Brigade of Guards
The Brigade of Guards was an administrative formation of the British Army from 1856 to 1968. It was commanded by the Major-General commanding the Brigade of Guards and was responsible for administering the guards regiments.
After the Second World War the British Army had fourteen infantry depots, each bearing a letter. Infantry Depot A at Wellington Barracks was the headquarters for the five guards regiments.[1]
In line with the reforms of the army, it was renamed as the Guards Division on 1 July 1968.[2]
Units
- 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards (1656–)
- 2nd Battalion, Grenadier Guards (1656–1994)
- 3rd Battalion, Grenadier Guards (1760–1961)
- 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards (1650–)
- 2nd Battalion, Coldstream Guards (1711–1994)
- 3rd Battalion, Coldstream Guards (1897–1959)
- 1st Battalion, Scots Guards (1660–)
- 2nd Battalion, Scots Guards (1689–1994)
- 1st Battalion, Irish Guards (1900–)
- 2nd Battalion, Irish Guards (1915–1947) suspended (2022-)
- 3rd Battalion, Irish Guards (1941–1947)
- 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards (1915–)
- Guards Machine Gun Regiment (1917–1920)
- 1st (Guards) Parachute Battalion (1946–1948)
- Guards Independent Parachute Company (1948–1968)
Formation of the Brigade in Military Campaigns the Brigade in campaigns
| Formation of the Guards' Brigade during the Second Boer War | |
|---|---|
| Overall Commander: Major General Henry E. Colevile | |
| Unit: | Unit Commander: |
| 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards | Lt. Col Alfred E. Codrington |
| 2nd Battalion, Coldstream Guards | Lt. Col Arthur Henniker-Major |
| 3rd Battalion, Grenadier Guards | Lt. Col Eyre Crabbe |
| 1st Battalion, Irish Guards | Col Vesey John Dawson CVO |
| 1st Battalion, Scots Guards | Col. Arthur Paget |
Commanders
- Major-General Sir Henry Colvile (9 October 1899 – 10 February 1900)[6]
- Colonel Reginald Pole-Carew (10 February 1900 – 10 April 1900)[7]
- Colonel Inigo Jones (10 April 1900 – )[8]
References
- ^ Messenger, Charles (16 March 1994). A History of British Infantry: For Love of Regiment, Volume 2, 1915–1994. Pen and Sword. p. 156. ISBN 9780850524222.
- ^ Whitaker's Almanack 1969, p. 473
- ^ Army, The British (5 May 1903), English: A description of all units, casualties, and battles of the Second Boer War (PDF), retrieved 7 December 2024
- ^ "The Great Boer War/Chapter 8 - Wikisource, the free online library". en.wikisource.org. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ Beckett, Ian F. W. (2011). "Paget, Sir Arthur Henry Fitzroy (1851–1928), army officer". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/76746. Retrieved 7 December 2024. (Subscription, Wikipedia Library access or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Hart′s Army list, 1900
- ^ "Latest intelligence – The War, Western frontier". The Times. No. 36065. London. 14 February 1900. p. 5.
- ^ "The War - Changes in the Commands". The Times. No. 36114. London. 12 April 1900. p. 3.
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