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The Royal Guard of Naples was split into two separate sections: The Cavalry and Infantry of the Guard. By the 1815 campaign, the Guard was able to muster two entire divisions and a substantially large amount of field artillery. As was the case with most of the army in 1806, the Guard was overlooked during Joseph's reign.
The Neapolitan Regiment of Honour Guards (Italian: Reggimento delle Guardie d'Onore) was a royal bodyguard unit of the Royal Neapolitan Guard, and was in turn part of the wider Neapolitan Army. The regiment was formed following the succession of Joachim Murat , and would continue to act as the official bodyguard under different designations ...
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.
Royal Halderbiers of Naples Alabardieri Reali di Napoli: Formed as palace guards for King Joseph Bonaparte. Battalion of Veterans Battaglione dei Veterani: 21 April 1809 May 1815 Originally a company; created for invalids and old soldiers unfit for active service. Royal Guard Sailors Battalion Battaglione Marinai: 30 September 1806 10 July 1808
Charleston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The city lies just south of the geographical midpoint of South Carolina's coastline on Charleston Harbor, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean formed by the confluence of the Ashley, Cooper, and Wando rivers. Charleston had a population of 150,227 at the 2020 census. [7]
Charleston Reborn: A Southern City, Its Navy Yard, and World War II. Charleston, SC: The History Press. ISBN 978-1540203618. Hart, Emma (2015). Building Charleston: Town and Society in the Eighteenth Century British Atlantic World (Reprint ed.). Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press. ISBN 978-1611176582.
Fort Sumter is an historic sea fort in the southeastern United States, near Charleston, South Carolina.Built on an artificial island at the entrance of Charleston Harbor to defend the region from a naval invasion, it was constructed after British forces captured and occupied Washington during the War of 1812 via a naval attack.
The Palmetto Guard, a military company in Charleston, [4] held the dedication ceremonies on June 28, 1877, first travelling to nearby Middleton Place before returning to the city for the dedication. [3] The name for the monument, The Defenders of Fort Moultrie, is anachronistic, as the fort at the time of the battle was known as Fort Sullivan. [5]