Royal Horse Guards

Royal Horse Guards
Royal Horse Guards, the
also The Blues
a former ↑regiment (=large division of men) of the British army, called The Blues because of their blue uniform, which joined with the Royal Dragoons in 1969 to form the Blues and Royals

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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  • Royal Horse Guards — Infobox Military Unit unit name=Royal Horse Guards caption=Member of the Royal Horse Guards, 1806 dates=1650 1969 country=United Kingdom branch=Army type=Cavalry command structure= role= size= current commander= garrison= colonel in chief=… …   Wikipedia

  • Royal Horse Guards — ➡ Horse Guards * * * …   Universalium

  • Royal Horse Guards — …   Useful english dictionary

  • Horse Guards — Life guards lors d une relève de la garde Les Horse Guards sont une formation de l armée britannique. Ils assurent la protection de la Reine et des bâtiments royaux. Le bâtiment des Horse Guards, situé sur Whitehall à deux pas de la résidence du… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Horse Guards — can refer to: * A Household Cavalry regiment: ** One was the Royal Horse Guards, which is now part of the Blues and Royals ** The Governor General s Horse Guards, the Household Cavalry regiment of the Canadian Forces * Horse Guards (building), a… …   Wikipedia

  • Horse Guards — (Mil.) A body of cavalry so called; esp., a British regiment, called the Royal Horse Guards, which furnishes guards of state for the sovereign. [1913 Webster] {The Horse Guards}, a name given to the former headquarters of the commander in chief… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Horse Guards — Horse Guards, the →Royal Horse Guards …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Horse guards — Life guards lors d une relève de la garde Les Horse Guards sont une formation de l armée britannique. Ils assurent la protection de la Reine et des bâtiments royaux. Le bâtiment des Horse Guards, situé sur Whitehall à deux pas de la résidence du… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Horse Guards — 1. a body of cavalry serving as a guard. 2. a cavalry brigade from the household troops of the British monarch. [1635 45] * * * horse guards plural noun 1. Cavalry soldiers employed as guards 2. (with cap) the cavalry brigade of the British… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Royal Dragoon Guards — Infobox Military Unit unit name=The Royal Dragoon Guards caption=Royal Dragoon Guards Cap Badge dates=1 August 1992 country=United Kingdom branch=Army type=Line Cavalry command structure=Royal Armoured Corps role=Armoured size= One regiment… …   Wikipedia

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