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Grenadier Guards
Regimental badge of the Grenadier Guards
Active	1656–present
Country	England (1660–1707) Great Britain (1707–1800) United Kingdom (1801–present)
Branch	British Army
Type	Infantry
Role	1st Battalion – Light Infantry/Public Duties Nijmegen Company – Public Duties
Size	One battalion – 558 personnel One independent company One reserve company
Part of	Guards and Parachute Division
Garrison/HQ	RHQ – London 1st Battalion – Aldershot Nijmegen Company – London Ypres Company – Kingston upon Thames
Nickname(s)	The Tow Rows
Motto(s)	French: Honi soit qui mal y pense "Shamed be whoever thinks ill of it."
March	Quick: "The British Grenadiers" Slow: "Scipio"
Engagements	Oudenarde Waterloo Alma Inkerman Sevastopol Omdurman Ypres Battle of the Bulge Cyprus Emergency Malayan Emergency
Commanders
Colonel-in-Chief	King Charles III
Colonel of the Regiment	Queen Camilla
Insignia
Tactical recognition flash
Plume	White Left side of bearskin cap
Collar badge	Grenade
Shoulder badge	Royal Cypher
Abbreviation	GREN GDS

Military unit

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. In 1665, this regiment was combined with John Russell's Regiment of Guards to form the current regiment, known as the 1st Regiment of Foot Guards. Since then, the regiment has filled both a ceremonial and protective role as well as an operational one. In 1900, the regiment provided a cadre of personnel to form the Irish Guards; while later, in 1915 it also provided the basis of the Welsh Guards upon their formation.

The regiment's early history saw it take part in numerous conflicts including the War of the Spanish Succession, the War of the Austrian Succession, the Seven Years' War, and the Napoleonic Wars; at the end of this period the regiment was granted the "Grenadier" designation by a Royal Proclamation. During the Victorian era, the regiment took part in the Crimean War, the Anglo-Egyptian War, the Mahdist War, and the Second Boer War.

During the First World War, the Grenadier Guards was expanded from three battalions to five, of which four served on the Western Front, while later during the Second World War, six battalions were raised, and several were converted to an armoured role as part of the Guards Armoured Division. These units fought in France, North-West Europe, North Africa and Italy.

After the Second World War the regiment was reduced first to three battalions, then to two, and finally to one battalion in the mid-1990s. Major deployments during this time have included operations in Palestine, Malaya, Cyprus, Northern Ireland, the Gulf War, Afghanistan and Iraq.

History

The Grenadier Guards trace their lineage back to 1656, when Lord Wentworth's Regiment was raised from gentlemen of the Honourable Artillery Company by the then heir to the throne, Prince Charles (later King Charles II), in Bruges, in the Spanish Netherlands (present-day Belgium), where it formed a part of the exiled King's bodyguard. A few years later, a similar regiment known as John Russell's Regiment of Guards was formed. In 1665, these two regiments were combined to form the 1st Regiment of Foot Guards, consisting of 24 companies of men. Throughout the 18th century, the regiment took part in a number of campaigns including the War of Spanish Succession, the War of Austrian Succession and the Seven Years' War. At the end of the Napoleonic Wars, the regiment gained the name "Grenadier" in July 1815 following a Royal Proclamation.

During the Victorian era, the regiment took part in the Crimean War, participating in the fighting at the Alma river, Inkerman, and Sevastopol. For their involvement in the Crimean War, four members of the 3rd Battalion received the Victoria Cross. Later the regiment fought at Battle of Tel el-Kebir during the Anglo-Egyptian War in 1882, and then the Mahdist War in Sudan, both during the 1885 Suakin Expedition and in 1898, at the Battle of Omdurman. During the Second Boer War, the 2nd and 3rd Battalions were deployed to South Africa, where they took part in a number of battles including the Battle of Modder River and the Battle of Belmont, as well as a number of smaller actions. In 1900, seventy-five men from the regiment were used to raise a fourth Guards regiment, known as the Irish Guards in honour of the role that Irish regiments had played in the fighting in South Africa.

First World War

At the outbreak of the First World War in August 1914, the regiment consisted of three battalions and the regiment's commanding officer was Colonel Henry Streatfeild. With the commencement of hostilities, the regiment raised a service battalion, the 4th Battalion, and a reserve battalion, known as the 5th (Reserve) Battalion, which was used to carry out ceremonial duties in London and Windsor during the war. The 2nd Battalion of the regiment was sent to France in August, and the 1st Battalion followed to Belgium in October. They took part in the early stages of the fighting during the period known as "Race to the Sea", during which time they were involved significantly at the First Battle of Ypres. In February 1915, a fifth Guards regiment was raised, known as the Welsh Guards. In recognition of the significant contribution Welshmen had made to the Grenadier Guards, the regiment transferred five officers and 634 other ranks to the newly formed unit. A short time later, permission was received for the formation of the Guards Division, the brainchild of Lord Kitchener, and on 18 August 1915, the division came into existence, consisting of three brigades, each with four battalions. Following this the four service battalions of the regiment fought in a number of significant battles including Loos, the Somme, Cambrai, Arras and the Hindenburg Line. Seven members of the regiment received the Victoria Cross during the war.

Following the Armistice with Germany in November 1918, the regiment returned to just three battalions, which were used in a variety of roles, serving at home in the United Kingdom, as well as in France, Turkey and Egypt.

Second World War

During the Second World War, the regiment was expanded to six service battalions, with the re-raising of the 4th Battalion, and the establishment of the 5th and 6th Battalions. The Grenadier Guards' first involvement in the war came in the early stages of the fighting when all three regular battalions were sent to France in late 1939 as part of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF). The 1st and 2nd Battalions were serving in the 7th Guards Brigade, which also included the 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards, and were part of the 3rd Infantry Division, led by Major General Bernard Montgomery. The 3rd Battalion was in the 1st Guards Brigade attached to the 1st Infantry Division, commanded by Major General Harold Alexander. As the BEF was pushed back by the German blitzkrieg during the battles of France and Dunkirk, these battalions played a considerable role in maintaining the British Army's reputation during the withdrawal phase of the campaign before being themselves evacuated from Dunkirk. After this, they returned to the United Kingdom, where they undertook defensive duties in anticipation of a possible German invasion. Between October 1940 and October 1941, the regiment raised the 4th, 5th, and 6th Battalions. Later, in the summer of 1941, there was a need to increase the number of armoured and motorised units in the British Army and as a result many infantry battalions were converted into armoured regiments; the 2nd and 4th Battalions were re-equipped with tanks, while the 1st Battalion was motorised. The 1st and 2nd (Armoured) Battalions were part of the 5th Guards Armoured Brigade, attached to the Guards Armoured Division, and the 4th Battalion was part of the 6th Guards Tank Brigade Group. They subsequently served in the North West Europe Campaign of 1944–45, taking part in several actions, including the Battle for Caen, particularly in Operation Goodwood, as well as Operation Market Garden, the Battle of the Bulge and Operation Veritable.

The 3rd, 5th and 6th Battalions served in the North African Campaign and in the final stages of the Tunisia Campaign, under command of the British First Army, where they fought significant battles in the Medjez-el-Bab and along the Mareth Line. The battalions took part in the Italian Campaign at Salerno, Monte Camino, Anzio, Monte Cassino, and along the Gothic Line. The 3rd Battalion, still with the 1st Guards Brigade, was attached to the 78th Battleaxe Infantry Division for two months in Tunisia until it was exchanged for the 38th (Irish) Brigade and became part of the 6th Armoured Division, where it would remain for the rest of the war. The 5th Battalion was part of 24th Guards Brigade and served with the 1st Division during the Battle of Anzio. After suffering devastating casualties, the brigade was relieved in March 1944 . The 6th Battalion served with the 22nd Guards Brigade, later redesignated 201st Guards Motor Brigade, until late 1944 when the battalion was disbanded due to an acute shortage of Guards replacements. During the course of the conflict, two men of the regiment were awarded the Victoria Cross. They were Lance Corporal Harry Nicholls of the 3rd Battalion, during the Battle of Dunkirk, and Major William Sidney of the 5th Battalion during the Battle of Anzio in March 1944.

After the Second World War

In June 1945, following the end of hostilities, the 2nd and 4th Battalions gave up their tanks and returned to an infantry role. The regiment returned to three battalions at this time, with the 4th and 5th Battalions being disbanded along with the 6th, which had been removed from the order of battle before the end of the war. Initially, the regiment was employed on occupation duties in Germany; however, the 3rd Battalion was deployed shortly afterwards to Palestine, where it attempted to keep the peace until May 1948, when it was replaced by the 1st Battalion. Further deployments came to Malaya in 1948, Tripoli in 1951 and Cyprus in 1956. In 1960, shortly after returning from Cyprus, the 3rd Battalion paraded for the last time and was subsequently placed in suspended animation. In order to maintain the battalion's customs and traditions, one of its companies, The Inkerman Company, was incorporated into the 1st Battalion.

Since the mid-1960s, the 1st and 2nd Battalions have been deployed to Africa, South America and Northern Ireland where they undertook peacekeeping duties. They also undertook duties as part of the NATO force stationed in Germany during the Cold War. In 1991, the 1st Battalion, which had been serving in Germany, was deployed to the Middle East, where it took part in the Persian Gulf War mounted in Warrior armoured personnel carriers, before returning for a six-month tour of Northern Ireland.

21st century

In 2002, the 1st Battalion deployed as part of as Operation Herrick in Afghanistan, and in 2003, it deployed as part of Operation Telic in Iraq.

As of 2014, recruits to the Guards Division go through a gruelling thirty-week training programme at the Infantry Training Centre (ITC). The training is two weeks longer than the training for the Regular line infantry regiments of the British Army; the extra training, carried out throughout the course, is devoted to drill and ceremonies.

In 2012, Lance Corporal James Ashworth of the Grenadier Guards was awarded the Victoria Cross posthumously for bravery in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, members of the regiment helped assist the NHS for testing of COVID-19 patients, and provided checkpoints throughout London in collaboration with the Royal Anglian Regiment.

Battle honours

The 1st Foot Guards has received 78 battle honours, gained for its involvement in a number of conflicts including:

the War of the Spanish Succession, (1701–1714) including Oudenarde
the War of the Austrian Succession (1740–1748)
the Napoleonic Wars, including the Peninsular War (1808–1814) and the Battle of Waterloo (1815)
the Crimean War (1854–1855)
the Egyptian War (1882)
the Sudan Campaigns of 1885 and 1898
the Second Boer War (1889–1902)
the First World War (Western Front) (1914–1918)
the Second World War (North Africa, Italy, Northwest Europe) (1939–1945)
the Persian Gulf War (1990–1991)

Regimental structure

In 1994, under the Options for Change reforms, the Grenadier Guards was reduced to a single battalion. The 2nd Battalion was put into 'suspended animation', and its colours passed for safekeeping to a newly formed independent company, which was named "Nijmegen Company". As a result of this, the regiment was reduced to its current composition: one full battalion, the 1st Battalion, consisting of three rifle companies (The King's Company, No. 2 Company and The Inkerman Company), a support company and a headquarters company, and one independent company, Nijmegen Company, based at Wellington Barracks, London. The Queen, as Colonel-in-Chief, presented new colours to Nijmegen Company in 2013.

Following the Integrated Review, G (Guards) Company, London Regiment based at Kingston upon Thames, re-badged and became Ypres Company, Grenadier Guards.

King's Company

The King's Company (or Queen's Company when the monarch is female, or Sovereign's Company in general) of the Grenadier Guards is the premier ceremonial unit of the regiment and one of the oldest bodies of troops in the Army. It traditionally provides the pallbearers for all deceased monarchs, most recently at the State funeral of Elizabeth II in 2022. They played a role in the Coronation of Charles III and Camilla, with a colour party being present in Westminster Abbey. All soldiers within the company are over the height of six feet.

The King serves as the Company Commander of the King's Company, with executive authority for the daily administration of the company being designated to the "Captain-Lieutenant" (or simply "The Captain"), with there being with 100 Captains over time leading the Company on the Sovereigns' behalf. The company Royal Standard is gifted by the monarch and is now paraded only in the Sovereign's presence. In 1656, King Charles II issued the first Colour to the company and every Monarch since has presented their Company with their own Royal Standard just once in their reign, with the exception of King George II, whose color was in 1709, was shot to pieces at the Battle of Malplaquet, and subsequently replaced the following year. In April 2023, King Charles III presented a new Royal standard bearing his cypher and crown to the King's Company.

Colonels-in-Chief

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

1901–1910: King Edward VII

1915–1936: King George V
Jan 1936–Dec 1936: King Edward VIII
1936–1952: King George VI
1952–2022: Queen Elizabeth II
2022–present: King Charles III

Regimental Colonels

The following is a list of individuals who have served in the role of colonel of the regiment:

1656–1660: Major General Thomas Wentworth, 5th Baron Wentworth
1660–1681: Colonel John Russell
1681–1688: Major General Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton
1688: Edward Lee, 1st Earl of Lichfield
1688–1689: Major General Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton
1989–1690: Lieutenant General Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney
1690–1693: Lieutenant General Charles Schomberg, 2nd Duke of Schomberg
1693–1704: Lieutenant General Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney
1704–1712: General John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
1712–1714: General James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde
1714–1722: General John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
1722–1726: Lieutenant General William Cadogan, 1st Earl Cadogan
1726–1742: General Sir Charles Wills
1742–1757: General Prince William, Duke of Cumberland
1757–1770: Field Marshal John Ligonier, 1st Earl Ligonier
1770–1805: Field Marshal Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh
1805–1827: Field Marshal Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
1827–1852: Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
1852–1861: Field Marshal Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
1861–1904: Field Marshal Prince George, Duke of Cambridge
1904–1942: Field Marshal Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
1942–1952: Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh
1952–1960: General George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys
1960–1975: Major General Sir Allan Adair
1975–2017: Field Marshal Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh,
2017–2022: Vice Admiral Prince Andrew, Duke of York
2022–present: Queen Camilla

Regimental Lieutenant Colonels

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For many years each Foot Guards regiment was commanded by a Colonel (called, for historical reasons, the Lieutenant Colonel). In the 1980s, the army having reduced in size, the role was judged no longer to justify the appointment of a full colonel, so in 1986 a Lieutenant Colonel was appointed; but in 1989 the appointment of full-time officers to command each regiment ceased. Instead, a senior serving or recently retired officer (of at least the rank of colonel) is appointed as Regimental Lieutenant Colonel; the Regimental Lieutenant Colonel oversees the 'regimental affairs' of the regiment.

The Regimental Lieutenant Colonels have included:

1665–1676: Edward Grey
1676–1678: Brig. Gen. the Lord Howard of Escrick
1678–1682: Sir Samuel Clarke
1682–1686: John Strode
1686–1688: William Eyton
1688–1689: Thomas Stradling
1689–1695: Charles O'Hara
1695–1722: Lt. Gen. Henry Withers
1722–1729: Lt. Gen. William Tatton
1729–1735: Maj. Gen. Richard Russell
1735–1738: John Guise
1738–1739: Francis Fuller
1739–1743: Brig. Gen. Charles Frampton
1743–1748: Lt. Gen. John Folliot
1749–1758: Maj. Gen. Alexander Dury
1758–1760: Edward Carr
1760–1765: Lt. Gen. James Durand
1765–1768: Maj. Gen. Joseph Hudson
1768–1770: Edward Urmston
1770–1775: John Salter
1775–1775: The Hon. Philip Sherard
1775–1781: Francis Craig
1781–1782: Maj. Gen. William Thornton
1782–1789: Maj. Gen. West Hyde
1789–1792: Maj. Gen. George Garth
1792–1794: Maj. Gen. Gerard Lake
1794–1795: Maj. Gen. Samuel Hulse
1795–1797: Maj. Gen. Edmund Stevens
1797–1799: Maj. Gen. Francis D'Oyly
1799–1801: Maj. Gen. Andrew John Drummond
1801–1804: Lt. Gen. the Hon. Francis Needham
1804–1813: Lt. Gen. Sir Harry Burrard
1813–1814: Maj. Gen. the Hon. John Leslie
1814–1821: Col. Lord Frederick Bentinck
1821–1830: Col. the Hon. Horatio George Powys Townshend
1830–1837: Col. John George Woodford
1837–1838: Col. Henry D'Oyly
1838–1840: Col. Samuel Lambert
1840–1845: Col. Taylor Grant
1845–1849: Col. John Home
1849–1850: Col. Charles Francis Rowley Lascelles
1850–1852: Col. Sir Ord John Honyman
1852–1853: Col. Godfrey Thornton
1853–1854: Col. Philip Spencer Stanhope
1854–1857: Col. Thomas Wood
1857–1859: Col. Charles William Ridley
1859–1860: Col. Frederick William Hamilton
1860–1861: Col. the Hon. James Lindsay
1861–1864: Col. John Arthur Lambert
1864–1865: Col. Edward George Wynyard
1865–1875: Col. Michael Bruce
1875–1877: Col. William Henry Beaumont de Horsey
1877–1877: Col. George Wentworth Alexander Higginson
1877–1880: Col. Edwyn Sherard Burnaby
1880–1880: Col. Charles Napier Sturt
1880–1885: Col. Edward Henry Clive
1885–1886: Col. Philip Smith
1886–1889: Col. the Hon. William S. D. Home
1889–1894: Col. Henry Trotter
1894–1899: Col. Laurence James Oliphant
1899–1899: Col. the Hon. Herbert F. Eaton
1899–1904: Col. Horace Ricardo
1904–1908: Col. the Lord St Levan
1908–1910: Col. Robert G. Gordon-Gilmour
1910–1914: Col. Robert Scott-Kerr
1914–1914: Col. Robert G. Gordon-Gilmour
1914–1919: Col. Sir Henry Streatfeild
1919–1919: Col. Charles E. Corkran
1919–1923: Col. Gilbert C. Hamilton
1923–1927: Col. Bertram N. Sergison-Brooke
1927–1930: Col. Lord Henry C. Seymour
1930–1932: Col. the Viscount Gort
1932–1937: Col. Guy E. C. Rasch
1937–1939: Col. Charles R. Britten
1939– : Col. Mark E. Makgill-Crichton-Maitland
1959–1961: Col. Alexander M. H. Gregory-Hood
1961–1964: Col. Anthony G. Way
1964–1966: Col. Francis J. Jefferson
1966–1969: Col. Alan N. Breitmeyer
1969–1970: Col. Peter G. A. Prescott
1970–1973: Col. David W. Hargreaves
1973–1976: Col. Nicholas Hales-Pakenham-Mahon
1976–1978: Col. Greville W. Tufnell
1978–1980: Col. David V. Fanshawe
1980–1982: Col. David H. C. Gordon-Lennox
1982–1986: Col. Andrew T. W. Duncan
1986–1987: Lt.-Col. Alexander Heroys
1987–1995: Maj.-Gen. Bernard C. Gordon-Lennox
1995–2000: Maj.-Gen. Sir Evelyn J. Webb-Carter
2000–2006: Col. Edward T. Bolitho
2007–2012: Brig. David J. H. Maddan
2012–2017: Lieut.-Gen. Sir George P. R. Norton
2017–2022: Lieut.-Gen. C. Roland V. Walker
2022–present: Maj.-Gen. James M. H. Bowder

Marches

"The British Grenadiers"

"The British Grenadiers", the official Regimental Quick March of the Grenadier Guards, performed by the United States Army Band Strings ensemble

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The Grenadier Guards Regimental Slow March is the march "Scipio", from the opera Scipione by George Frideric Handel, inspired by the exploits of the Roman General Scipio Africanus. The first performance of Scipione was in 1726. Handel actually composed the eponymous slow march for the First Guards, presenting it to the regiment before he added it to the score of the opera. The Quick March is "The British Grenadiers".

Uniform

Full dress uniform of the Grenadier Guards worn on ceremonial occasions as in the Household Division includes a tall and heavy fur cap, called bearskin with a white plume worn on the left side of the bearskin, properly called a hackle.

Alliances

Royal Navy – HMS Illustrious (until 2014)
Royal Navy – HMS Queen Elizabeth
Canada – The Canadian Grenadier Guards
Australia – 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
City of London – Worshipful Company of Ironmongers

Lineage

Lineage
1st Regiment of Foot Guards (later Grenadier Guards)	The Royal Regiment of Guards
	John Russell's Regiment of Guards

Order of precedence

The Grenadier Guards is the most senior regiment of the Infantry in the British Army

Preceded byFirst in Order of Precedence

Infantry Order of Precedence

Succeeded byColdstream Guards

Notes

Footnotes

Since 6 May 2023

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