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King's American Regiment (placed on American establishment, in 1781, as 4th American Regiment, part of the regular, British Army) (1776–1783) King's Rangers; King's (Carolina) Rangers; King's Orange Rangers; King's Royal Regiment of New York; Kinloch's Light Dragoons (formed part of the British Legion in 1778) Locke's Independent Company
The King's Guard is the name given to the contingent of infantry responsible for guarding Buckingham Palace and St James's Palace (including Clarence House) in London.The guard is made up of a company of soldiers from a single regiment, which is split in two, providing a detachment for Buckingham Palace and a detachment for St James's Palace.
King's Guards at Buckingham Palace. A royal guard or the palace guard, is a group of military bodyguards, soldiers or armed retainers responsible for the protection of a royal family member, such as a king or queen, or prince or princess.
The Life Guards and the Blues and Royals, locked in a rivalry stretching back to the Restoration of King Charles II in 1660, each put forward six challengers to compete for eight places at the ...
American Military History (Routledge, 2016), Ch 1. Anderson, Fred. The War That Made America a Short History of the French and Indian War (2006) online; Anderson, Fred. "A People's Army: Provincial Military Service in Massachusetts during the Seven Years' War." William and Mary Quarterly (1983) 40#4: 500-527 online. Beattie, Daniel J. (1986).
First militia muster in what is now Continental United States, 16 September 1565, St. Augustine, Florida. A militia was mustered in Spanish Florida in the 1500s, [1] while on 13 December 1636 the Massachusetts Bay Colony's General Court passed an act calling for the creation of three militia regiments from the existing separate militia companies in towns around Boston. [2]
Image credits: Vachon, John,, 1914-1975,, photographer. Before color photography could exist, scientists had to first understand how light and color actually work. The journey began in the 17th ...
Screencapture from video by tobydobson The Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton is set for April 29, 2011 in London. The big day will draw a worldwide audience and many Americans are ...