refer to: * Scarpe river, i ...

, Drocourt-Quéant,

Hindenburg Line The Hindenburg Line (German: , Siegfried Position) was a German defensive position built during the winter of 1916–1917 on the Western Front during the First World War. The line ran from Arras to Laffaux, near Soissons on the Aisne. In 1916 ...

Havrincourt Havrincourt () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in Hauts-de-France in France. The inhabitants are called ''Havrincourtois''. Situation The village lies about 14 kilometres south-west of Cambrai near the Havrincourt service area on ...

Canal du Nord The Canal du Nord (, literally ''Canal of the North'') is a long canal in northern France. The canal connects the Canal latéral à l'Oise at Pont-l'Évêque to the Sensée Canal at Arleux. The French government, in partnership with coal-min ...

, Selle,

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, France and Flanders 1914–1918 * The Second World War: Dyle, Defence of Escaut, Dunkirk 1940, Cagny, Mont Pincon, Quarry Hill, Estry, Heppen,

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, Venraij,

Meijel Meijel (; li, Méél) is a former municipality and a village in south-eastern Netherlands. History The village was first mentioned in 1303 as "Iohannes et Henricus fratres dicti van der Vloet de Meyele". The etymology is uncertain. It might me ...

, Roer, Rhineland,

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, Cleve, Goch, Moyland, Hochwald, Rhine, Lingen, Uelzen,

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'44–45, Egyptian Frontier 1940,

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, Halfaya 1941, Tobruk 1941–42, Msus, Knightsbridge, Defence of Alamein Line,

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, Mareth, Longstop Hill 1942, Sbiba, Steamroller Farm, Tunis, Hammam Lif, North Africa 1940–1943,

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, Battipaglia, Capezzano, 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 1943–1945 *

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Order of precedence

Alliances

* – The Governor General's Foot Guards * –

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* – HMS ''Ocean''

Gallery

File:SOLDIERS COMPLETE FINAL REHEARSAL AHEAD OF THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY PARADE MOD 45159988.jpg, A Coldstream Guards

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dressing through the ranks during the rehearsal for the

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, 1901 File:4thColdstreamGuardsHouthulstForestBattleOfPeolcappelle.jpg, 4th Coldstream in the

Third Battle of Ypres The Third Battle of Ypres (german: link=no, Dritte Flandernschlacht; french: link=no, Troisième Bataille des Flandres; nl, Derde Slag om Ieper), also known as the Battle of Passchendaele (), was a campaign of the First World War, fought by ...

, 1917 File:Guards Parachute Platoon.JPG, Coldstream Guard members of the Guards Parachute Platoon,

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and

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, accompanied by Major Oliver Biggs, reviewing the 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards at Windsor Castle during Trump's visit to

in July 2018. France, Bayonne, cimetière des gardes anglais, plaque visite king Edward, bataille 1814 12.JPG, Battle of Bayonne's cemetery, 1814, France, detail File:Coldstream 2.png, 1st Battalion on Exercise in Kenya 2019

Notes

Citations

References

* Sir Julian Paget, Bt – ''Second to none : the Coldstream Guards, 1650–2000'' (2000) * * Roberts, Andrew; ''Waterloo: Napoleon's Last Gamble'', 2005, London: HarperCollins Publishers,

Daniel Mackinnon Colonel Daniel Mackinnon (1791 – 22 June 1836) was a Scottish Colonel of the Coldstream Guards who played an important part at the Battle of Waterloo. Family Daniel was the younger son of William Mackinnon, eldest son of the Clan MacKinnon C ...

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