Foot Guards
Grenadier Guards
Raised 1656 for service in Holland with the exiled Charles II as Lord Wentwordth's Regiment.
- 1st Battalion
- 2nd Battalion
Placed in S/A 5.11.1994. The Nijmegen Company retained for ceremonial duties; att. 1st Bn Scots Guards.
Coldstream Guards
Raised 26.8.1650 for the Parliamentary Army as George Monk's [Duke of Albemarle] Regiment.
- 1st Battalion
- 2nd Battalion
Placed in S/A 31.12.1993. Number 7 Company retained for ceremonial duties; att. 1st Bn Irish Guards.
Scots Guards
Raised 23.11.1660+ as six indep coys and regimented 1.5.1661 by George, Earl of Linlithgow as Scots Regiment of Foot Guards.
- 1st Battalion
- 2nd Battalion
Places in S/A 11.1993. F Company retained for ceremonial duties; att. 1st Bn Grenadier Guards.
Irish Guards
Raised 4.1900.
Welsh Guards
Raised 26.2.1915 to give participation in the Foot Guards to the Principality of Wales.
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Last update: May 3, 1999