2nd Life Guards
Cap badge of the regiment
(with royal cypher of George V)
Active1788–1922
Country Kingdom of Great Britain (1788–1800)
 United Kingdom (1801–1922)
BranchArmy
TypeHousehold Cavalry
RoleCavalry

The 2nd Regiment of Life Guards was a cavalry regiment in the British Army, part of the Household Cavalry. It was formed in 1788 by the union of the 2nd Troop of Horse Guards and 2nd Troop of Horse Grenadier Guards. In 1922, it was amalgamated with the 1st Life Guards to form The Life Guards.

History

The regiment was formed in 1788 by the union of the 2nd Troop of Horse Guards and 2nd Troop of Horse Grenadier Guards.[1] It fought in the Peninsular War, under the command of Major-General Charles Barton,[2] and at the Waterloo. In 1877, it was renamed 2nd Life Guards and contributed to the Household Cavalry Composite Regiment in the Anglo-Egyptian War, in the Second Boer War and in the First World War from August to November 1914. From 1916 to 1918, the Reserve Regiment contributed to the Household Battalion. In 1918, the regiment was converted to the 2nd Battalion, Guards Machine Gun Regiment. It was reconstituted in 1919 and was amalgamated with the 1st Life Guards in 1922 to form The Life Guards.[3]

Battle honours

The battle honours of the regiment were:[3]

Colonels-in-Chief

The Colonels-in-Chief of the regiment were:[3]

Regimental Colonels

The Colonels of the regiment were:[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ White-Spunner, p. xii
  2. ^ The Royal Military Chronicle: or, the British Officer's Monthly (1811), p. 278
  3. ^ a b c d "2nd Life Guards". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 11 February 2006. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  4. ^ "No. 18768". The London Gazette. 18 January 1831. p. 97.
  5. ^ "No. 24849". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 May 1880. p. 3269.

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