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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.
Oldest unit still in operation in the Maryland National Guard. [49] 1775 Queen's York Rangers (1st American Regiment) Robert Rogers: British North America Canada: The Queen's York Rangers (1st American Regiment) (RCAC) is a Canadian Army Primary Reserve Royal Canadian Armoured Corps regiment based in Toronto and Aurora.
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 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 ...
The King's Royal Rifle Corps was raised in the American colonies in 1756 as the 62nd (Royal American) Regiment to defend the colonies against attack by the French and their indigenous allies. After Braddock's defeat in 1755, royal approval for a new regiment, as well as funds, were granted by parliament just before Christmas 1755 – hence the ...
The Royal Guards at Washington Place. The Royal Guard of the Hawaii National Guard is an Air National Guard ceremonial unit which is uniformed in a manner similar to the royal bodyguard of the Kingdom of Hawaii of the late 19th century. [1] The last remaining Royal Guard unit of Hawaiian Kingdom was abolished after the monarchy fell during the ...
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[14] [15] Although the battle was a tactical victory, the Prince of Wales' American Regiment suffered heavy casualties. [16] [17] In addition, Major Carden was disgraced for resigning his command in the heat of battle. [18] Portions of the regiment later served at the Battle of Cowpens [19] [20] and the Siege of Fort Granby. [21] [22]