Coldstream Guards
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The Coldstream Guards is one of the oldest and most prestigious regiments of the British Army, renowned for its ceremonial duties and distinguished combat history.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Coldstream Guards canonical | 44 |
| Coldstream Guards (United Kingdom) | 1 |
| Coldstream Guards Band | 1 |
| Coldstream Guards battalions | 1 |
Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army regiment
ⓘ
Foot Guards regiment ⓘ infantry regiment ⓘ |
| allegiance |
British monarchy
ⓘ
surface form:
Monarchy of the United Kingdom
|
| associatedWith |
Buckingham Palace
ⓘ
St James's Palace, London ⓘ
surface form:
St James’s Palace
Tower of London ⓘ |
| battleHonour |
Alma
ⓘ
Anzio ⓘ Operation Market Garden ⓘ
surface form:
Arnhem 1944
Blenheim ⓘ Cambrai 1917 ⓘ Egypt 1882–1884 ⓘ El Alamein ⓘ Inkerman ⓘ Malplaquet ⓘ Mons ⓘ Battle of Normandy ⓘ
surface form:
Normandy 1944
Oudenarde ⓘ Ramillies ⓘ Rhine ⓘ Sevastopol ⓘ Battle of the Somme ⓘ
surface form:
Somme 1916
Tangier 1662–1680 ⓘ Waterloo ⓘ Battle of Passchendaele ⓘ
surface form:
Ypres 1917
|
| branch | British Army ⓘ |
| ceremonialRole |
Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace
ⓘ
Guarding royal residences in London ⓘ Guarding the British monarch ⓘ Trooping the Colour ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| engagedInConflict |
Crimean War
ⓘ
English Civil War ⓘ
surface form:
English Civil Wars
Falklands War ⓘ World War I ⓘ
surface form:
First World War
Iraq War ⓘ Napoleonic Wars ⓘ World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ |
| foundedBy | George Monck ⓘ |
| garrison |
Lille Barracks, Aldershot
ⓘ
Wellington Barracks ⓘ
surface form:
Wellington Barracks, London
|
| inception | 1650 ⓘ |
| march | Milanollo ⓘ |
| motto | Nulli Secundus ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| mottoTranslation | Second to None ⓘ |
| nickname | The Coldstreamers ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Bernard Montgomery
ⓘ
surface form:
Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery (as a former officer)
George Monck ⓘ
surface form:
George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle
|
| orderOfPrecedence | second most senior regiment of Foot Guards ⓘ |
| originLocation | Coldstream, Scotland ⓘ |
| partOf |
Guards Armoured Division
ⓘ
surface form:
Guards Division
Household Division ⓘ |
| patron | British monarch ⓘ |
| precededBy | Monck’s Regiment of Foot ⓘ |
| regimentalBand |
Band of the Household Division
ⓘ
surface form:
Band of the Coldstream Guards
|
| religiousAffiliation |
Chapel Royal
ⓘ
surface form:
Chapel Royal of St Peter ad Vincula (traditionally associated)
|
| role |
armoured infantry
ⓘ
light infantry ⓘ public duties ⓘ |
| uniformDistinction |
blue plume on the right side of the bearskin
ⓘ
buttons arranged in pairs ⓘ |
| uniformFeature |
bearskin cap
ⓘ
scarlet tunic ⓘ |
Referenced by (47)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Guards Division
subject surface form:
Household Division
subject surface form:
Oliver Leese
subject surface form:
Battle of Mons
this entity surface form:
Coldstream Guards battalions
this entity surface form:
Coldstream Guards Band
subject surface form:
Reginald Pole-Carew
this entity surface form:
Coldstream Guards (United Kingdom)